At OOA Gallery, we are delighted to celebrate our artist Méné on the opening of his solo exhibition “From Ancestral Traces to Contemporary Visions — The Art of Méné” at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center in Washington, D.C.
Our warmest congratulations go not only to Méné, but also to African Art Beats for their outstanding curation and to the American University Museum for hosting such an important project. This exhibition highlights the dialogue between ancestral traditions and contemporary creativity, offering audiences in the U.S. a rare opportunity to engage with the richness and depth of African-inspired contemporary art.
It is a true honor for OOA Gallery to represent an artist like Méné, whose practice transcends borders, evokes collective memory, and speaks to our shared humanity. His work resonates across cultures and generations, making this exhibition a landmark moment in his artistic journey.
The exhibition will be on view until December 7, 2025. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to everyone involved in bringing this remarkable achievement to life!
Organized in partnership with African Art Beats, Washington, DC, this is the first solo museum exhibition of Ivorian artist Ange Martial Méné (b. 1977, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) in the US. Known simply as Méné, the artist brings a deeply personal and spiritually resonant body of acrylic paintings to Washington, DC—works that bridge prehistoric rock art with a luminous, modern visual language.
