The Founder
Daffa Konate
Daffa Konate is an independent curator and cultural consultant whose practice spans exhibition design, gallery management, interior art curation, and events production. She founded Art Kelen to build a platform worthy of African contemporary art — one that serves both artists and collectors without compromise.
Working across Paris, Dakar, Lagos, and internationally, Daffa curates physical and virtual exhibitions, advises galleries on programming strategy, and places art in residential and commercial interiors for clients who understand that art is a form of commitment.
She conducts her practice in French and English and works across disciplines — from the intimate (a single collector's home) to the institutional (multi-year gallery programming consultancies).
