Artist Statement

My paintings are the representation of the socio-cultural values of my environment. My inspirations come from all the small unseen and neglected details that have functional and instrumental effect on my daily life.

Nothing can be more inspiring for me than the Sudano-Sahalian architecture of Toumboukoukou, the mural decorating style of African women, the pyramids and the hieroglyphic writing style which represents noble ideas. The noisy, shiny, dusty, and colorful African markets are very stimulating.

The ram tied up in the backyard of the house represents the sacrificial spirit that protects the family against bad evils . The family of seven people walking along the streets struggling for survival. All these combined with modernism give an absolute resolution to my art work.

Biography

Ibou Ndoye
2520 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Apt 2C,
Jersey City, NJ 07304
201-435-8171
iboofr©yahoo.fr

ARTISTIC CREATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:

2002
Jersey City Art Tour, Rotunda Gallery, City Hall.
Meeting for Peace at the Alliance Francaise, Casamance.
The first annual opening of the small works:
Upstairs Art Gallery.
The seventh annual exhibit: Rotunda Gallery,
City Hall, Jersey City.
Guest Speaker - Upstairs Art Gallery, NJ
Black History Month: Mahogany, NJ
Fragmentations: Dusk's gallery of NJ.
Glass Painting Demonstration Rutherford, NJ
Holiday Art fair: upstairs art gallery, NJ
Auction Art sales: New Jersey City University
PNC Bank: Hoboken, NJ

2001
G lass painting teacher at the YMCA, SENEGAL
International Art Traveling Show
(Senegal, Cap Vert. Gambia, France)
Glass Painting Teacher: Primary Prep School of NJ, USA.
Glass painting teacher at the Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program (UCAP): Providence, Rhode Island.
Guest speaker Cox Television, Rhode Island

2000
Pikine East Culture: Leopold Sedar Senghor Cultural Center.
72 Hours' Meeting of Arts and Crafts : Place Cité III.
Meeting for peace: French Alliance.
Glass Painting Teacher: Y.M.C.A - Senegal
DAK' ART 2000 Biennial, Glass Painting Festival:
Village of the Biennial.
DAK'ART 2000: Exposition of the three continents: Suffolk University, Dakar Campus.
DAK'ART 2000: Art Meeting 2000- Keur DJIBI Almadies.
DAK'ART 2000: Paintings advertised in the National Television.
Third International Art Salon of Young Artists: IFAN Museum.
Cultural and artistic initiative in OUAKAM.
ENDA ECOPOLE-DAKAR

1999
Summer art show: National Gallery.
Glass painting teacher: El Hadji Doudou Mbath Primary School Hann.

1998
Art Festival: Sainte Marie de Hann
DAK'ART Biennial: House of the Local Representative
DAK'ART Biennial: French Cultural Center of Dakar.

1997
ENDA ECOPOLE- DAKAR.
British Senegalese Institute.
90th Anniversary of the President Senghor: National Gallery.

1996
DAK'ART 96 Biennial: French Alliance.

1995
British Senegalese Institute.

1994
British Senegalese Institute

1990
Mural Paintings selected for set Setal film

SOLO SHOWS

2002
Black History Month: Mahagony, NJ
Fragmentations: Dusk’s Gallery
Renaissance Of Glass Painting: Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, NJ

1998
Broken Glass Paintings: French Cultural Center.