Maïmouna Guerresi (b. 1951, Vicenza, Italy) is a multimedia artist whose practice spans photography, sculpture, video, and installation. Her work investigates the spiritual dimensions of humanity, offering an intimate perspective on mystical experience. Through fluid narratives, her creations transcend psychological, cultural, and political boundaries, emphasizing connection, community, and the sacred nature of the human experience. Her works often transform figures and spaces into symbolic realms, revealing profound insights about the soul and collective identity.

Guerresi has exhibited widely across Europe, Africa, the U.S., Asia, and the Middle East.

Notably, her work has been featured at the Venice Biennale (1982, 1986) and Documenta 8 (1987), as well as in major institutions like the National Museum of Bamako, Kiasma Museum in Helsinki, I.M.A. in Paris, New Orleans Museum of Art, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Bahrain National Museum, Sharjah Art Museum, Wereld Museum, C/O Berlin Foundation, the 13th Cairo Biennale, The Lagos Photo Festival, LOBA Leica Oskar Barnack Award, Shanghai Center of Photography, Gallery Gongbech, and Kyotographie, among others.

She has collaborated with several prestigious museums, including the Royal Ontario Museum, Aga Khan Museum, Fotografiska Museum Shanghai, and Tate Modern in London.

Her works are part of prestigious collections around the world, such as the LACMA in Los Angeles, Boghossian Foundation, Palazzo Forti in Verona, MIA in Minneapolis, Museum of African, Contemporary Art Al Maaden, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.

For over two decades, Guerresi has focused on empowering women and fostering intercultural dialogue, celebrating the shared spiritual and human connections that transcend borders.

She is represented by Mariane Ibrahim Gallery (Chicago, Paris, Mexico City) and Matèria (Rome).