Modou Dieng was born in Saint-Louis, Senegal. He is a multidisciplinary artist and contemporary art curator exploring the symbolic and mythological power of pop culture icons through mixed media and hybrid materials.
His work constructs a mural of archetypal cultural imagery filtered through the perspective of a split identity between Blackness and Western Philosophy. Dieng has exhibited internationally and is the
co-founder of Blackpuffin, a curatorial team based in Chicago. He has served as curator for a great number of exhibitions since 2010 and Professor at Pacific Northwest College of Art from 2007 to 2017. Dieng holds an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute.
Modou Dieng was born in Saint-Louis, Senegal. He is a multidisciplinary artist and contemporary art curator exploring the symbolic and mythological power of pop culture icons through mixed media and hybrid materials.
His work constructs a mural of archetypal cultural imagery filtered through the perspective of a split identity between Blackness and Western Philosophy. Dieng has exhibited internationally and is the
co-founder of Blackpuffin, a curatorial team based in Chicago. He has served as curator for a great number of exhibitions since 2010 and Professor at Pacific Northwest College of Art from 2007 to 2017. Dieng holds an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute.
co-founder of Blackpuffin, a curatorial team based in Chicago. He has served as curator for a great number of exhibitions since 2010 and Professor at Pacific Northwest College of Art from 2007 to 2017. Dieng holds an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute.