Abdoulaye Konaté

Abdoulaye Konaté (1 February 1953) be a Malian artist. Na dem born am insyd Diré wey he dey live den dey work insyd Bamako.

Konaté study painting for de Institut National des Arts de Bamako den for de Instituto Superior de Arte, Havana, Cuba.

 Early life 
Na dem born Konaté insyd February 1st, 1953 insyd de northern town of Diré insyd Mali. He study den graduate for de Institut National des Arts de Bamako between de times of 1972 to 1976 plus a degree insyd painting. He then move go Havana, Cuba from 1978 - 1985 make he further ein art education for de Superior de Arte, Havana, Cuba (Higher Institute of Plastic Arts). During ein time insyd Cuba he discover multidisciplinary art. Dis lef a long impression for ein top. Konaté use acrylic make he paint a multitude of work. Insyd de 1990's Konaté switch from traditional painting to tapestry. Dem show ein tapestries insyd galleries all over de world today.

 Career 
Konaté work as a graphic designer for de Musee National insyd Bamako. Insyd 1998, na dem appoint to be de Director of de Palais de la Culture. He now dey work as de principal of de Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers Multimédia Balla Fasseké Kouyaté insyd Bamako, Mali.

He den ein work received chaw awards, wey dey include insyd 2002 de Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mali den Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de France.

 Exhibitions 

 Solo shows 

 2013- Abdoulaye Konaté - Primo Marella Gallery Milan, Milan
 2011- Abdoulaye Konaté: Window Commission 2011 - Institute of International Visual Arts - iniva, London
 2009- Textiles - Heidelberger Forum für Kunst, Heidelberg
 1999- Abdoulaye Konaté - Tuchbilder + Installation - Dany Keller Galerie - Munich, Munich

 Group shows 
2014

 Destination...1:54: Contemporary African Art - Primo Marella Gallery Milan, Milan
 The Divine Comedy. Heaven, Purgatory and Hell Revisited by Contemporary African Artists -Museum für Moderne Kunst (MMK), Frankfurt/Main2013
 Decorum - Musée d´Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris - MAM/ARC, Paris
 Hollandaise - Raw Material Company, Dakar

2012

 Hollandaise - Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam - SMBA, Amsterdam
 Moving Into Space: Football and Art in West Africa - National Football Museum, Manchester
 We Face Forward: Art from West Africa Today - Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester

2010

 Africa, Assume Art Position! - Primo Marella Gallery Milan, Milan
 Textiles - Fondation Jean Paul Blachere, Apt
 Dak’Art 2010 - Dak’Art 1990 > 2010 : rétrospective et perspectives - Dak'Art Biennale de l’art africain contemporain, Dakar

2009

 10. Bienal de La Habana - La Bienal de La Habana, Havana

2008

 INPUT - Colecção Sindika Dokolo - Museu Nacional de História Natural, Luanda
 Travesía - Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
 7th Gwangju Biennale - Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju
 Angaza Afrika - African Art Now - October Gallery, London
 Artes Mundi 3 - National Museum Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales

2007

 Brocken Memory - Ghana National Art Museum, Accra
 Contct Zone - Musée National du Mali, Bamako
 Africa Remix - Contemporary art of a continent - Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG), Johannesburg
 Documenta 12 - Documenta, Kassel

2006

 Trienal de Luanda 2007 - Trienal de Luanda, Luanda
 2° Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo de Sevilla - BIACS - Fundación Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo de Sevilla, Sevilla
 Africa Remix - Moderna Museet, Stockholm
 SD Observatorio - IVAM - Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Valencia
 Africa Remix - Contemporary Art of a Continent - Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
 7ème Biennale de l´Art Africain contemporain - Dak'Art Biennale de l’art africain contemporain, Dakar

2005

 African Remix - l'art contemporain d'un continent - Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris
 Africa Remix – Contemporary Art of a Continent - Hayward Gallery, London

2004

 Afrika Remix - Zeitgenössische Kunst eines Kontinents - Museum Kunstpalast, Dusseldorf

1998

 24° Bienal de São Paulo - Bienal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo

1997

 Die Anderen Modernen : Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika - Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin

 Artes Mundi 
Insyd 2008 na dem nominate Konaté for de Artes Mundi prize. Ein exhibition include pieces such as Les Marcheurs den Tafo ou la force du verbe.

 Literature 
La toile d'Abdoulaye Konaté / Joëlle Busca. - Bamako, Mali, Ministère de la culture et Dakar, Senegal, Galerie nationale d'art, 2011.

Abdoulaya Konaté /  edited by Camilla Jalving ... [et al.]. - London, BlainSouthern and Ishøj, Arken, 2016.

 References 
Category:Living people

 External links 

 Abdoulaye Konaté - Tiroche DeLeon Collection
 Blain|Southern | Artists | Abdoulaye Konaté
 Universes in Universe - Abdoulaye Konaté. Africa Remix

Category:Malian artists
Category:Human
Category:1953 births
Category:Malian people
Category:People wey komot Bamako
Category:People wey komot Tombouctou Region
Category:21st-century Malian people
Category:Instituto Superior de Arte alumni
Category:Malian emigrants