Abdoulaye Mbaye is a visual artist and scenographer based in Dakar. He studied at the École Nationale des Arts in Dakar and obtained a Master’s degree in Arts and Cultures from Cheikh Anta Diop University. He also completed an internship at the École Nationale d’Art de Bourges in France.
He has contributed to the scenography of several exhibitions at the Dakar Biennale and designed exhibition spaces for various cultural institutions, including the Museum of Black Civilisations. His current research focuses on the design and reconstruction of ships linked to Senegal’s maritime history. Through this work, he explores memory, the transmission of knowledge and the resilience of coastal communities.
