Joëlle le Bussy Fal

**Joëlle le Bussy Fal** be a Franco-Senegalese sculptor, art dealer, arts organizer, den art curator wey base insyd Dakar, Senegal, wer she found Galerie Arte insyd 1996. 

## Biography
Of Belgian-Congolese origin, na dem born Joëlle le Bussy for 1 February 1958, insyd Mont-de-Marsan, France. She found Galerie Arte insyd 1996 insyd de Plateau district of Dakar. Since 2009, na de gallery get a branch insyd Saint-Louis du Senegal, a city dem classify as a World Heritage Site. She sanso be Presido of de Association for the Promotion of Visual Arts (PAVA) insyd Africa. Insyd 2009, na dem appoint am Presido of Arts and Letters by Amadou Diaw, Secretary General of *Saint-Louis, 350*. She since found de contemporary art festival, *Le Fleuve en Couleurs,* wey thru dis vehicle, de city of Saint-Louis cam turn de kick-off point give de Dakar Biennale. De *Fleuve en Couleurs* be an event dem organize annually.

Joëlle le Bussy Fal ein gallery dey offer furniture den precious wood objects from de African continent, wich she dey design den dey commission insyd ein Dakar workshops from experienced Casamance craftsmen. De gallery sanso dey exhibit chaw African artists (painters anaa sculptors) wey dey promote handicrafts, jewelry den fabrics from West Africa.

## Career
### Exhibition curator

* 2000–2005: member of de scientific council of de Dakar Biennale des Arts
* 2005–2007: De *Viaduc des Arts*, Paris, France .
* 2008–2009: exhibition for de Grand Chancellery of de Légion d’Honneur, Paris, France
* 2005: *La Fabrique de la Gare*, Bonnieux, France
* 2009: *La Petite Tulière*, Grignan, France

### Arts Organization Work insyd Saint-Louis

* 2009–2010: Presido of Arts and Letters of *Saint-Louis 350* (dem give during de celebration of de city ein 350th anniversary)
* 2010–2012: founder of de visual arts event, *Le Fleuve en Couleurs*
* 2010–2012: organization of de *Biennale des Arts Off in Dakar*
* 2010: curator of de *Carte blanche* exhibition for de Galerie Arte, for de Institut français
* 2012: organizer of de *Jam-Salam* exhibition plus residences of Moroccan den Senegalese artists

### Expertise insyd Craftsmanship

* 2002–2007: member of de selection jury for de SIAO (International Handicrafts Fair of Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso)
* 2009–2011: presido of de jury for de Unesco Award of Excellence, Bamako, Mali
* 2012: member of de selection jury for de SIAO

### Designer

* 1998: she found design studio den cabinet-making workshop insyd Dakar, Senegal
* 2005: exhibition for *Salon Cocoon*, Brussels, Belgium
* 2006: workshop of international designers insyd de workshops of Joëlle le Bussy, Biennale des Arts de Dakar, Senegal
* 2008–2009: exhibition for de New York Gift Fair, New York City, United States
* 2009–2010: exhibition at ICFF, New York, United States
* 2011: exhibition at Maison et Objets fair, Paris, France 
* 2008: design prize at de Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art

### Design teacher
Joëlle le Bussy Fal dey teach introductory design courses since 2012 for Gaston Berger University insyd Saint-Louis, Senegal.
## References


## External links
* Joëlle le Bussy Fal Official site
* Galerie Arte Archived 30 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine Official site
* The River in Colors Official site