Patrick Musombwa
Painter | DR Congo / France
Musombwa's colourful, expressionist paintings and collages with layered textures exploit the themes of man’s life and walk represented by deformed bodies and faces. In his surrealist works he fuses influences of Edvard Munch with 3D effects and abstract elements.⠀
Portrait
Patrick Musombwa, born in Kinshasa 1988, graduated from the academy of fine arts in Kinshasa in 2009 with further artistic residencies and workshops in DR Congo and France, resides and works in France as young emerging artist.
Musombwa early on turned to nonfigurative art with a particular emphasis on colors, which he considers as the main carriers of emotions depicting his often deconstructed forms. His colorful, expressionist paintings and collages with layered textures exploit the themes of man’s life and walk represented by deformed bodies and faces. In his surrealist works he fuses influences of Edvard Munch with 3D effects and abstract elements.
Musombwa started being recognized in exhibitions early on during his fine art studies in Kinshasa and quickly found his way to the international market. He has been exhibiting mainly in French speaking territories like DR Congo, Belgium and France but recently exhibited in the Netherlands. He is scheduled to be represented on several international art fairs across Europe.
Patrick Musombwa, born in Kinshasa 1988, graduated from the academy of fine arts in Kinshasa in 2009 with further artistic residencies and workshops in DR Congo and France, resides and works in France as young emerging artist.
Musombwa early on turned to nonfigurative art with a particular emphasis on colors, which he considers as the main carriers of emotions depicting his often deconstructed forms. His colorful, expressionist paintings and collages with layered textures exploit the themes of man’s life and walk represented by deformed bodies and faces. In his surrealist works he fuses influences of Edvard Munch with 3D effects and abstract elements.
Musombwa started being recognized in exhibitions early on during his fine art studies in Kinshasa and quickly found his way to the international market. He has been exhibiting mainly in French speaking territories like DR Congo, Belgium and France but recently exhibited in the Netherlands. He is scheduled to be represented on several international art fairs across Europe.
Works
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Credentials
2024
- Hello 2024!, OpenArtExchange, Schiedam (Rotterdam), Netherlands
2022
- The Lightness of Being, OpenArtExchange, Schiedam (Rotterdam), Netherlands
- First Art Fair, Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, Netherlands, represented by OpenArtExchange
2020
- Africa Now, OpenArtExchange, Schiedam (Rotterdam), Netherlands
- Mail Art International, Lieu d’Europe, Strasbourg, France
2019
- Palais Universitaire de Strasbourg, Galerie Guerilla, France
2018
- Festival Arsenik, Strasbourg, France
2017
- Symphonie des Arts de Kinshasa, R.D.Congo
2016
Galerie Art de course Strasbourg,France
2013
- Symphonie des Arts de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo
2012
- 14ème Sommet international de la Francophonie, Kinshasa, DR Congo
- Galerie Monde de Flamboyant, Kinshasa, DR Congo
- Galerie Espace Improbable, Paris, France
- Tag Galerie, Bruxelles, Belgium
- Business art 4ème édition, Salon Pierre Cardin, Paris, France
2011
- Congo terre d’artistes 2ème édition, Résidence de
l’Ambassadeur de France à Kinshasa, DR Congo - Evolution, 6ème Sens, Kinshasa, DR Congo
2010
- Cinquantenaire de l’Indépendance de la DR Congo, Hotel Sulutan
- Walonie Bruxelles Dimension Plurielles 2ème édition, Kinshasa, DR Congo
2009
- Galerie de l’Académie des Beaux Arts de Kinshasa, DR Congo
- Walonie Bruxelles Dimension Plurielles 1èr édition, Kinshasa, DR Congo
2008
- Club le Basilic avec l’Atelier LOBOKO, Musée National de Kinshasa, DR Congo
2020
- Hors cadre, workshop design, Palais universitaire, Strasbourg, France
2014
- Atelier résidence peinture Semencerie, Strasbourg, France
2013
- Atelier résidence peinture, Pôle associatif VOLTAIRE, Amiens, France
2009
- Stage dans l’atelier de peinture chez l’artiste KITOKO, Kinshasa, DR Congo
2020
- En formation en Arts visuels, option Design, UFR des arts Strasbourg, France
- Diplôme DU Disrupt 4.0, Transformation Numérique, Université de Strasbourg
2009
- Diplôme de graduat (bac+3) en Art plastiques, option Peinture, l’Académie des Beaux-Arts de Kinshasa, DR Congo
2006
- Diplôme d’état (bac) en art plastiques, l’Institut des Beaux-Arts, Kinshasa, DR Congo
Certificates
- Initiez-vous à la gestion de projet agile, OpenClassrooms
- Découvrez les bases de la gestion de projet, OpenClassrooms, IESA Multimedia, Paris, France
- Gérez votre projet informatique facilement, OpenClassrooms
- Initiez-vous au Design Thinking, OpenClassrooms
- Développez votre projet innovant, OpenClassrooms, École polytechnique Paris, France
2024
- Hello 2024!, OpenArtExchange, Schiedam (Rotterdam), Netherlands
2022
- The Lightness of Being, OpenArtExchange, Schiedam (Rotterdam), Netherlands
2020
- Africa Now, OpenArtExchange, Schiedam (Rotterdam), Netherlands