Mederic TURAY Ivory Coast, b. 1979 – Works from €6,000 – €26,000

Médéric Turay is an Ivorian contemporary artist, born in 1979 in Abidjan, whose mixed-media paintings and sculptural surfaces explore memory, resistance, ancestral traces, contemporary totems and symbolic transformation.

For a fuller introduction to his artistic practice, read Médéric Turay’s artist biography.

 

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SOLO SHOWS

2025
– The Talking Totems - Khalid Fine Arts – Marrakech, Morocco
– Eidos – Rarares Gallery – Dubai, UAE

2024
– Visions unveiled – Triumph Gallery – Moscow, Russia
– Sing me a story – Fondation Donwahi – Abidjan, Ivory Coast

2023
– Inspirational Dreams – OOA GALLERY – Barcelona, Spain

2019
– Atlas of a Shaman Aedo – Giovanni Bonelli – Milan, Italy
– Itinerary of a Story Teller – Galerie des Bains – Geneva, Switzerland

2018
– African Dandy – OOA GALLERY – Barcelona, Spain

2017
– Chelsea Football Club for Nike – London, UK
– African Dreamer - Galerie 38 – Casablanca, Morocco

2016
– Collaboration with Donwahi Foundation and Abidjan Airport for the VIP Salon -
Abidjan, Ivory Coast

2015
– Unlimited Morocco - BCK Gallery – Marrakech, Morocco
– Afric’Art is Beautiful - Cherkaoui Foundation – Tanger, Morocco

2014
– Liberation unmasked - Sulger Buel Lovell Gallery – London, UK
– Traces of Humanity – OOA GALLERY – Barcelona, Spain

2013
– Centre Culturel Français - Abidjan, Ivory Coast

2012
– Art and integration in Africa with Sea Plaza – Dakar, Senegal

2010
– Je viens de là - Cergy-Pontoise, France

2009
– La Croix Rouge – Abidjan, Ivory Coast

2006
– “Miroir” – Hotel Sofitel – Abidjan, Ivory Coast

2001
– Galerie Art Pluriel – Abidjan, Ivory Coast

1999
– L’Enfance - Embassy of Italy – Abidjan, Ivory Coast
– Art Gallery “Art’Essence“ – Abidjan, Ivory Coast

 

GROUP SHOWS

2026
– Textile & Ceramics – OOA GALLERY – Barcelona, Spain
– Afropop – AOCA – San Francisco, USA

2025
– Africa Cup of Nations - Khalid Fine Arts – Marrakech, Morocco

2024
– Nostalgie du Futur – Lis10 Gallery – Dakar, Senegal
– The Eight Continent – Windsor Gallery – Lagos, Nigeria

2022-2023
– Topologies du bonheur – Le Mikado – Annecy, France

2022
– Éclosion mémorielle – Marrakech, Morocco
– Africa Rises in Fall – OOA GALLERY – London, UK

2021
– West Bund Art Fair – Bloom Galerie & HDM Gallery – Beijing, China

2020
– Prête-moi ton Rêve – Abidjan, Ivory Coast

2019
– Vision Art Festival – Crans-Montana, Switzerland
– Enfants Soldat – Drouot – Paris, France

2017
– Murcia Street Art Project – OOA GALLERY - Murcia Museum – Murcia, Spain

2015
– Abidjan ArtFestival ( AAA) - Fondation Donwahi - Abidjan, Ivory Coast
– N2N Gallery - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
– Six Artists One Africa - Chelsea Gallery, London, UK
– Galerie Zandi – Berlin, Germany
– Africa plural – OOA GALLERY – Barcelona, Spain

2014
– Selection by “Saatchi Gallery” – London, UK
– Jack Bell Gallery Art prize – London, UK

2011
– Arkadi - Centre Culturel Français – Abidjan, Ivory Coast
– City of Hall – Abidjan, Ivory Coast
– ART from Africa - Guishard Solution - Washington DC, USA

2009
– Sifcom – Abidjan, Ivory Coast

 

Art Fairs, Festivals, Auctions & Murals

2026
– AKAA – OOA GALLERY – Paris, France
– Investec Cape Town Art Fair – OOA GALLERY – Cape Town, South Africa

2025
– Festival du Livre – Khalid Fine Arts Gallery – Marrakech, Morocco
– Expo Chicago – The Melrose Gallery – Chicago, USA

2024
– Dubai Art Week – Rarares Gallery – Dubai, UAE

– Modern Art Fair Paris – Rarares Gallery – Paris, France
– Art Central Hong Kong Art Fair – Rarares Gallery – Hong Kong
– Investec Cape Town Art Fair – Lis10 Gallery – Cape Town, South Africa
2023
– Volta New York – OOA GALLERY – New York, USA
– Art Madrid – OOA GALLERY – Madrid, Spain
2021
– West Bund Art Fair – Bloom Galerie & HDM Gallery – Beijing, China

2020
– Art Miami – Florida, USA
2019
– Urban Art Fair – Paris, France
– Verona Art Fair – Verona, Italy

2017
– ARTX Lagos – OOA GALLERY - Lagos, Nigeria
– AKAA – Paris, France
– A.M.R.E.F Auction - New York, USA
– Murcia Street Art Project – Murcia Museum – Murcia, Spain

– Mural Museum Mohamed 6 – Casablanca, Morocco

– “Afrique en capital” – Rabat, Morocco

– Commissioned Tramway – Rabat, Morocco
– Commissioned train wagon ONCF

2016
– Marrakech biennale – Marrakech, Morocco

– A.M.R.E.F. Auction - New York, USA

– International Contemporary Art Fair Lyon Art3F – Lyon, France

2015
– International Contemporary Art Fair Mulhouse Art3F – Mulhouse, France

– International Contemporary Art Fair Paris Art3F – Paris, France

– International Contemporary Art Fair Bordeaux Art3F – Bordeaux, France

– International Contemporary Art Fair Nice Art3F – Nice, France

– Commissioned work for Nike, and Chelsea soccer – London, UK

2014
– Commissioned Mural – OOA GALLERY - Sitges, Spain

2013
– Auction Sales  “ Fondation Eboué Emanuel “ – Abidjan, Ivory Coast

– Auction sales for the  “Fondation Didier Drogba”

– Auction sales “ONG grand coeur Yaya Touré”

– Auction sales “Save the  Children” in collaboration with Moët  & Chandon

 

EDUCATION

– 2005 – Atelier International – Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Paris, France

– 2003 – Académie des Beaux-Arts – INSAAC - Abidjan, Ivory Coast

– 2001 – Centre Technique des Arts Appliqués de Bingerville - Abidjan, Ivory Coast

– 1999 – Centre Technique des Arts Appliqués de Bingerville (CTAA)

 

ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES

– 2023 – OOA GALLERY – Barcelona, Spain 

– 2017 – Galerie 38 – Casablanca, Morocco

– 2015 – Villa de France – Tanger, Morocco
– 2015 – Fondation Donwahi – Abidjan, Ivory Coast
– 2015 – Caravan Serai – Marrakech, Morocco
– 2015 – Matisse room - Villa de France – Tanger, Morocco

 

Private and Institutional Collections

– Charles Saatchi – London, UK

– Ethan Cohen - New York, USA
– S.M. Le Roi du Maroc Mohamed VI, Museum Mohamed VI
– Cécilia Sarkozy – Paris, France
– Richard Attias - France
– Didier Drogba Foundation – Abidjan, Ivory Coast
– Fondation Donwahi – Abidjan, Ivory Coast
– Francisco Hernandez – Murcia Street Art Project – Murcia, Spain
– Kyo Noir Collection - Italy
– Dubai Private Collection - Dubai
– Fondation Banque Populaire – Morocco
– Collection Niarchos – Switzerland

– Collection Philippe Gellman – France
– Collection Roberto Garmar – Germany