March Featured Artist
Aba Diallo
Was born in Dakar, Senegal, a busy international port on the Atlantic Coast of Africa. In Dakar, he studied philosophy and literature, as well as French and art. At 20, Aba moved to Gorée Island, a UNESCO world heritage site that served as the largest slave-trading center on the African coast from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Today it is a major tourist destination with a thriving artist community. On the island he began to work in a gallery selling sculptures, paintings, and other handicrafts made by local artists. After some time he took interest in the origins of the art and he began to hone his own artistic expression. Aba developed his own style of painting using collage and a technique of sewing canvas together to make “patch-work paintings.” He is self-taught in natural color dying and takes his inspiration from the natural environment and cultural stimulus around him. His art depicts the native peoples of West Africa in their quotidian life via storytelling art. His energetic and vibrant pieces are unique to his artistic vision. In 2009 Aba moved to Seattle and continues painting and creating patch-work art in the Pacific Northwest. Aba developed his own style of painting using collage and a technique of sewing canvas together to make “patch-work paintings.” He is self-taught in natural color dying and takes his inspiration from the natural environment and cultural stimulus around him. His art depicts the native peoples of West Africa in their quotidian life via storytelling art. His energetic and vibrant pieces are unique to his artistic vision. In 2009 Aba moved to Seattle and continues painting and creating patch-work art in the Pacific Northwest.. For more information please contact Onyx at: 206-905-4617. 
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