CV

-         born 1979 in Bamako Mali

-        self-taught artist

-        ives and works in Innichen

-        Education 1999-2001 Institut de Gestion Appliquée (ISGA) Lafiabougou, Bamako 1998

-        Diplôme d’étude Fondamentale (D.E.F), École fondamentale de Sebenikoro, Bamako (Mali)

-        Artist Residency: April -November 2019, S27-Kunst und Bildung, Berlin 

Solo Exhibitions

-        2019 Bewegungen der Stille S27-Kunst und Bildung, Berlin

-        2018 La relatività Galerie Raum3000 Brunico, Italy

-        2017 Adama Keita Residence Rainer, Sesto, Italy

Selected Group Exhibitions

-        2022 Artimmersion 14 sala espositiva del comune di Laives (BZ) Italy

-        2021 50x50x50 Art Südtirol, Festung Franzensfeste (BZ) Italy,

-        2019 7 mal 2 Artist Talk Ulme 35, Berlin

-         2019 Equilibri di memorie Ipso Arts Gallery, Perugia, Italy

-        2019 Freiräume 50x50x50 Art Südtirol, Festung Franzensfeste (BZ), Italy

-        2019 Artimmersion 11 La Costa Seit, Laives (BZ), Italy

-        2019 Le forme della memoria Sala espositiva di Laives (BZ), Italy

-        2018 Kunst in Kasseien (Mechelen), Belgium

-        2018 The shape of the memoria Sala espositiva di palazzo Anselmi Viterbo, Italy

-        2017 La materia dell'arte Teatro S. Giacomo, Laives (BZ), Italy

-        2017 Alla conquista di nuovi territori 50x50x50 Art Südtirol, Franzensfeste (BZ), Italy

-        2007 Fête de l’artisanat et du tourisme du Mali à Paris, Bourse du travail de Paris, France

Beyond the Visible

Adama Keita’s works open a space of experience in which perception, materiality, and spirituality converge. They extend beyond the immediately visible, pointing toward a reality where space, time, and matter become carriers of memory, energy, and presence.

Drawing on philosophical and spiritual traditions of West Africa, in which the visible and the invisible are understood as inseparable, Keita develops a contemporary visual language of remarkable openness. Color, form, and texture become vehicles for an inner reality that resists fixed interpretation, inviting a contemplative mode of seeing.

In an age marked by visual overload and constant acceleration, Keita embraces stillness, slowness, and focused perception. His works unfold through sustained engagement, inviting viewers to experience beauty not merely as an aesthetic quality but as an inner state of awareness.

“From my perspective, the soul is present in every reality. Art allows me to make the invisible visible. Colors and forms awaken living energies within me, becoming expressions of my emotions and my soul. My work is an ongoing process of exploration and growth.”

— Adama Keita