Aboudia

**Abdoulaye Diarrassouba**, dem sanso know am as **Aboudia**, be an American-Ivorian contemporary artist wey base insyd Brooklyn, New York, den dey work from ein studios insyd Abidjan den New York City. 

## Biography
Na dem born am for October 21, 1983, insyd Côte d'Ivoire, wey he graduate from de School of Applied Arts insyd Bingerville insyd 2003. Insyd 2005, he graduate from de Institut des Arts insyd Abidjan. He first reach an international audience during de siege of Abidjan insyd 2011, wen de conflict cam close to ein studio. Dem exhibit sam of ein works insyd Basel, Miami, New York, Singapore, den Art Central insyd Hong Kong. He sanso do chaw solo shows plus galleries insyd New York, London, Barcelona, Copenhagen den more. Insyd 2012, he collaborate plus Ivorian artist Frédéric Bruly Bouabré make dem produce a unique series of paintings dem exhibit insyd Abidjan. Insyd 2017 Abdoulaye collaborate plus British internationally acclaimed painter Christian Furr, wey dey produce works between New York, London den Abidjan.

## Exhibitions
### Solo

#### 2021
* "Tokyo" – Galerie Cécile Fakhoury, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

#### 2018
* "Djoly du Mogoba" – Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK.

#### 2017
* "Talking Faces" – Piasa, Paris, France
* "Gawa Dangoro" – Jack Bell Gallery – London, UK.

#### 2016

* "I have a dream" – OOA Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
* "Môgô Dynasty" – Cécile Fakhoury Gallery, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* "Bombe fantôme" – Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK
* "Talking heads" – Ethan Cohen Gallery, New York, USA
* "Chap Chap" – Art Twenty One, Lagos, Nigeria

#### 2015
* "Sossoroh urbain" – Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK

#### 2014
* "Nouchi City" – Cécile Fakhoury Gallery, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* "African Dawn | ABOUDIA" – Ethan Cohen Gallery, New York, USA
* "Trin Trin Ba-By" – Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK

#### 2013
* "Quitte le pouvoir: New Paintings by Aboudia" – Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK

#### 2012
* «Aujourd'hui, je travaille avec mon petit-fils Aboudia » duo show plus Frederic Bruly Bouabre – Cécile Fakhoury Gallery, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

#### 2011
* "Travaux récents" – Le Lab 2.0 Gallery, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* Goethe-Institut, Johannesburg, South Africa
* "The Battle For Abidjan" – Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK

#### 2009
* Centre Culturel Français, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* Centre Culturel Français, Conakry, Guinea

### Group
#### 2018
* "Angels" – OOA Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
* Art X – OOA Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria
* "Rassemblement" – Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK
* 1:54 – Cécile Fakhoury Gallery, Marrakech, Morocco

#### 2017
* "Summer Exhibition" – Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
* "Regarding Africa: Contemporary Art and Afro-Futurism" – Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israël
* "AKAA" – OOA Gallery, Paris, France
* Salon Zürcher – OOA Gallery, Paris, France

#### 2016
* 1:54 – Cécile Fakhoury Gallery, London, UK
* "Dakar-Martigny : Hommage à la Biennale d'Art contemporain" – Martigny, Switzerland

#### 2015
* 1:54 – Cécile Fakhoury Gallery, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, USA
* "Pangaea II: New Art From Africa And Latin America" – Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
* "Studio Lumiere" – Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK

#### 2014
* Sphères #7, Continua Gallery, Les Moulins, France
* 1:54 – Cécile Fakhoury Gallery, Somerset House, London, UK
* Group Show Galerie Cécile Fakhoury, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
* "Pangaea: New Art From Africa And Latin America" – Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
* Dak'Art Off – Group Show Cécile Fakhoury Gallery, La Fondation Total, Dakar, Senegal

#### 2013
* "In all Cases; A Collection Selection" – Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, USA

#### 2012
* "Aujourd'hui je travaille avec mon petit fils Aboudia" (in collaboration plus Frédéric Bruly Bouabré) – Cécile Fakhoury Gallery, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* Dak'Art Off – Eiffage, Dakar, Senegal

#### 2011
* Amani – Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* Salon International des Arts Plastiques – Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* "Revue de l'Art Moderne et Contemporain" – Rotonde des Arts, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* "Les Fantômes" – Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK

#### 2010
* "Arkadi, 13th edition" – Centre culturel français, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* "Lion's Art" – Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* "Amis des arts, 6th editiom" – BICICI Bank, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* "50e Journée de célébration de l'indépendance de la Côte d'Ivoire", Ivory Coast

#### 2009
* "Pinceaux d'Afrique" – Stockholm, Sweden
* Arkadi, 12th edition, Centre Culturel Français, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

#### 2007
* Palais de la Culture – Abidjan, Ivory Coast

## References


## External links
* Ethan Cohen Fine Arts Official Website