Momodou Ceesay (artist)

Momodou Ceesay (born 1945 in Banjul, Gambia) is an artist and author.

Early life
Ceesay's early education was in Banjul, followed by scholarships and academic studies at Suffield Academy and Wesleyan University, Connecticut (USA). In 1970, he received a bachelor's degree with majors in languages and literature. He continued his studies in France at the University of Poitiers and La Sorbonne. For his studies of the French language, Ceesay received diplomas from each of these universities.

Career
After graduation, Ceesay decided to become an artist. Essentially self-taught, he creates acrylics, watercolors, and serigraphs. In his printmaking, Momodou produces small editions by hand, without a mechanized studio. One of his earlier serigraphs entitled "Evening Works" was selected by UNICEF as one of their 1976 designs.

Exhibitions
Solo:
 * Goethe Institute, Lagos, Nigeria
 * La Gruta Galeria, Bogota, Colombia
 * National Museum of History, Teipei, Taiwan
 * Theatre National Sorano, Dakar, Senegal
 * University of Massachusetts Library, Boston
 * Galerija Likovnih Samorastnikov, Trebnje, Slovenia
 * Ille-lfe Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Group:
 * Gallery of Art, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
 * Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand
 * Studio Museum in Harlem, New York
 * ISC Art Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles
 * International Biennial of Color Graphics, Switzerland
 * Museum of African American Art, Los Angeles
 * Golden State Mutual Insurance Company, Los Angeles
 * National Center for Afro-American Artists, Boston
 * "Africa Now!", World Bank, Washington, DC (2007–09)
 * "Voices of Courage", Freedom To Create Prize Exhibition (2010)
 * Mojo Gallery, Dubai (2011): "As It Is! Contemporary Art from Africa & the Diaspora"