# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/viye-diba
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:19:33.189Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/viye-diba"
name: "Viyé Diba"
slug: "viye-diba"
description: "Viyé Diba is a Senegalese mixed-media, installation, and performance artist. He is known for using found, local, raw, and recycled materials in his work, reflecting his interest in environmental themes. Diba's work has been included in several international exhibitions, including Dak’Art, Johannesburg Biennale, and Biennale d’Abidjan, and was featured in a solo exhibition at the National Gallery in Dakar, Senegal. His work can be seen at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, and the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C."
tagline: "Senegalese painter"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Viy%C3%A9_DIBA.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1954-12-31"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           36.71
  momentum:             3.529411764705884
  historical:           5.269150666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viy%C3%A9_Diba"
    title: "Viyé Diba"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viy%C3%A9_Diba"
    title: "Viyé Diba"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viy%C3%A9_Diba"
    title: "Viyé Diba"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viy%C3%A9_Diba"
    title: "Viyé Diba"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viy%C3%A9_Diba"
    title: "Viyé Diba"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viy%C3%A9_Diba"
    title: "Viyé Diba"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3561678"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump