Anna Binta Diallo, Prairie Girl, 2024

Anna Binta Diallo is a multidisciplinary visual artist who explores themes of memory and nostalgia to create unexpected works about identity. Born in Dakar, Senegal, Diallo grew up in Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, and has lived for more than fifteen years in Montreal/Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyang. Diallo’s practice spans video, sculpture, public art, and installation, each firmly rooted in collage as both a medium and a conceptual underpinning.  

Diallo’s work has been widely exhibited in Canada and internationally. In 2021, she won the Barbara Sphor Memorial Prize and received the Black Designers of Canada Award of Excellence. In 2022, she was longlisted for the Sobey Art Award. 

Diallo received a BFA from the University of Manitoba and a MFA from the University of Plymouth, School of Art and Media.  In 2020 she returned to the University of Manitoba as an Assistant Professor at the School of Art.