Senegal is located at the westernmost point of the continent and has been an important node on trans-Saharan caravan routes, known as the “Gateway to Africa.” Most of the population is Wolof, whose traditional structure includes a hereditary nobility and a class of musicians and storytellers called griots. Archaeological findings show that Senegal was already inhabited in prehistoric times. The region was for a long time part of the Mandingo empires to the east, like the ancient Ghana and Djolof kingdoms, but soon represented an early point of European contact, contested by England, France, Portugal, and the Netherlands. In the late 19th century, it ultimately fell under French control. In the late 19th century, it ultimately fell under French control. Under the leadership of the writer and statesman Léopold Senghor, also a leader in the Négritude movement (a protest against the French policy of assimilation and a reassertion of the positive values of African culture) the country achieved its independence in 1960, first as part of the Mali Federation and then as a whole sovereign state.

Western Africa
Senegal
Art Makers (19)
Art Spaces (12)
Cities in Senegal
Artists in Senegal
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Omar Ba
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Dakar
Aldi Diasse
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Dakar
Ousmane Niang
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Dakar
Cheikh Ndiaye
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Dakar
Vincent Michéa
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Dakar
Serigne Ibrahima Dieye
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Dakar
Omar Victor Diop
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Dakar
Aliou Diack
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Dakar
Amadou Kane Sy
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Dakar
Henri Sagna
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Zohra Bensamra
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Dakar
Piniang
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Serigne Mbaye Camara
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Oumar Ly
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Soly Cisse’
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Dakar
Ibrahima Dieye
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Bignona
Seyni Awa Camara
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Siaka Traore Soppo
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Laeila Adjovi
Photographer
Art spaces in Senegal
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Dakar
Musée des Civilisations Noires
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Dakar
Galerie Atiss Dakar
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Dakar
Oh Gallery
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Dakar
Galerie Arte
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Dakar
Galerie Le Manege
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Dakar
IFAN Museum of African Arts
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Dakar
La Galerie Antenna
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Dakar
Leopold Sedar Senghor French Institute
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Dakar
Loman Art HOuse
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Dakar
Museum of Black Civilisations
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Dakar
Raw Material Company
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Dakar
Galerie Cécile Fakhoury | Dakar
Art Gallery