Born in Chad and raised across France, Kenya, and the United States, Dina Nur Satti is a Brooklyn-based ceramic artist whose practice is deeply influenced by pre-colonial African societies and ritual traditions. Drawing from her Sudanese and Somali heritage, Satti's vessels are made using the ancient coiling technique—slow, meditative, and tactile—paying homage to the ceremonial use of clay across the African continent. Her Lotus Series, inspired by the Nubian deity Apademek, meditates on the lotus flower as a metaphor for transformation and rebirth. Her black-glazed and red clay vessels echo the tones of ancient Sudanese Kerma pottery, rendered with reverence and spiritual intention.
Satti’s work has been exhibited internationally at institutions such as the Triennale de Milano, 1-54 Art Fair (Marrakech, New York), and the Petrie Museum in London. She was selected as one of Architectural Digest Middle East’s AD100 Artists and Designers (2024, 2025), and has been profiled in Vogue, Whitewall, Interior Design, and Business of Home. She has completed residencies at Saint Heron and Palm Heights.