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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ABSTRACT COMMUNITY
2025
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
60 X 50 cm
24 X 20 inches
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THE DANCING WARRIOR
2025
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
132 x 93 cm
52 x 34 inches
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TWO IN ONE
2025
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
136 x 97 cm
53.5 x 38.5 inches
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IN MY THOUGHTS
2025
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
132 x 93 cm
52 x 34 inches
In full reflection of life.
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THE BEAUTY OF AGEING
2025
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
132 x 93 cm
52 x 34 inches
Depicting aging and its beauty when viewed from a different perspective. With age comes experience and life lessons.
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QUEST OF THE FRESH
2025
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
156 x 134 cm
68 x 52.5 inches
Inspired by a marriage of soft and neutral colors, seeking purity!
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SYNCHRONICITY II
2025
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
132 x 93 cm
52 x 34 inches
A combination of different elements in our lives that come together and coexist.
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SELF-PORTRAIT
2025
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
132 x 93 cm
52 x 34 inches
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TWO IN ONE
2025Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel136 x 97 cm53.5 x 38.5 inches -
The Immigrant
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
58.5 x 52 cm
23 x 20.5 inches
Setting foot in an unknown land - Uncertain of what that same land has to offer - willing to water the dry land to enrich it while enriching oneself - Driven by hope and a will to succeed!
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Surviving
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
50 x 40 cm
20 x 16 inches
Omitting the very human part of himself with his hands, a male slave hides his sensitivity and emotions while being auctioned in a theater. Emotional intelligence was not what the colonizers sought, for they saw the slaves as animals. They didn’t expect to see or to understand the slave before their eyes, who is, in fact, a human being who is capable of FEELING.
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Celebration
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
88 x 68 cm
35 x 27 inches
Celebrating life no matter the age, no matter the happenings!
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SYNCHRONICITY
Acrylic on upcycled wooden panel
24 x 20"
60 x 50 cm
Making the unexpected work. The story of our lives!
