Colección: Badara Ndiaye
Badara Ndiaye (b. 1984, Kaolack, Senegal) is a multidisciplinary artist whose career bridges sport, fashion, and contemporary art. After moving to the U.S. in 2005. A knee injury ended his athletic career, leading him to the fashion world as a model and creative director, where he collaborated with Givenchy, Tom Ford, Puma, and Aux Corps Anonymes and appeared in international outlets such as Vogue, GQ, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar. He has also contributed to academic programs at Parsons School of Design and Istituto Marangoni and lectured at global conferences, including the Fashion Futures Summit in Riyadh (2022).
Appointed cultural ambassador of Senegal in Paris, Ndiaye now channels his experiences into art, working across painting, sculpture, film, and upcycling practices. His works, inspired by the red and ochre earth of Africa, explore resilience, identity, and transformation, while addressing social and environmental inequalities, racial discrimination, and cultural diversity. Since 2018, he has also produced films that reflect his philosophy of continuous reinvention. His exhibition, XIPPI, was presented at the August Wilson Museum in Pittsburgh in 2024.
He participated in the AKAA (Also Known as Africa) Art and Design Fair in Paris at Alejandra Topete's Gallery booth in 2025; he will participate in 2026 too with brand new works.
Obras
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Ndajé, (Meet)
2026
Acrylic on plywood.
81.8 x 62.23 cm
32 x 48"
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Ndogal, (Decision)
2026
Acrylic on plywood
81.8 x 62.23cm
32 x 24.5 "
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Yòòn (the way)
2026
Acrylic on plywood
81.8 x 62.23cm
32 x 24.5 "
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Yëngu, (Vibration)
2026
Acrylic on plywood.
81.8 x 62.23 cm
32 x 48"
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Pééx (Péékh), (Multidimensional)
2026
Acrylic on plywood
62.5 x 63.5 cm
24.60 x 25"
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Kart (map)
2026
Acrylic on plywood
62.5 x 63.5 cm
24.60 x 25"
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Askan (people)
2026
Acrylic on plywood.
81 x 62 cm
31.88 x 24.40"
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Baskoor (ladder)
2026
Acrylic on plywood
81.8 x 62.23cm
32 x 24.5 "
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Dund, (Life)
2026
Acrylic on plywood
81.8 x 62.23 cm
32 x 24.5 "
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Bop (Head)
2026
Carved wood
H: 22 x W:11 D: 11 cm
H: 8.66 x W: 4.33 x D: 4.33
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Xalaatkatyi (The Thinkers)
2026
Carved wood
A: H: 20 x W: 7 x D: 6.5 cm
H: 7.87 x W: 2.75 x D: 2.55"
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B: H: 21 x W: 8.5 x D: 7.5 cm
H: 8.26 x W: 3.34 x D: 2.95"
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C: H: 21 x W: 11 x D: 10.5 cm
H: 8.26 x W: 4.33 x D: 4.13"
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D: H: 21.5 x W: 11 x D: 8.5 cm
H: 8.46 x W: 4.33 x D: 3.34"
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Sculputecht
2026
Acrylic on carved wood
H: 138 x W: 93 x D: 32 cm
H: 54.33 x W: 36.61 x D: 12.59"
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Sculptic face
2026
Acrylic paint on carved wood
H: 89 x W: 10 x D: 8 cm
H: 35.03 x W: 3.93 x D: 3.14"
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Alluwa (Table)
2026
Carved wood
H: 62 x W: 36 D: 96 cm
H: 24.40 x W: 14.17 x D: 37.79"
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NIT YI (The people)
2026
Carved wood
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A: H: 22 x W: 10 x D: 11 cm
H: 8.66 x W: 3.93 x D: 4.33"
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B: H: 22 x W: 10. x D: 10.5 cm
H: 8.66 x W: 3.93 x D: 4.13"
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C: H: 22 x W: 10 x D: 10 cm
H: 8.66 x W: 3.93 x D: 3.93"
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D: H: 22 x W: 9 x D: 9 cm
H: 8.66 x W: 3.54 x D: 3.54"
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Xeej (Khayj) (Spear)
2026
Carved wood
H: 9.44 x W: 48.81 x D: 3.93"
H: 24 x W: 124 D: 10 cm
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Gardekat (Guardians)
2026
Acrylic on plywood.
A: H: 9 x W: 13.5 x D: 14 cm
H: 3.54 x W: 5.31 x D: 5.51"
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B: H: 10 x W: 10.5 x D: 13.5 cm
H: 3.93 x W: 4.13 x D: 5.31"
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AB: H: 10 x W: 23 x D: 14 cm
H: 3.93 x W: 9.05 x D: 5.51"
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Tééy (Composure)
2026
Accepting=Control
Acrylic on plywood
40.15 x 12"
102 x 30.5 cm
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THE CRYOUT (Yellow)
2024
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
46 x 26.5"
117 x 67 cm
An interpretation of my understanding of how most women around the world felt before # MeToo. There was a lot that was unsaid, but the female character in my Artwork is about to say it all. She is going to expose the society that refused to honor her and recognize her capabilities and worth.
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RISE
2024
Acrylic on canvas
41 x 27"
102 x 72.5 cm
Having grown up in Saint-Louis, Senegal
Then later on, in Miami, Florida, a has
opened my eyes about climate change.
Both cities are surrounded by water, and I
was able to see both coastal cities lose
land to the Ocean. This is an invitation for
all of us to take action regarding climate
change. -
TABLEAU - SCULPTURE
2023
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel + Metal stand
158 x 85 cm
63 x 33.5 inches
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THE THINKER
2023
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
32 x 27 cm
13 x 11 inches
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BOP-PUH (Head)
2023
Acrylic on wood
18 x 7 cm
7 x 3 inches
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SERIÑ BÍ (Sir)
2023
Acrylic on wood
40 x 16 cm
16 x 6.5 inches
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Ñool World (World for the Black)
2022
Acrylic on canvas
53 x 44 cm
21 x 17.5 inches
Interconnection of people of black origins. Today, we, black people, are almost everywhere around the world, yet we find so many similarities between us from different parts of the world. Exhibited at Museum: August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: April - July 2024 « XIPPI, HERITAGE, AND METAMORPHOSIS: VOICES IN WEST AFRICAN ART »
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THE PREDECESSORS
2023
Acrylic on upcycled foam board/chalkboard
200 x 104 cm
79 x 41 inches
Malick Sidibe - Seydou Keïta: Framing history #colonialism #Fashion #Art #freedom
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ABSTRACT - FIGURATIVE
2023
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
32 x 27 cm
13 x 11 inches
Your imagination is yours and yours only. It is solely to you that it matters how you see it. -
FITTING IN
2023
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
79 x 63 cm
31 x 25 inches
Belonging to two different worlds means to be always seen as an outsider even by your “own” community.
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THE CHALLENGER
2023
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
58.5 x 52 cm
23 x 20.5 inches
Social challenges can have negative consequences for us and put us at risk. Society is not always tolerant and could become the slow-burning fire that burns us. We, however, must challenge fire and put it out, so that there is no smoke to suffocate us.
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THE CRYOUT
2023
Acrylic on upcycled aluminum panel
200 x 140 cm
79 x 55 inches
“An interpretation of my understanding of how most women around the world felt before # MeToo. There was a lot that was unsaid, but the female character in my Artwork is about to say it all. She is going to expose the society that has refused to honor her and recognize her capabilities and worth.
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THE CURIOUS BOY
2023
Acrylic on upcycled foamboard/chalkboard
200 x 145 cm
79 x 57 inches
We are driven by Curiosity. Children are the fastest learners of everything and anything. Being curious can get you in trouble, but without curiosity, one won’t go far. “The Curious Boy” is an interpretation of all the times I got caught by my mother while seeking to learn new things, such as swimming. My curiosity was met with a “THIARAKH” (a Wolof word for sandal, the Spanish version of “chancleta”). It didn’t stop me from learning to swim, which saved my life a few months later, as I was almost drowned.
