Ananias Leki Dago

Ananias Leki Dago (born 2 November 1970) is an Ivorian photographer.

Biography Ananias Leki Dago is a graduate of the Institut National Supérieur de l'Action et de l'Animation Culturelle in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2001, he served as the Official Photographer for the Marché des arts et du spectacle africains (MASA), based in Abidjan.

His photographs have been exhibited in museums and cultural spaces such as the Centre Pompidou and the Musée de l’Histoire de l'Immigration in Paris, France; Fondation Donwahi in Abidjan; the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sweden; the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the Biennale of Contemporary African Art (Dak'Art) in Dakar, Senegal, and are part of the permanent collections of institutions such as the Fundació Vila Casas in Barcelona, Spain; the Fondation Sindika Dokolo in Luanda, Angola; the Harlem Studio Museum in New York, New York; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Musée du Quai Branly and the Galeries Photo Fnac in Paris, France, as well as various international private collections.

Founder of the first international photography festival in Abidjan, Les Rencontres du Sud, He has also served as a photographer in residence for established artistic programs in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean.