Photo ⎯⎯⎯ Elijah Scott

Photo ⎯⎯⎯ Elijah Scott

mini artist statement


Growing up it had always been a need to make it more tangible, make it

more known — exist in this potency. I tackle these wants through the

creative process of art-making.


While creating through impulse, m

y body of work dives into the beauty of

life whilst stretching to understand it. My only hope is to make my life experiences breathe through a faucet of the senses, planes, and with

exchanged words.

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/about/mission/

b. 1999

she/they

Fatou /fa·2/ is an artist who grew up in Newark NJ aiming to understand the gift of life expressed through the many mediums of art. By doing so this hopefully furthers your understanding that nothing is ever singular or existing on its own: Everything is connected— whether it's the atoms that bump into each other, or the pixels intermixing on your screen, everything is formulated with something else to create a bigger picture.

This understanding is prevalent in many pieces by fa2, not failing to showcase the relationship we all share amongst one another.

Everything in this life is a projection of you.

Every opinion you raise is a projection of you.

If everything in this world is mirroring one another how can they come back again to become an art piece?

Fatou’s artworks are all mirrored projections of them, opinions of them, and collages of them— expressed through a multitude of mediums that will continue to grow with time.

[there is always space for you to see your own reality in their work. enjoy]

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Brooklyn Art Haus, 24 Marcy Ave, NY 11211— Group Exhibition “The History We Make

MARCH 2024

The Newark Museum of Art, 49 Washington Street Newark, NJ 07102 — Group Exhibition “Cross-Cultural Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 2023

SLA Art Space, 307 W 30th St, NY 10001— Solo Exhibition “Water Holds Memory

JANUARY 2023

Newark PorchFest, 29 Old Road Newark, NJ 07104— The Gallery at Sydenham House Group Show

SEPTEMBER 2022

Brooklyn Art Cave ,897 Broadway,Brooklyn, NY 11206 — Black Girl Fight Club Group Show

MAY 2022

Artfront Galleries,1180 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NY 07102 — Group Show

MARCH 2022

SVA Chelsea Gallery, 601 W 26th St, New York, NY 10001 — Black History Month “The Way We See Us” Art Exhibition

FEBRUARY 2022

Fable Jones Studios, 56 Bogart St Studio 118, Brooklyn, NY 11206— Solo Exhibition “Land of Dirt

NOVEMBER 2021

SVA Chelsea Gallery, 601 W 26th St, New York, NY 10001 — Art Exhibition “In and Out of Time”

OCTOBER 2021

Open Door Gallery Space, 27 Alta Place, Yonkers, New York, NY 10710 — Group Art Show

FEBRUARY 2021

Empty Space Art Gallery, Two Gateway Center, 2 Gateway Center, Newark, NJ 07102 — Group Art Show

MARCH 2019

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