Joëlle le Bussy Fal is a Franco-
Senegalese sculptor, art dealer, arts organizer, and art curator based in
Dakar,
Senegal, where she founded Galerie Arte in 1996.[1]
Gallerist, sculptor, promotor of African artisans and crafts
Biography
Of Belgian-Congolese origin, Joëlle le Bussy was born 1 February 1958, in
Mont-de-Marsan, France. She founded Galerie Arte in 1996 in the Plateau district of Dakar. Since 2009, the gallery has had a branch in Saint-Louis du Senegal, a city classified as a
World Heritage Site.[1] She is also President of the Association for the Promotion of Visual Arts (PAVA) in Africa. In 2009, she was appointed President of Arts and Letters by Amadou Diaw,[2] Secretary General of Saint-Louis, 350.[3] She has since founded the contemporary art festival, Le Fleuve en Couleurs, and through this vehicle, the city of
Saint-Louis has become the kick-off point for the
Dakar Biennale. The Fleuve en Couleurs is an event organized annually.[4]
Joëlle le Bussy Fal's gallery offers furniture and precious wood objects from the African continent, which she designs and commissions in her Dakar workshops from experienced
Casamance craftsmen. The gallery also exhibits many African artists (painters or sculptors) and promotes handicrafts, jewelry and fabrics from
West Africa.[5]
Career
Exhibition curator
2000–2005: member of the scientific council of the Dakar Biennale des Arts
2005–2007: The Viaduc des Arts, Paris, France .
2008–2009: exhibition at the Grand Chancellery of the
Légion d’Honneur, Paris, France