Xavier Sayago
Le Motard, 2026
Recycling of found materials
35 cm H × 60 cm W × 25 cm D
(13 4/5 × 23 3/5 × 9 4/5 in)
(13 4/5 × 23 3/5 × 9 4/5 in)
Signed in plate
Xavier Sayago's artistic career spans exhibitions, residencies, sculpture projects and workshops across Africa and Europe. From his early presentations in Ouagadougou to international exhibitions and collaborations with OOA Gallery, his journey reflects a sustained engagement with contemporary African sculpture and recycled metal art.
For a curatorial overview of the artist’s practice, read the full biography.
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Exhibitions, Residencies & Artistic Projects
2026
- Urban Markets – OOA Gallery, Sitges, Spain
2025
- La Ferme de la Baillerie – Genappe, Belgium
2023
- Tinga Tinga Arts Cooperative – Galleri Magnifik, presented by Just Africa, Linköping, Sweden
2022
- Marché d'Art Contemporain – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2021
- Esprits, formes et objets – BISO Off, Ateliers Maaneere, organised by Agence Deneulin, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2020
- Wekré Eclosion – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2019
- Just Africa Gallery – Stockholm, Sweden
2018
- Mois Givré – Exhibition of recycled metal sculptures, Belfort, France
- Sitges Recicl'Art Festival – OOA Gallery, Sitges, Spain
2017
- Salon Zürcher – OOA Gallery, Paris, France
2016
- African Recycl'Art – OOA Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2015
- Just Africa Gallery – Stockholm, Sweden
- Amani Galerie d'Art – Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
- Square Lechten – Belfort, France
2014
- Salon d'Art Contemporain – Lille, France
- Festival ArtyRécup – Lyon, France (Third Prize, ArtyRécup Competition)
2013
- De la crasse à la classe – Setba Foundation & OOA Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
- ArtyRécup Art Competition – Lyon, France (Second Prize)
- Artistic workshop – Denmark
- Koolg Naaba de Saaba Association – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Collectif des Artistes Plasticiens, Maison du Peuple – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2012
- Just Africa Gallery – Stockholm, Sweden
- Artistic residency, Création à la Ferme de la Baillerie – Genappe, Belgium
- OOA Gallery, Hôtel Aneto – Benasque, Spain
- Artoude Gallery – Belfort, France
- Colores de África – Sociedad Municipal Zaragoza Cultural, Zaragoza, Spain
- Burkin'art – Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France
- Creation of a two-metre-high sculpture – Belfort, France
- Salle Franval – Arpajon, France
- Sculpture workshop – Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France
2009
- Centre Lukaré – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Centre Culturel Français – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Centre Culturel – Dourdan, France
- Burkin'art 1 – Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France
2008
- Gar'Art – Travelling exhibition, Burkina Faso
- Le Point du Jour – Verdelot, France
- Group exhibition – Niamey, Niger
- Espace Gambidi / CDC La Termitière – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2007
- Résidence Hôtelière La Palmeraie – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2006
- Dak'Art OFF – Embassy of Burkina Faso in Senegal, Dakar, Senegal
- Retour de Dak'Art – Nuance Gallery, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Alliance Française – Accra, Ghana
- Co-founding of Centre Lukaré – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2005
- Festival Laafi Bala – Chambéry, France
- Africalyon – Artistic workshop, Lyon, France
2004
- Centre Culturel Français – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Centre Culturel Français – Niamey, Niger
2003
- First international exhibition – Copenhagen
2002
- First exhibition at the Salon de la Créativité du SIAO – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2001
- Fondation Olorun – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2000
- Fondation Olorun – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
1998
- French Embassy – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
