Diabou (b. Senegal) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores identity, memory, and belonging through the lens of Senegal’s history and its ongoing resonance in the present. Through the fusion of traditional African motifs and contemporary techniques, she draws on moments of resistance, independence, and cultural renewal in Senegal’s past, transforming them into visual narratives that honor what was preserved and question what was lost. Diabou has exhibited widely in solo and group shows, across New York State and was honorably mentioned by the International Sculpture Center for the 2025 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. She has also earned her BFA in Art and Design from Alfred University.
2025* MFA Candidate, Sculpture + Extended Media, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2021-25 BFA Candidate, School of Art and Design, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2024 Blue tales, Robert C. Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
2023 A ticket to Senegal: where one feels at home, Robert C. Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
2025 Threads of Identity, Lox'O Collection, SoHo, New York
2025 Uzuri Gala, Concordia, Montreal, Canada
2025 Threads of Her Story: Black Women in Art, Artist and Curator, Robert C.Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
2024 L'appel du vide: Call of the void, Robert C.Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
2024 AU Summer Intern Show, Robert C.Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
2023-2024 SUNY Systems Art Exhibition, H. Carl McCall Building, Albany, NY
2022 Disruption Colorized, Idea Lab, Alfred, NY
2026 Cité Internationale des Arts Residency (May-June)
2025 Honorable mention for The International Sculpture Center, 2025 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Aaward
2025 The Helena F. Lumia'13 Award, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2025 Nomination for The National Association of Women Artists Membership
2025 Nomination for The International Sculpture Center, 2025 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award
2024 APEX Grant Aaward, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2021 Merit Scholarship, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond,VA
Alfred University Art and Design D.P.P., Alfred, New York
Alfred University McMahon Engineering Building, Alfred, New York
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred, New York
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred, NY
Division of Printmaking and Painting, School of Art and Design, Alfred University Alfred, NY
"Marché Colobane", published in The Alphadelphian Magazine Issue 10 (front & back cover of magazine)
"Alfred Ceramic Art Museum awards Ackerman Internship to SOAD student Diabou Hubbard."Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University News