Tag: Malian American Artist Interview
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Between Mali and the U.S., Penda Diakité Finds Her Own Language in Memory
Raised between Mali and Portland, Oregon, and now based in Los Angeles, the Malian American artist was introduced to painting as a child in Mali, where she learned traditional bogolan painting. Today, her work draws on childhood memories, oral histories, Malian cultural traditions and spirituality. Working across collage, painting, film, photography, ceramics, bogolan and cowrie…
