Kani Sissoko
Mali, 1988
Person TypeIndividual
United States of America (USA), 1918 - 2000
BiographyPhotographer Kani Sissoko is a graduate of the National Institute of the Arts of Bamako, Mali. Having first discovered the art of photography during an internship at the National Museum of Mali where she documented the collection, she subsequently worked in documentary photography with several international NGOs focusing on the role of women in society beginning to exhibit her work in 2015. Today, winner of numerous professional awards and educator in photography and journalism, Kani challenges the clichés about women both through her career achievements and the subjects she engages with.