ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDU
Adama Delphine Fawundu is a photographer and visual artist of Mende, Bubi and Krim descent born in Brooklyn, NY. Fawundu co-published the critically acclaimed book, MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora. For decades, she has exhibited both nationally and internationally and is a 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition finalist. Her awards include, New York Foundation for The Arts Photography Fellowship (2016) and the Rema Hort Mann Artist Grant (2018) amongst others. She was commissioned by the Park Avenue Armory to participate in the 100 Years|100 Women Project/The Women’s Suffrage NYC Centennial Consortium (2019-2021). Her works are in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY; Princeton University Museum, Princeton, NJ; Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA; The Petrucci Family Foundation of African American Art, Asbury, NJ; The Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn, NY; Norton Museum of Art, Palm Springs, FL; The David C. Driskell Art Collection, College Park, MD; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME; and number of private collections. She is an Assistant Professor of Visual Arts at Columbia University.
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Adama Delphine FawunduHere we are, Energy, Mass, Life #1, 2019Mixed media - hair, frankincense, batik120 x 24 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduHere we are, Energy, Mass, Life #2, 2019Mixed media - hair, frankincense, batik120 x 24 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduHere we are, Energy, Mass, Life #3, 2019Mixed media - hair, frankincense, batik120 x 24 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduAla's Presence, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper23 x 29 1/2 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduBlack Gold of the Sun, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper15 3/4 x 10 1/4 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduBlack Like Blue in Argentina, 2018Archival pigment on canvas, Hair strands28 1/2 x 43 1/2 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduBlack Star Line, In the Face of History Series, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper22 x 30 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduBlue Like Black in Argentina, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper23 1/2 x 35 1/2 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduDaily Bartlesville Enterprise, In the Face of History Series, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper22 x 30 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduDeclaration of Rights, In the Face of History Series, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper30 x 22 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduHarlem Blue, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper16 x 21 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduIncrease of Pension to Harriet Tubman, In the Face of History Series, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper30 x 22 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduKahungo, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper20 1/2 x 16 1/2 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduLet Us Guide Our Destiny, In the Face of History Series, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper30 x 22 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduNéku, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper16 x 21 in
40.6 x 53.3 cmEdition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof -
Adama Delphine FawunduNu, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper23 x 33 1/2 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduOxum at Eko, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper23 x 34 1/2 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduSande at Amagansett, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper10 x 15 3/4 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduThe Trinity of She, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper23 1/2 x 34 1/2 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduTingoi, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper34 1/2 x 23 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduTingoi on Land, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper23 x 34 1/2 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduWater Spirit, Don't Cry for me Argentina, Triptych, 2018Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paperEach: 10 x 15 1/2 in (25.4 x 39.4 cm)Edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
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Adama Delphine FawunduAligned with Sopdet, 2017Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper28 x 42 3/4 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduBody Vernacular #3, 2017Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paperImage: 30 x 20 in (76.2 x 50.8 cm)
Framed: 36 1/2 x 25 in (92.7 x 63.5 cm)Edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof -
Adama Delphine FawunduBody Vernacular #5, 2017Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper30 x 20 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduBody Vernacular #6, 2017Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper30 x 20 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduMende Ooman #2, 2017Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paperImage: 39 x 13 1/4 in (99.1 x 33.7 cm)
Framed: 42 1/2 x 16 5/8 in (108 x 42.2 cm)Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof -
Adama Delphine FawunduNéku, Hair is apolitical #14, 2017Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper11 1/2 x 7 in
29.2 x 17.8 cmEdition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof -
Adama Delphine FawunduNéku, Hair is apolitical #15, 2017Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper11 1/2 x 7 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduShe appeared like the Dog Star at Dawn, 2017Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper23 x 34 1/2 in
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Adama Delphine FawunduSopdet Illuminates, 2017Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper23 x 34 1/2 in
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Adama Delphine Fawunduthe cleanse, 2017HD videoDuration: 11 minutes 28 secondsEdition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
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Adama Delphine FawunduWater Mask, 2017Archival pigment on 100% cotton fiber paper27 x 41 1/4 in
68.6 x 104.8 cmEdition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
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Adama Delphine Fawundu in Office Magazine's "Rest Is Power: Visual Narratives from the Black Rest Project"
Samuel Getachew, Office Magazine, Septembre 25, 2023 -
Adama Delphine Fawundu in "Meet 6 Rising Talents From the Inaugural Photofairs New York, From a Digital Dynamo Wielding
Lee Carter & Annikka Olsen, Artnet News, Septembre 11, 2023 -
What to See at PHOTOFAIRS New York 2023
Farah Abdessamad , Observer, Septembre 8, 2023 -
Adama Delphine Fawundu, HESSE FLATOW in Artnet News interview with founder Scott Gray
Katie White , Artnet News, Septembre 6, 2023 -
NYC’s Newest Photography Fair Will Explore Memory, Tattoos and A.I.
Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly, The Observer, Juillet 27, 2023 -
Adama Delphine Fuwundu Featured in The Art Newspaper's "13 art destinations for day trips near New York City this summer
Torey Akers, Carlie Porterfield and Benjamin Sutton, The Art Newspaper , Juin 28, 2023 -
A House Museum Has a New Message: New York Had Slavery, Too
Laurel Graeber, The New York Times, Juin 22, 2023 -
Adama Delphine Fawundu selected as Fountainhead 2023 Artists-in-Residence
Hyperallergic, Octobre 25, 2022 -
Editors’ Picks: 8 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Show by a Banksy Precursor to Trisha Brown at Rockaway
Sarah Cascone, Artnet, Août 15, 2022 -
Embodying Diaspora: Adama Delphine Fawundu Interviewed by Charmaine Branch
Charmaine Branch, BOMB Magazine, Juin 15, 2022 -
Newark Artist Collaboration honors the city’s history and residents through 13 just-unveiled art installations
Hanna Su, The Architect’s Newspaper, Juin 8, 2022 -
REVIEW: For artists including West Stockbridge’s Ilene Spiewak, Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition show is a portrait
Evan Berkowitz, The Berkshire Eagle, Mai 19, 2022 -
Anonymous Was a Woman Names 2021 Winners, Expands Award Program
Tessa Solomon, ARTNET, Novembre 9, 2021 -
For Mama Adama: Visual Artist Adama Delphine Fawundu Explores Ancestral Memory Through Fabric
Joicelyn Dingle, EBONY Magazine, Août 7, 2021 -
Finding Art Miles Away From The Expected
Seph Rodney, The New York Times, Février 23, 2021 -
Three Shag Artists on Eroticism, Textiles and Contemporary Art
Laura Hutson Hunter, Nashville Scene, Novembre 5, 2020 -
Seven Artists and Curators Reveal a Cherished, Overlooked Black Artist
Jasmine Weber, Hyperallergic, Février 28, 2019
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Prospect Park Alliance Announces Artist In Residence Adama Delphine Fawundu
Février 8, 2024Prospect Park Alliance has announced the first Artist in Residence at Lefferts Historic House Museum. Brooklyn Artist Adama Delphine Fawundu will create a monumental, site-specific...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu at the Visiting Artist Program | PAFA
November 8, 2023 Novembre 7, 2023November 8, 2023 - 11:45 AM –1:00 PM Rhoden Arts Center Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building Free Event Adama Delphine Fawundu is a photographer and visual...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu: Coffee and Conversation: Fall 2023 Exhibitions BRIC
November 4, 2023 Octobre 28, 2023Join artists Adama Delphine Fawundu and Jenny Polak for a tour and discussion of their work in our fall Gallery and Project...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu: Nelson Social Justice Fund Lecture
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | 6 PM - 7 PM Octobre 18, 2023Adama Delphine Fawundu: Nelson Social Justice Fund Lecture Wednesday, October 25, 2023 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Portland Museum of Art 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME,...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu in "The Black Rest Project" at the Center For Black Visual Culture
September 7, 2023- October 22, 2023 Septembre 26, 2023Adama Delphine Fawundu's work is featured in 'The Black Rest Project' The exhibition is on view from September 7, 2023- October 22, 2023 at The...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu & Che Buford, "When the Spirits Dance We" Performance
Haus der Kulturen der Welt, July 28, 2023 Juillet 26, 2023In Adama Delphine Fawundu’s work adorning sixteen flagpoles outside HKW’s Itō Noe Entrance, the colour blue is a reference to water and the capacity for...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu: In the Spirit of Àṣẹ at the Newark Museum of Art
April 20, 2023 - March 10, 2024 Mai 2, 2023On view through March 2024, the exhibition is NMOA's fourth iteration of its Global Contemporary series of year-long installations showcasing new work by living artists...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu in "Indigo Waves and Other Stories: Re-Navigating the Afrasian Sea and Notions of Diaspora" at Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany
April 6 - August 13, 2023 Janvier 28, 2023Taking the stories and histories of the Indian Ocean as its departure point, the group exhibition Indigo Waves and Other Stories: Re-Navigating the Afrasian Sea...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu in "Threshold: Recontextualizing Self-Portraiture" at Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, FL
January 27 - May 27, 2023 Janvier 24, 2023Threshold: Recontextualizing Self-Portraiture aims to bring attention to the medium of self-portraiture through the act of taking back the narrative of one's own story. Artists...Lire plus -
Catchlight 2022 Global Fellows
Adama Delphine Fawundu Octobre 20, 2022The CatchLight Global Fellowship serves as an incubator — a place for innovative leaders in the visual storytelling field to receive financial support, unlock individual...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu's "Wata Bodis" at Project for Empty Space
Juillet 16, 2022July 16 - September 18, 2022 Wata Bodis, which is Krío for “water bodies,” is an exhibition about Ancestral Energy and the multitudinous complex threads...Lire plus -
Newark Artist Collaboration: Adama Delphine Fawundu
Juin 9, 2022Adama Delphine Fawundu will create a rotating, temporary (six - nine months) video wall and immersive visualization of sound at the Audible Headquarters. A version...Lire plus -
"ELEMENTAL": Adama Delphine Fawundu and Hong Hong at Ortega y Gasset Projects
May 8 - June 18, 2022 Mai 7, 2022Ortega y Gasset Projects proudly presents a two-person exhibition ELEMENTAL: Adama Delphine Fawundu and Hong Hong, curated by artist and OyG co-director Leeza Meksin ....Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu in "the un-doing" at The National Portrait Gallery
The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today Avril 30, 2022Displayed in a nineteenth-century-style ornate frame, the image of an elegantly dressed Black woman stares at us, self-possessed. Unflinching, she moves her head, almost imperceptibly,...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu in ORIGIN STORIES: PHOTOGRAPHY OF AFRICA AND ITS DIASPORA
at the Norton Museum, West Palm Beach, FL Mars 6, 2022Origin Stories: Photography of Africa and Its Diaspora THROUGH APRIL 17, 2022 In April of 2021, the Norton’s Photography Committee acquired a monumental work by...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu Upcoming Lecture at Norton Museum of Art
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2022 / 5 – 10 PM Février 25, 2022event/ ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDU Art After Dark, Norton Museum of art Friday, March 4, 2022 / 5 – 10 pm Lecture / Uncovering Hi(s)tories While...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu at The New School's Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery
Group exhibition : _assembly, alchemy, ascension [a^3] Février 10, 2022We are so excited to announce that gallery artist Adama Delphine Fawundu is included in the group show _assembly, alchemy, ascension [a^3] at The New...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu in “Salvation: A State of Being”
@ BAM curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah Janvier 17, 2022“Salvation: A State of Being” is a digital signage installation exploring the Black imagination at @bam_brooklyn thanks to @larryosseimensah , featuring gallery artist Adama Delphine...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu included in Bamako Encounters – African Biennale Of Photography 2022
Décembre 15, 2021We are pleased to announce the participation of gallery artist Adama Delphine Fawundu in Bamako Encounters – African Biennale Of Photography 2022. The team of...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu at InLight 2021
Novembre 17, 2021Adama Delphine Fawundu participated in 1708 Gallery’s 14th annual InLight that took place November 12-13, 2021 at Great Shiplock Park, Chapel Island, and nearby sites...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu: Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition Finalist
Octobre 8, 2021Adama Delphine Fawundu has been named a finalist of The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery sixth triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition!! The finalist work will be...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu
ART@BAINBRIDGE | GATHERING TOGETHER / ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDU Août 18, 2021Opening September 4, 2021 Adama Delphine Fawundu (b. 1971) draws upon her Mende heritage and her experience as the first member of her family born...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu: Radiance from the Waters
Solo show at the Jefferson School, African American Heritage Center Août 5, 2021Adama Delphine Fawundu: Radiance from the Waters 29 May 2021 - 28 Aug 2021 Fawundu’s work is about finding ways to connect with her kin...Lire plus -
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Presents: Adama Delphine Fawundu | Joyful Blues
Août 5, 2021Adama Delphine Fawundu is bringing joy to the Bandshell through her art. Make sure to check it out this summer at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu | For Mama Adama
Solo Show at Penumbra Project Space Juin 29, 2021For Mama Adama at the Penumbra Project Space On View — by appointment only: July 1 — Aug 9, Hours: 2 — 6pm Opening...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu included in the Collector Series
Janvier 29, 2021On view now: “In the Face of History, Freedom Cape” by Adama Delphine Fawundu in Collector Series #2 “(ir)Reverent Futures” online exhibition curated by Niama...Lire plus -
Adama Delphine Fawundu in Shag
curated by Laura Hutson Hunter Octobre 22, 2020Exhibition opening October 22, 2020 509 Third Ave S., Nashville TN Read MoreLire plus
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PHOTOFAIRS NEW YORK 2023
Adama Delphine Fawundu Septembre 8 - 10, 2023HESSE FLATOW is pleased to participate in the inaugural edition of PHOTOFAIRS New York with a solo presentation of Adama Delphine Fawundu. Location: Javits Center...Lire plus -
UNTITLED Miami Beach 2022
AGLAÉ BASSENS, MICHAEL CHILDRESS, SONIA LOUISE DAVIS, ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDU, NAT MEADE, LUIS EDGAR MEJICANOS, ALINA TENSER Novembre 28 - Décembre 3, 2022Hours: VIP & Press Preview Monday November 28, 1pm – 8pm General Admission Tuesday November 29, 11am – 7pm Wednesday November 30, 11am –...Lire plus
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In Response: Poetry, Prose & Performance for ‘The Flesh of the Earth’
Adama Delphine Fawundu with Che Buford Février 4, 2024Celebrating the opening weekend of 'The Flesh of the Earth', Hauser & Wirth will host an afternoon of readings, film and performance at their 18th...Lire plus -
Performance + Conversation: When the Spirits Sing… an Offering
Adama Delphine Fawundu Novembre 2, 2023Join artist Adama Delphine Fawundu as she activates and reflects on her year-long exhibition, Adama Delphine Fawundu: In the Spirit of Àṣẹ , with a...Lire plus -
Complex Issues: "Adama Delphine Fawundu: In the Spirit of Àṣẹ "
In Conversation with Art Historian Kellie Jones Octobre 19, 2023Artist and faculty member Adama Delphine Fawundu '18 discusses her solo exhibition spanning video, sculpture, photography, and printmaking with art historian Kellie Jones . The...Lire plus -
ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION
ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDU / CARMEN HERMO / NIAMA SAFIA SANDY Avril 6, 2019