Penda diakite biography
- Penda Diakité (born 1992) is a.
- Penda is currently based in Los Angeles.
- Penda Diakité is a Malian-American visual artist known for her mixed-media collages and film work.
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Artist Biographies
Chika Anadu
Chika Anadu was born in Lagos, Nigeria in November 1980. She attended school there before going to the UK in 1997 where she did her ‘A’ Levels, got her first degree in BA (Hons) Law and Criminology, and an MA in African Studies: Human and Sustainable Development. Having always been an avid film buff from childhood, and having fallen in love with foreign Language/Arthouse films during her Masters degree, it wasn’t until 2006 that Chika realized that she wanted to be a filmmaker. She moved back to Nigeria for good in 2008 to work in TV/Film production. Chika Anadu is a 2010 graduate of New York Film Academy’s Four Week and a Berlinale Talent Campus Alumn (attendance: Berlin 2011). Her company: No Blondes Productions (Nigeria).
Nabil Ayouch
Nabil Ayouch (born April 1, 1969) is a television and film director, producer and writer of Moroccan descent. He was born in Paris, although he spent a large part of his childhood in Sarcelles, France. His father is Moroccan and his mother is of Tunisian ori
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Penda Diakité
Malian-American visual artist
Penda Diakité (born 1992) is a Malian-American visual artist known for her mixed-media collages and film work. Born in Portland, Oregon, she grew up between the United States and Mali, West Africa. Diakité's work explores black female identity, often tying in historical West African culture and traditions.
| Penda Diakité | |
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| Born | 1992 Portland, Oregon, USA |
| Education | California Institute Of The Arts |
| Website | pendadiakite.com |
Background and education
Diakité was born in 1992 in Portland, Oregon to artists Baba Wagué Diakité (ceramicist and author) and Ronna Neuenschwander (sculptor). She grew up between the United States and Mali, West Africa where she spent much of her time in her parents’ art studio creating alongside them and learning West African history and traditional Malian arts such as bogolanfini.
At age 11 she published her first children’s book, I Lost My Tooth In Africa with Scholastic Press which was later featured on Reading Rainbow. Her storytelling quickly merged into film and
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Penda Diakité
Penda Diakité
Penda Diakité (born 1992) be a Malian-American visual artist dem know for ein mixed-media collages den film work. Dem born am insyd Portland, Oregon, she grow up between de United States den Mali, West Africa. Diakité ein work dey explore black female identity, often dey tie insyd historical West African culture den traditions.
Background den education
[edit | edit source]Dem born Diakité insyd 1992 insyd Portland, Oregon to artists Baba Wagué Diakité (ceramicist den author) den Ronna Neuenschwander (sculptor). She grow up between de United States den Mali, West Africa wer na she spend chaw of ein time insyd ein parents dema art studio wey she dey create alongsyd dem wey she dey learn West African history den traditional Malian arts such as bogolanfini.
For age 11 she publish ein first children’s book, I Lost My Tooth In Africa plus Scholastic Press wich na dem later feature for Reading Rainbow. Ein storytelling quickly merge into film wey she spend ein adolescent years dey study den dey create film under ein Oregon-based mentor, docum
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