Founded in 1996 by Aissa Dione, Galerie Atiss Dakar has gained a reputation for spotting and incubating raw artistic talent from West Africa,
often presenting artists for the first time to an international audience on platforms such as Dak’Art Biennial of Contemporary Art where the gallery has been presenting to every Dak‚ÄôArt Biennial since its inception.

In the proceeding years, the Gallery has gained a reputation for spotting and incubating raw artistic talent from West Africa, often presenting such artists for the first time to an international audience.
This includes names such as Serigne Mbaye Camara, Camara Gueye and artists from further afield in West Africa such as Jems Robert Koko Bi, Sokey Edorh and others who have gone on to achieve international acclaim.

Its exhibitions contribute to the promotion of artists from Africa, indeed the gallery has become a well-known OFF space during the Biennale of Art in Dakar, Senegal.