Sanlé Sory

*1943 / Burkina Faso

Works

Contacts for the work of Sanlé Sory

Sanlé Sory

sorysanle.com

Solo exhibitions

Colour Years

Photographers' Gallery, London (GB)
14 Oct 2026 – 21 Feb 2027
Generation Volta

Photographies du studio Volta Photo, Bobo-Dioulasso

Sakana Gallery, San Sebastián (ES)
1 Aug 2026 – 1 Oct 2026
Volta Photo

Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta (US)
5 Nov 2021 – 23 Dec 2021
Jour et Nuit

Wouter van Leeuwen, Amsterdam (NL)
5 Mar 2021 – 10 Apr 2021
Bobo yéyé

Le Château d’Eau, Toulouse (FR)
3 Sep 2020 – 15 Nov 2020
Volta Photo

Casa MB., Los Angeles (US)
11 Jan 2020 – 7 Feb 2020
Volta

A.Galerie, Paris (FR)
6 Nov 2019 – 21 Dec 2019
Volta Photo

Weinstein Hammons Gallery, Minneapolis (US)
18 Oct 2019 – 14 Dec 2019
Volta Photo

Wouter van Leeuwen, Amsterdam (NL)
7 Sep 2019 – 12 Oct 2019
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The Arts Club, London (GB)
26 Sep 2018 – 1 Dec 2018
Volta Photo

Starring Sanlé Sory and the People of Bobo-Dioulasso in the Small but Musically Mighty Country of Burkina Faso

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago (US)
27 Apr 2018 – 19 Aug 2018
Volta Photo

Yossi Milo Gallery, New York (US)
24 Apr 2018 – 23 Jun 2018

Group

Les vies de la photographie .

Collections Le Château d’Eau, Musée Georges-Labit, Musée des Arts Précieux Paul-Dupuy

Le Château d’Eau, Toulouse (FR)
16 Oct 2026 – 21 Feb 2027

with Germaine Chaumel, Théo Combes, Michel Dieuzaide, Olivia Gay, Gladys, Dagmar Hochova, Viviane Sassen, Arthur Tress
AFRICA FUNK

Galerie Art-Z, Paris (FR)
14 Oct 2026 – 6 Nov 2026

with Malick Sidibe
Ideas of Africa

Portraiture and Political Imagination

MoMA Museum Modern Art, New York (US)
14 Dec 2025 – 25 Jul 2026

with James Barnor, Kwame Brathwaite, Jean Depara, Samuel Fosso, Seydou Keita, Silvia Rosi, Malick Sidibe
SALON AMSTERDAM

Wouter van Leeuwen, Amsterdam (NL)
17 Jan 2026 – 14 Feb 2026

with Jessica Backhaus, Olaf Otto Becker, Andrew Bush, Willem Diepraam, Toshio Enomoto, Steve Fitch, Charles Freger, Jeroen Hofman, Rogier Houwen, Marie José Jongerius, Jim Mangan, Thomas Manneke …
Open Your Eyes

The Photographic Collections of Les Abattoirs and the Galerie Le Château d’Eau

Les Abattoirs - Frac Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse (FR)
11 Oct 2024 – 18 May 2025

with Pilar Albarracin, Miguel Angel Rojas, Alexander Apostol, Dieter Appelt, Gabriele Basilico, Claude Batho, Hans Bellmer, Gael Bonnefon, Mohamed Bourouissa, Brassai, Elina Brotherus, Matthias Bruggmann …
As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic

Saatchi Gallery, London (GB)
5 Nov 2024 – 20 Jan 2025

with James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara, Kennedi Carter, Stan Douglas, Louis Draper, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Samuel Fosso …
Regards / Afriques

Galerie Art-Z, Paris (FR)
1 Jul 2024 – 1 Sep 2024

with Mabeye Deme, Malick Sidibe
Regardez-moi ! LOOK AT ME !

The ritual of posing / The photo studio in Africa in the 1960s and 70s

Galerie Art-Z, Paris (FR)
4 May 2024 – 29 Jun 2024

with Seydou Keita, Oumar Ly, Malick Sidibe
Studio/Archive

Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs (US)
3 Feb 2024 – 9 Jun 2024

with Disfarmer (Mike Meyer), Elger Esser, Ja'Tovia Gary, Kahlil Robert Irving, Annette Kelm, Zanele Muholi, Vik Muniz, Alice O’Malley, Joachim Schmid, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Malick Sidibe, Mickalene Thomas …
As We Rise

Photography from the Black Atlantic

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem (US)
17 Jun 2023 – 31 Dec 2023

with Raphael Albert, Henry Clay Anderson, James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Deanna Bowen, Jody Brand, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Elliott Jerome Brown, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara …
Meeting at the Volta

David Hill Gallery, London (GB)
29 Sep 2023 – 22 Dec 2023

with Kyle Weeks
Intersections Of African Youth (1970-2022)

Galerie Gomis, Brussels (BE)
7 Sep 2023 – 18 Nov 2023

with Kyle Weeks
Soul of Africa

Wouter van Leeuwen, Amsterdam (NL)
8 Sep 2023 – 14 Oct 2023

with Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Malick Sidibe
Summer / Fall 2023

Weinstein Hammons Gallery, Minneapolis (US)
20 Aug 2023 – 30 Sep 2023

with Gail Albert Halaban, Gordon Parks, Alec Soth, Mike + Doug Starn, Paolo Ventura
As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic

The Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver (CA)
24 Feb 2023 – 21 May 2023

with Raphael Albert, Henry Clay Anderson, James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Deanna Bowen, Jody Brand, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Elliott Jerome Brown, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara …
An Alternative History of Photography

Works from the Solander Collection

Photographers' Gallery, London (GB)
7 Oct 2022 – 19 Feb 2023

with Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Robert Frank, John W. Lindt, Man Ray , Augusta Mostyn, Malick Sidibe, Helen F. Stuart, Edward Weston
20 Years of Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen

Wouter van Leeuwen, Amsterdam (NL)
15 Oct 2022 – 19 Nov 2022

with Andrew Bush, Willem Diepraam, Toshio Enomoto, Ron Galella, Gregory Halpern, Gerry Johansson, Raymond Meeks, Asako Narahashi, Pentti Sammallahti, Bryan Schutmaat, Han Singels, Mark Steinmetz …
STUDIO AFRICAIN

LA PETITE GALERIE

Maison Européenne Photo, Paris (FR)
11 Sep 2019 – 17 Nov 2019

with Seydou Keita, Abderramane Sakaly, Malick Sidibe
African Spirits

Yossi Milo Gallery, New York (US)
11 Jul 2019 – 23 Aug 2019

with Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Martina Bacigalupo, Mohamed Bourouissa, Nathalie Boutte, Delphine Diallo, Samuel Fosso, Hassan Hajjaj, Pieter Hugo, Seydou Keita, Oumar Ly, Hamidou Maiga, Kyle Meyer …
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, Fatoumata Diabate …
Autophoto

dedicated to photography’s relationship to the automobile

Fondation Cartier, Paris (FR)
20 Apr 2017 – 24 Sep 2017

with Robert Adams, Eve Arnold, Bernard Asset, Eric Aupol, Theo Baart, Valerie Belin, Martin Bogren, Nicolas Bouvier, David Bradford, Brassai, Alain Bublex, Edward Burtynsky …

Events

PhotoMonth 2026

PhotoMonth, London (GB)
1 Oct 2026 – 30 Oct 2026

with Laura Aguilar, Eve Arnold, David Bailey, Luo Bonian, Baron Adolphe De Meyer, Daragh Drake, William Eggleston, David George, Nan Goldin, Sunil Gupta, Fan Ho, Tom Hunter …
DongGang International Photo Festival 2026

Horizontal Dialogue: Between Us

DongGang Museum of Photography, Yeongwol (KR)
17 Jul 2026 – 11 Oct 2026

with Edson Chagas, Samuel Fosso, David Goldblatt, Pieter Hugo, Anna Lim, Santu Mofokeng, Jo Ractliffe, Paul Weinberg
Photo London 2026

David Hill Gallery, London (GB)
14 May 2026 – 17 May 2026

with James Clifford Kent, Larry Fink, Alice Mann, Laura Pannack, Mark Steinmetz
Dallas Art Fair 2026

Dallas Art Fair, Dallas (US)
17 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2026

with Nobuyoshi Araki, Matthew Brandt, Marco Breuer, Markus Brunetti, Geneviève Cadieux, Anne Collier, Dorothy Cross, Willie Doherty, Arthur Fields, Samuel Fosso, Aya Fujioka, Todd Gray …
Art Rotterdam / Unseen Photo 2026

Stichting ART Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL)
27 Mar 2026 – 29 Mar 2026

with Laurence Aegerter, Albarran Cabrera, Vivian Ammerlaan, Michael Bailey-Gates, Kilian Breier, Sander Coers, Paul Cupido, Sara De Brito Faustino, Cristina De Middel, Misha de Ridder, Florence di Benedetto, Giulio di Sturco …
Felix Art Fair 2026

Felix Art Fair, Los Angeles (US)
25 Feb 2026 – 1 Mar 2026

with David Alekhuogie, Matthew Brandt, John Divola, Tania Franco Klein, Sandy Haber Fifield, Sheree Hovsepian, Seydou Keita, Tseng Kwong Chi, Laura Letinsky, Kathrin Linkersdorff, Marilyn Minter, Zanele Muholi …
SALON AMSTERDAM

Galerie Caroline O'Breen, Amsterdam (NL)
17 Jan 2026 – 7 Feb 2026

with Slim Aarons, Jessica Backhaus, Olaf Otto Becker, Maura Biava, Edward Burtynsky, Andrew Bush, Tom Callemin, Sander Coers, Popel Coumou, Misha de Ridder, Willem Diepraam, Toshio Enomoto …
1:54 NY Contemporary African Art Fair

1:54 African Art Fair, New York (US)
9 May 2025 – 11 May 2025

with James Barnor, Sara Benabdallah, Girma Berta, Angéle Etoundi Essamba, Samuel Fosso, Mohau Modisakeng, Hazel Mphande, Zanele Muholi, Thandiwe Muriu, Clint Strydom
Capture Photography Festival 2023

Capture Photography Festival, Vancouver (CA)
1 Apr 2023 – 30 Apr 2023

with Henry Clay Anderson, Roy Arden, James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Deanna Bowen, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara, Kennedi Carter, Jorian Charlton …
Paris Photo 2022

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
10 Nov 2022 – 13 Nov 2022

with Edouard Elias, Laurence Aegerter, Slim Aarons, Berenice Abbott, Marina Abramovic, Robert Adams, Horst Ademeit, Ruven Afanador, Albarran Cabrera, David Alekhuogie, Lola Alvarez Bravo, Ljubodrag Andric …
Photographies

ADER NORDMANN DOMINIQUE, Paris (FR)
7 Nov 2022 – 10 Nov 2022

with Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Antonin Artaud, Hippolyte Bayard, Claude Cahun, Lewis Carroll, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Louis-Emile Durandelle, Robert Frank, Noemie Goudal, Florence Henri, George Hoyningen-Huene, Peter Hujar …
PAN Amsterdam 2021

fair of today for art, antiques and design

PAN Amsterdam, Amsterdam (NL)
14 Nov 2021 – 21 Nov 2021

with Jan Banning, Valerie Belin, Hans Bellmer, Tom Blachford, Kim Boske, Eelco Brand, Casper Faassen, Rene Groebli, Ilanit Illouz, Max Kraanen, Ilona Langbroek, Yoshitomo Nara …
Paris Photo 2021

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
11 Nov 2021 – 14 Nov 2021

with Berenice Abbott, Hoda Afshar, Jun Ahn, Aassmaa Akhannouch, Latif Al Ani, Albarran Cabrera, David Alekhuogie, Jean-Michel André, Nobuyoshi Araki, Tom Arndt, Ananké Asseff, Jane Evelyn Atwood …
Art Los Angeles Contemporary Art Fair 2020

Art Los Angeles Contemporary, Santa Monica (US)
13 Feb 2020 – 16 Feb 2020

with John Baldessari, Matthew Brandt, Ellen Carey, Jessica Eaton, Adi Nes, Matthew Porter
Art Rotterdam 2020

Stichting ART Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL)
6 Feb 2020 – 9 Feb 2020

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Wout Berger, Melanie Bonajo, Popel Coumou, Noor Damen, Willem Diepraam, Charles Freger, Katrin Korfmann, Jamal Nxedlana, Hans Op de Beeck, Rory Pilgrim, Max Pinckers …
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Art Africa Ltd, London (GB)
3 Oct 2019 – 6 Oct 2019

with Martine Barrat, Meriem Bouderbala, Nathalie Boutte, Saidou Dicko, Jellel Gasteli, Prince Gyasi, Hassan Hajjaj, Pieter Hugo, Delio Jasse, Kiripi Katembo, Mario Macilau, Kyle Meyer …
photo london 2019

Photo London, London (GB)
16 May 2019 – 19 May 2019

with Ansel Adams, Claire Aho, Albarran Cabrera, Miles Aldridge, Alia Ali, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Liza Ambrossio, Takashi Arai, Matan Ashkenazy, Jessica Backhaus, Roger Ballen, Gian Paolo Barbieri …
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair Marrakech 2019

1:54 African Art Fair, Marrakech (MA)
21 Feb 2019 – 24 Feb 2019

with Hicham Benohoud, Nathalie Boutte, Joana Choumali, Omar Victor Diop, Mounir Fatmi, David Goldblatt, Hassan Hajjaj, Pieter Hugo, Seydou Keita, Kapwani Kiwanga, Maurice Mbikayi, Kyle Meyer …
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Art Africa Ltd, London (GB)
4 Oct 2018 – 7 Oct 2018

with Malala Andrialavidrazana, Hicham Benohoud, Nathalie Boutte, Monica de Miranda, Omar Victor Diop, Jellel Gasteli, Lungiswa Gqunta, Hassan Hajjaj, Fathi Hassan, Pieter Hugo, Delio Jasse, Bronwyn Katz …
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Art Africa Ltd, Brooklyn (US)
4 May 2018 – 6 May 2018

with Halida Boughriet, Omar Victor Diop, Pieter Hugo, Ahmed Kamel, Lebohang Kganye, Phumzile Khanyile, Kyle Meyer, Ambroise Ngaimoko (Studio 3z), Uche Okpa Iroha, George Osodi, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Malick Sidibe
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

1:54 African Art Fair, Marrakech (MA)
24 Feb 2018 – 25 Feb 2018

with Joel Andrianomearisoa, Hicham Benohoud, Nathalie Boutte, Joana Choumali, Mounir Fatmi, Hassan Hajjaj, Delio Jasse, Kiripi Katembo, Moshekwa Langa, Namsa Leuba, Kyle Meyer, Dawit Petros