Delphine Fawundu

Adama Delphine Fawundu
Born1971
NationalityAmerican, Sierra Leonean
EducationStony Brook University - BA., Columbia University - MFA.
Known forPhotography, Interdisciplinarity
SpouseHoward Buford

Adama Delphine Fawundu (born 1971)[1] Adama Delphine Fawundu is an artist born in Brooklyn, NY the ancestral space of the Lenni-Lanape. She is a descendant of the Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi peoples. Her multi-sensory artistic language centers around themes of indigenization and ancestral memory. Fawundu co-published the critically acclaimed book MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora with photographer Laylah Amatullah Barrayn. [2] – MFON is a book featuring the diverse works of women and non-binary photographers of African descent. Her works have been presented in numerous exhibitions worldwide. She is a Professor of Visual Arts at Columbia University.

  1. ^ "Patiently Waiting: Delphine Fawundu-Buford". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Barrayan, Laylah Amatullah; Fawundu, Adama Delphine (2017). MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora. Eye & I Incorporated.