CCH Pounder's Top Picks from African Galleries Now 2023

CCH Pounder has been extensively involved with the arts as a patron, collector, gallery owner and museum founder. Originally from Georgetown, Guyana, Pounder’s collection consists of Caribbean and African artists and artists of the African Diaspora. Her collection is heavily concentrated in the area of Contemporary Art but also includes traditional African sculptures.

In 1993 Pounder and her husband, the late Boubacar Koné, founded and built the Musée Boribana, the first privately owned contemporary museum in Dakar, Senegal, which they gifted to that nation in 2014. Pounder’s personal collection contains over 500 works of art, many of which have been exhibited in museums in the USA and UK.

Below, discover CCH Pounder's highlights from African Galleries Now 2023.