Isha Fofana

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Isha Fofana (born December 28, 1965 in Bathurst, now Banjul , Gambia) is a Gambian artist.

At the age of 19, Isha Fofana became a member of the “Gambia Black African Club” before she lived in Germany from 2000 to 2008. Moving to Europe enabled her to have numerous international exhibitions, including the award of the UNESCO Music Prize to Youssou N'Dour / Senegal and Oumou Sangaré / Mali. In 2006 she opened the “Mama Africa” gallery in Cologne as a cultural center for lovers of African art and culture. In 2007 she was nominated as “Best African Artist in Europe” and named international representative of the Gambian artists. Since 2008 she has been a member of the "International Artist Association". In 2008 she decided to return to Gambia. There she founded the non-profit organization "Mama Africa" ​​and opened a gallery of the same name in Brusubi / Gambia. In 2010 the “ Mama Africa Women's Museum and Art Center ” was finally opened in Batokunku / Gambia .

In 2010 Isha Fofana became chairman of the supervisory board of the “ National Center for Arts & Culture ” and a member of the committee for the organization of the “ Kanilai International Culture Festival ”. She is the head of the “Girls in Art” training project. In 2011 she participated in the African Women's Entrepreneurs Program at the invitation of the US State Department.

Exhibitions (selection)

  • Exhibition on the occasion of the awarding of the UNESCO Music Prize to Youssou N'Dour and Oumou Sangaré / Mali - Aachen
  • Exhibition as part of the award ceremony to Waris Dirie - Kerkrade / Netherlands
  • “Land Art” - Hanover
  • “Streets connect cultures”, Press Department of the German Government - Bonn
  • UN Headquarters “International Women's Week” - Cape Point / Gambia
  • EC Residence “Europe Day” - Fajara / Gambia
  • Ministry of Foreign Policy - Taipei / Taiwan
  • "African Artist" - Düsseldorf
  • “UN World Women's Day” - start of a traveling exhibition in Mama Africa / Batokunku
  • “Visionary Women” - Nairobi National Museum / Kenya

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personal data
SURNAME Fofana, Isha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian artists
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Banjul