Younousse Sèye

Younousse Sèye
Born1940 (age 85–86)
Saint-Louis, Senegal
OccupationsActress, visual artist
Known formixed-media works
Notable workMandabi

Younousse Sèye (born 1940) is a Senegalese artist, poet, and actress. Considered Senegal's first woman painter, she is best known for her mixed-media works incorporating cowrie shells. Having no formal training in either visual art or acting, she achieved success in the post-independence Dakar art scene and appeared in several major films by the Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène.

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