Abdoulaye Ka

Born in Missirah, in the Diourbel region, Abdoulaye Ka is a Senegalese artist who works in Dakar. Drawn to drawing and making things from childhood, he first studied law for two years at Cheikh Anta Diop University, before joining the National School of Arts in 2002. He graduated from there with a Higher Diploma in Art in 2006. Since then, he has taken part in group exhibitions, festivals and OFF events at the Dakar Biennale. In 2019, his work “Sentinelles” earned him the President of the Republic’s First Prize at the 10th Salon des Arts Visuels du Sénégal. Selected for the 14th Dakar Biennale in 2022, he won the Ousmane Sow Prize for resale rights.