Fatoumata Diabaté

*1980 / Mali

Works

Solo exhibitions

L’atelier des femmes fortes

La Galerie de La Filature, Mulhouse (FR)
21 Nov 2025 – 4 Dec 2025
Nte bogo daga ye, je ne suis pas une poterie

Photo Days 2024

Sorbonne Artgallery, Paris (FR)
2 Nov 2024 – 27 Nov 2024

Group

Testaments to the Beautyful Ones

MoCP Contemporary Photo, Chicago (US)
21 Jan 2027 – 16 May 2027

with Tatenda Chidora, Yagazie Emezi, Zana Masombuka, Sackitey Tesa Mate-Kodjo, Hashim Nasr, Jean-Louis N’cho, Sarah Waiswa
More Than A Number

Ffotogallery, Cardiff (GB)
10 Nov 2021 – 11 Dec 2021

with Nana Kofi Acquah, Yassine Alaoui Ismaili (Yoriyas), Maheder Haileselassie
L’Afrique n’est pas une île

Fondation Zinsou, Cotonou (BJ)
2 Nov 2018 – 15 Feb 2019

with Ishola Akpo, Hela Ammar, Sammy Baloji, Abdoulaye Barry, Carolle Benitah, Nabil Boutros, Seydou Camara, Joana Choumali, Nestor Da, Cristina De Middel, Jean Depara, Omar Victor Diop …
Festival La Gacilly-Baden Photo

I LOVE AFRICA

Festival La Gacilly-Baden, Baden (AT)
8 Jun 2018 – 30 Sep 2018

with Akintunde Akinleye, Ed Alcock, Sammy Baloji, James Barnor, Teo Becher, Girma Berta, Emmanuel Berthier, Mama Casset, David Chancellor, Paras Chandaria, Jean Depara, Omar Victor Diop …
Addis Foto Festival 2016

La photographie en Ethiopie - 4th edition

Addis Foto Fest, Addis Abeba (ET)
15 Dec 2016 – 20 Dec 2016

with Hela Ammar, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Nabil Boutros, Monica de Miranda, Federico Estol, Carlo Gianferro, Mouna Jemal Siala, Tahir Karl Karmali, Kai Loeffelbein, Amine Landouisi, Sergey Lebedinsky, Tshepiso Mazibuko …
Bamako - Dakar

West African photography today / Westafrikanische Fotografie heute

Stadthaus Ulm, Ulm (DE)
19 Sep 2014 – 23 Nov 2014

with Emmanuel Bakary Daou, Malika Diagana, Harandane Dicko, Omar Victor Diop, Elise Fitte-Duval, Mamadou Gomis, Boubacar Touré Mandémory, Angelina Nwachukwu, Malick Sidibe, Amadou Sow, Djibril Sy, Ibrahim Thiam
Bamako Photo in Paris

Carré de Baudouin, Paris (FR)
4 Oct 2013 – 7 Dec 2013

with Mohamed Camara, Seydou Keita, Mamadou Konaté, Adama Kouyate, Malick Sidibe
9th Bamako Encounters, Biennial of African Photography

For a sustainable world

Maison Africaine Photo, Bamako (ML)
1 Nov 2011 – 1 Jan 2012

with Nana Kofi Acquah, Akintunde Akinleye, Uzoma ANYANWU, Sophia Baraket, Abdoulaye Barry, Arturu Bibang, Philippe Bordas, Lien Botha, Drissa Coulibaly, Raymond Dakoua, Emmanuel Bakary Daou, Jean Depara …
Place of honour for Africa

Paris Photo 2011

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
10 Nov 2011 – 13 Nov 2011

with Alex Acolatse, Joseph Moïse Agbodjélou, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Daniel Attoumou Amicchia , Joel Andrianomearisoa, Philip Kwame Apagya, Cornelius Augustt Azaglo, Sammy Baloji, James Barnor, Abdoulaye Barry, Arturu Bibang, Jodi Bieber …
Another World. Bamako, 2005.

La Centrale Electrique - De Elektricitei, Brussels (BE)
15 Dec 2006 – 11 Mar 2007

with Studio al Rashid , Malala Andrialavidrazana, Allan de Souza, rana elnemr, Yoyo Gonthier, Bruno Hadjih, Dorris Haron Kasco, Paul S. Kabre, Helga Kohl, Moataz M. Nasr, Malik Nejmi, Abraham Onoriode Oghobase …
Un autre monde

Une sélection des Rencontres africaines de la photographie, BAMAKO 2005

Bibl. Nationale France, Paris (FR)
19 Sep 2006 – 19 Nov 2006

with Harandane Dicko, rana elnemr, Bruno Hadjih, Paul S. Kabre, Helga Kohl, Jacques Kuyten, Moataz M. Nasr, Nelson Navin, Malik Nejmi, Emeka Okereke, René Paul Savignan, Mikhael Subotzky …
Un autre monde

Kornhausforum, Bern (CH)
3 Mar 2006 – 9 Apr 2006

with Harandane Dicko, John Kiyaya, Jacques Kuyten, Dago Ananias Léki
Another World - 6th African Photography Encounters in Bamako

"Un autre monde" VI Rencontres africaines de la photographie de Bamako

Maison Africaine Photo, Bamako (ML)
10 Nov 2005 – 10 Dec 2005

with Ahmed Omar Addow, Studio al Rashid , Gilbert Albany, Jane Alexander, Louisa Ammi, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Rui Assubuji, Hakeem b (Benyoucef), Raymond Barthes, Sergio Belinchon, Zohra Bensemra, Maurice "B.Pellosh" Bidilou …
Rites sacrés, Rites profanes - Zeitgenössiche Afrikanische Fotografie

Kornhausforum, Bern (CH)
17 Jun 2004 – 1 Aug 2004

with Jack Ben-Thi, Jamal Benabdesslam, Mohamed Camara, Uche Edochie, Sophie Elbaz, Hala Elkoussy, Pelagie Gbaguidi, Susan Hefuna, Aminata Kone, Maha Maamoun, Myriam Mihindou, Zwelethu Mthethwa …

Events

Rencontres De Bamako 15 - REFABULATION(S)

The 15th African Biennale of Photography - Bamako Encounters

Maison Africaine Photo, Bamako (ML)
26 Nov 2026 – 26 Jan 2027

with Verdiana Albano, Émeline Ametis, Driss Aroussi, Hiba Baddou, Nuits Balnéaires, Jordan Beal, Gaëlle Choisne, Djibril Drame, Agnes Essonti Luque, Delphine Gatinois, Ayrson Heraclito, Helene Jayet …
Imago Lisboa Photo Festival 2025

Breaking the Silence – Walking Together

Imago Lisboa, Lisboa (PT)
4 Sep 2025 – 30 Oct 2025

with Omar Victor Diop, Anna Fox, Karen Knorr, Yana Kononova, Giya Makondo-Wills, Pedro Medeiros, Gloria Oyarzabal, Nuno Perestrelo, Edith Roux, Sofia Yala, Adïam Yemane, Alina Zaharia
Photo Days 2024

A PHOTO ● VIDEO TOUR IN AND AROUND PARIS

Photo Days Paris, Paris (FR)
2 Nov 2024 – 30 Nov 2024

with Mohamad Abdouni , Chantal Ackermann, Juliette Agnel, Nobuyoshi Araki, Tina Barney, Hans Bellmer, Daniel Blaufuks, Jean-Christian Bourcart, Carline Bourdelas, Ellen Carey, Clara Chichin, Dana Cojbuc …
Les Boutographies 2023

Rencontres photographiques de Montpellier 18th edition

Les Boutographies, Montpellier (FR)
6 May 2023 – 28 May 2023

with Ekaterina Balaban, Anais Boileau, Colin Delfosse, Tamara Eckhardt, Andrea Gjestvang, Aurélien Goubau, Andrea Graziosi, Elis Hoffman, Marine Lanier, Flavio Montrone, Alice Pallot, Dani Pujalte …
The 13th African Biennale of Photography

Bamako Encounters— On Multiplicity, Difference, Becoming, and Heritage

Maison Africaine Photo, Bamako (ML)
8 Dec 2022 – 8 Feb 2023

with Jide Adeniyi-Jones, Ishola Akpo, Daoud Aoulad-Syad, Leo Asemota, Salih Basheer, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Monica de Miranda, Adji Dieye, Imane Djamil, Samuel Fosso, Joy Gregory, Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo …
Diffusion: Cardiff International Festival of Photography

Turning Point

Cardiff Festival Photography, Cardiff (GB)
1 Oct 2021 – 31 Oct 2021

with Nana Kofi Acquah, Yassine Alaoui Ismaili (Yoriyas), Tim Georgeson, Sunil Gupta, Maheder Haileselassie, Richard Jones, Lydia Panas, Mike Perry, Gareth Phillips, Wafaa Samir, Maryam Wahid
5th Eyes on Main Street Festival

Eyes on Main Street INC, Wilson (US)
27 Apr 2019 – 4 Aug 2019

with Fati Abubakar, Hoda Afshar, Serra Akcan, Susan A. Barnett , Jerome Bonnet, Esther Bubley, Seydou Camara, Enri Canaj, Maciej Dakowicz, Carl de Keyzer, Tamara Dean, Bieke Depoorter …
5th Addis Foto Festival 2018

Uniting Africa and the World Through Photography.

Addis Foto Fest, Addis Abeba (ET)
6 Dec 2018 – 10 Dec 2018

with Hela Ammar, Elena Anosova, Roger Ballen, Giles Clarke, Cesar Dezfuli, Annick Donkers, Giulia Frigieri, Pierre-Christophe Gam, Zelalem Gizachew, Dina Goldstein, Tanya Habjouqa, Juha Arvid Helminen …
AKAA - Also known as Africa

AKAA , Paris (FR)
9 Nov 2018 – 11 Nov 2018

with Malala Andrialavidrazana, Roger Ballen, Hicham Benohoud, Marcelo Brodsky, Joana Choumali, Ananias Leki Dago, Jabulani Dhlamini, Saidou Dicko, Justin Dingwall, Ivan Forde, Phyllis Galembo, Francesca Galliani …
Artissima 2018

ARTissima, Torino (IT)
2 Nov 2018 – 4 Nov 2018

with Antonio Biasiucci, Elina Brotherus, Grey Crawford, Bruna Esposito, Alain Fleischer, Joan Fontcuberta, Hamish Fulton, Marina Gadonneix, Paolo Gioli, David Hartt, Pravdoliub Ivanov, Birgit Juergenssen …
Festival photo La Gacilly 2017

Festival photo , La Gacilly (FR)
3 Jun 2017 – 30 Sep 2017

with James Barnor, Girma Berta, Mama Casset, David Chancellor, Jean Depara, Omar Victor Diop, Elliott Erwitt, Seydou Keita, Oumar Ly, Aida Muluneh, Malick Sidibe, Michel Vanden Eeckhoudt
Addis Foto Festival 2016

La photographie en Ethiopie - 4th edition

Addis Foto Fest, Addis Abeba (ET)
15 Dec 2016 – 20 Dec 2016

with Malala Andrialavidrazana, Nabil Boutros, Tshepiso Mazibuko, Moataz M. Nasr, Dina Oganova