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1957
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Born in the Ivory Coast
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Lives and works in New York, NY
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L’École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
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2009 - 2010 |
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Hess Art Collection, International Contemporary Art at Glen Carlou, Paarl, South Africa (solo) |
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2009 |
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HERD THINNER, curated by David Hunt, Charest-Weinberg Gallery, Miami, FL |
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2008 - 2009 |
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Outlaw, Magazzino d’arte Moderna, Rome, Italy (solo) |
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2008 - 2009 |
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Galeria Leyendeker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canay Island, Spain (solo) |
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2008 - 2009 |
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Hess Art Collection, Paarl, South Africa (solo) |
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2007 |
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Mike Weiss Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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2006 |
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Ouattara Watts: Works on Paper, Mike Weiss Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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2006 |
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Intersections: Shifting Identity in Contemporary Art, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI |
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2006 |
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Realm of the Spirit, Mike Weiss Gallery, New York, NY |
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2006 |
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Body of Evidence, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC |
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2005 |
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Beijing Biennial, Beijing, China |
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2004 |
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Traces Everywhere, Tracy Williams, Ltd., New York, NY |
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2004 |
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Crossing Currents – The Synergy of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Ouattara Watts, Maggazino d.Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy (solo) |
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2004 |
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New Paintings, Tracy Williams, Ltd, New York, NY (solo) |
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2004 |
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The Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (solo) |
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2003 |
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Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy (solo) |
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2003 |
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New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY |
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2002 |
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Leo Koenig, New York, NY (solo) |
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2002 |
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Documenta 11, Kassel, Germany |
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2002 |
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Whitney Biennale, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY |
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2002 |
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The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa 1945-1994, PS.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, NY |
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2001 |
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Gorney Bravin & Lee, New York, NY |
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1999 |
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Magazzino d'Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy (solo) |
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1998 |
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Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, CO (solo) |
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1998 |
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Fukui Fine Arts Museum, Fukui, Japan |
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1997 |
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Setagaya Art Museum, Tokio, Japan |
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1997 |
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Chiba Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan |
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1996 |
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The Kemper Museum, Kansas City, MO (solo) |
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1995 |
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Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1995 |
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Group Exhibition, Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York, NY |
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1995 |
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Un Altre Pais, Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno, Las Palmas Fundacion "La Caixa,” Palma de Mallorca, La Virreina Expositiones, Barcelona |
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1994 |
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Museum of Contempory African Art, New York, NY |
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1994 |
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University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA (solo) |
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1993 |
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Galerie Boulakia, Paris, France (solo) |
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1993 |
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Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy |
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1992 |
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Other Drums: Visionary Works, Calvin Morris Gallery, New York, NY |
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1992 |
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Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1991 |
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Syncretism: The Art of the XX Century, The Alternative Museum, New York, NY |
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1991 |
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Social Sculpture, Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York, NY |
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1991 |
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African Explores: New and Renewed Forms in 20th Century Art, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York. Traveled to: University Art Museum, Berkeley; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; St Louis Art Museum; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte; The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C; The Center of Fine Arts, Miami; Ludwig Forum, Aachen; Antoni Tapies Fundacio, Barcelona; Espace Lyonnais d'Art Contemporain, Lyons; Tate Gallery, Liverpool |
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1990 |
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It Must Give Pleasure, Erotic Perceptions, curated by Tracy Williams, Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York, NY |
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1990 |
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Images of Death in Contempory Art, Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI |
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1990 |
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Galerie Boulakia, Paris, France (solo) |
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1990 |
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Akira Ikeda Gallery, Nagoya, Japan (solo) |
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1990 |
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Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1990 |
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It Must Give Pleasure Erotic Perceptions, Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, NYC |
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1990 |
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Images of Death in Contemporary Art, Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI |
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1989 |
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Marilyn Butler Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo) |
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1989 |
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Vrej Baghoomian, New York, NY (solo) |
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1988 |
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Summer Exhibition, Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York, NY |
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1986 |
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Galerie Georges Lavrov, Paris, France |
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1986 |
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Centre Culturel de La Rochelle, La Rochelle, France (solo) |
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1985 |
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Musee National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Oceanie, Paris, France |
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2004 |
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Barbara Thompson: Crossing Currents: The Synergy of Jean-Michael Basquiat and Ouattara Watts, Hood Museum of Art, New Hampshire |
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1999 |
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Ouattara Watts in Rome, Magazzino D’Arte Moderna, exhibition catalogue, Rome |
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1990 |
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Frederick Ted Castle: Ouattara, exhibition catalogue, Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York |
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1990 |
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Gerard Barriere: Ouattara, exhibition catalogue, Galerie Boulakia, Paris |
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1989 |
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Ben Michel Warren: Ouattara, Art Random, Kyoto Shoin, Kyoto |
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