AM LY

ALIOU BOLY, also known as AM LY, is a self-taught artist. He became interested in art at an early age and started painting after attending the workshop of his father Amadou Dédé Ly at the Artists Village in Dakar. His art career has been greatly influenced by Baba Ly and his father, Dédé Ly. His work leaves very little chance for the observer to be untouched. His way of contrasting the depth and softness of horizons, with volume and intensity of prominent characters, immediately immerses the viewer’s spirit in the magic of the African continent. He participated in the Dakar Women's Group Art Show and the Dakar Biennale in 2014. He lives and works at the Art Village in Dakar.

He participated in the exhibitions of the Dakar Women's Group and the Biennale de Dakar Off in 2014, then in 2022, at the Saint Louis Jazz Festival and in a permanent exhibition at the Léopold Sedar Senghor Gallery of the Village des Arts de Dakar where he has his workshop.