Bienvenu, Prince`s Pine, 2022, Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 70 cm, Photo credit: LABA
Bienvenu Fotso's work is based on the representation of bark, plants and leaves, in order to put man in touch with nature. Through his compositions of skilfully superimposed floral forms, Bienvenu Fotso expresses the strength of a woman's joyful blossoming in an environment, particularly his own, that is not always conducive to expression.
Biography
Bienvenue Fotso is a Cameroonian artist who lives and works in Douala. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Douala in Cameroon. She trained in art in the workshops of the Futur'Art association, an artists' collective based in Douala, one of whose missions is to train and promote young visual artists. Comprising well-known artists such as William TEMGWA, Viking KANGA, Suzanne EPEA, Etienne MAURICE and many others, the collective recently organized the 2019 exhibition "Symbiose", marking the group's tenth anniversary, and which Bienvenu Fotso took part in at Galerie KADJI in Douala.
Bienvenue now has a dozen group and solo exhibitions, the most recent of which are Gender Matter in 2022 in Mbalmayo; Artu'Elles Interférences (2020) at the Annie Kadji Art GAllery; “Aujourd'hui" (Yaoundé 2019), a group show at the Musée National curated by Simon Njami ; A contemporary vision Act VIII (Yaoundé 2018) at the World Bank headquarters; and The place of human beings (Douala 2017), a group show at doual'art, as part of the fourth edition of the international public art triennial, SUD (Salon Urbain de Douala).