Dominique Zinkpè

Dominique Zinkpè

by | Apr 15, 2019

Zinkpè was born in Cotonou, the capital of Benin and is one of the most recognisable contemporary artists to emerge from Benin. Artistically, Zinkpè is just as atypical. His paintings have a very distinctive and instantly recognisable style, with bright colours,...
Julien Sinzogan

Julien Sinzogan

by | Sep 6, 2017

Julien Sinzogan was born in 1957 in Porto-Novo in the Republic of Benin. Having lived and worked in Paris, France for nearly thirty years, he has recently returned to Benin. Sinzogan began his career studying architecture at the Art School of Tashkent in Uzbekistan...
Leonce Raphael Agbodjélou

Leonce Raphael Agbodjélou

by | Aug 2, 2017

Leonce Raphael Agbodjélou was born in Porto-Novo, Benin. Agbodjélou is best known for his photographs of the people of Porto-Novo, as in his ongoing series, ‘Citizens of Porto-Novo’, which attempts to document and capture a generation in the transition...