Manasa Mussa
Manasa Mussa
Artist
Mansa K. Mussa is a visual artist, arts educator, curator, and arts consultant. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he’s been capturing “the unfolding of human events” in the United States, the Caribbean, Africa, Central America, and Europe for the last forty-nine years through his camera. He’s especially known for his work documenting live dance and music performers in action, including many performances at the Salem Roadhouse Cafe. Mansa has a deep connection to Union County. He’s been an arts educator at the Visual Art Center in Summit and the Union County Teen Arts Festival for the last fifteen years and his collages will be featured in a solo exhibit called A Collage of Memories/In 3 Dimensions, at the Springfield Free Public Library Monday, November 2, thru Wednesday December 30,2026.
His photographs and collages have been exhibited in numerous local and international solo and group exhibitions and published in several books, including the landmark “Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present.“
YEMOJA (Digital Photograph) 24×30 $600.00
MERIDIAN MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE ON CANVAS. 30×40 $1,500.00
REVELATIONS/AILEY CAMP NEWARK. (Digital Photograph on canvas) 20×30 $350.00
THE CREATIVE IMPULSE. (Photo Montage) 30×40 $800.00
