Artist Painter / Democratic Republic of Congo

Email: danielkambere@hotmail.com

Tel.: + 243 998 38 66 69

www.sankarankagallery.com

www.stichting-ijayo.nl

Daniel Kambere was born on the 11 September 1964 in Oicha, near Beni,      
in what was then Zaire. He attended his primary school and
part of his secondary school in Oicha and Beni, and also completed
his humanitarian studies there.
In 1986-1989 he completed his higher education in Plastic Arts
at the painting department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kinshasa.

Professional activities

1980 - 1986       Before attending the Academy of Fine Art, Kambere realized approximately one hundred popular works (paintings) on the subject of the education of the peasant (e.g. struggle against poaching; struggle against alcoholism in Kivu).

1991-present     He is a member of the Congolese Association of Plastic Artists.

1991-present     He is a member of the “ATELIERS BOTEMBE”, a group of artists classified

among the innovators of Contemporary Congolese Art. In this group Kambere holds the task of Exhibition Superintendent.

1997                 He is appointed responsible for practical works at the Painting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kinshasa.

1999                 He carries out four important wall paintings in his native province Kivu:

In the church of Lukanga: Les mains de Dieu (God’s hands, 5x5m)                                 

In the cinema hall of Muhanga (WAIBRAHIMU plan): Tous (Everybody), Paix-Unité (Peace-Unity, 2.5x1.8m), Crucification (Cruicifixion, 2.5x1.8m)

1991- 2007        He takes part in numerous cultural events in Congo and abroad (e.g. Brazaville, Equatorial Guinea, Uganda, China, Senegal, France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, U.S.A. [New York, Washington D.C., Maryland, Rhode Island, Vermont).

 Inspiration:

Kambere draws his inspiration from black African art, from daily life (topicality) and from contemporary art in general. In the last years he has also turned his attention to the material assembly technique, and works on elaborating a particular pictorial grammar: the proper use of soft and hard materials, like canvas, sheets, wood, paper, metals, etc. This aim originates from his anxiety to ‘reconcile man with himself’ for the reconstruction of a world based on human values.

Ambitions:

Kambere’s ambitions are working, exhibiting and traveling, as well as sharing experiences with people from other cultures around the world. Traveling teaches a lot. Kambere acknowledges having learned very much during the Biennials of Brazzaville 1994 and Dakar 1996, where he had the opportunity to meet and exhibit with renowned African artists such as Ousman Sow, Fode Kamara, Vive Diba, Iba Nd’yaye, Mustapha Dime, Amadou Sow, Papa Ibra Tall (Senegal), Glover (Ghana), Abdoulaye Konate (Mali), Kra Ng’uessan (Ivory Coast), Zerium (Ethiopia), Mohamed Kacimi (Morocco), Pascal Martine Tayou (Cameroon), and Georges Mb’ourdu (Gabon)…

Reviews:

“…among many painters, it is now necessary to count on some young academicians, including KAMBERE, a revelation of the 90s …the reading of his paintings doesn’t come to an end at first sight, when lines go on in succession, the red, yellow and blue colours …build up highly significant aggregations and carry the reader into the beyond through the way of Africanism, in which everything is sign and symbol”

-Professor Joseph IBONGO, Art critic and Museologue and General Director of Museum, D.R. Congo-

Bibliography:

·          Catalogues: 4th and 5th Biennials of CICIBA: Contemporary Bantu Art, 1991,

           1994, Libreville, Gabon

·          Catalogue: Biennial of Dakar, 1996, Paris, France.

·          Magazine: “CIMAISE”, special issue June 1996, Paris, France.

·          Contemporary African Art Guide, 2nd edition with AFRICA EN CREATION,

            Paris, France (see Mission of Cooperation and Cultural Action).

·          “Revue Noire”, “Arts & Culture”, November 1996, 11th season No 3, Bruxelles, Belgium.

·          “Magazine Culturel”, Saturday June 29th 1996, Geneve, Swisse.

·          Catalogue: “Terre du Zaire courants rive gauche”.

·          Congolese Plastic Arts Guide, Cultural service of the French Embassy in

            Kinshasa1997.

·          Magazine “France Zaire”, February/March 1997, Kinshasa                                            

COLLECTIVES EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
1991 : IV Biennale du CICIBA guinée equatorial
1992 : Musée de Kinshasa: Analogie : Les Masques avec le Centre WaLLonie-BruxeHes de Kinshasa
1994 : V Biennale du CICIBA / Brazzavifle (Art Bantou Contemporain)
1995 : Centre Culturel Français/Kinshasa
1995 : Centre Wllonie /Bruxefles/ Kinshasa
1996; Biennale de Dakar DAK’ART 96/ Sénégal
1996: Centre Waflonie Bruxelles Paris (Francophonie métissée)/France
1996: Beijing-Chine Populaire (Peinture Congolaise Contem porai ne)
1996: La Mediatine/Wolluw, St Lambert/Belgique Terre du Zaire Courants Rive-Gaucho
1997 : Salle St Georges Liege/Belgique
1997 : Chambre de Commerce FrancoCongolaisede Kinshasa
1998 : Ambassade Britannique/Kinshasa
1998: Hotel Memling “Art et Paix”
1999: Point de Repère /Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique
1999 : Tulifanya-Gallery - Kampala/Uganda
2000 : Tulifanya-Gallery - Kampala/Uganda
2000; Ambassade de France, Kampala/Uganda
2001 : Quai/Antoine I /Afrika SanalMonaco
2001 : Tiilifanya-Ga!lery - Kampala/Uganda
2001: Cornune di Padova: Arte come Mediazzione Italia
2002 : Musée de L‘Art ContemporainlUniversitë Libre de Bruxelles

            ( Influences des Symboles Africains sur l’art contemporain)
2002 : Foyer Culturel de Wanze,/Belgique
2003 : Alliance Francaise de Kampala!Ugandal(Journëe de a Francophonte)
2003 : Galeries de Halls/Louvain-la-Neuve/Belgique
2003 : Malone-Namur/Belgique
2003 : UrsulaKapel, Voogdijstraat 24te Roermond/Netherland (Qecumenische Viering
door 1 Maondiale Werkgroep Van de Jonge kerk en Stiching Ijayo)
2003 : Ambassade de L’Italie (résidence)-Kinshasa
2004: Place Bellecour/Lyon-France: Semaine de Ia Solidarité Internationale
2004 : Centre Culturel de Ia Vie Associative CCO-Villeurbanne/France (Semaine
Africaine)
2004: Boshotel Teviodrop/Moderne Afri kaanse Schi Iderku nst/Netherland
2004; Galerie En Plein Air / Arte Contamporanea”Confugurazione”/Pinerolo (TO)Italia
2004: Foire Africaine de Quetigny (Dijon) France
2004 : Ambassade de ‘Italie (Residence) - Kinshasa
2004: Stadsbibliotheek / Roermond — Netherland
2005 ; Harmonezaal (Melick music hall) Netherland

2005: Hotel Memling / Projet Centre Wallonie – Bruxelles: Dialogue: Kinshasa-Lubumbashi
2006: ProcreditBank / Kinshasa ( Les Ateliers Botembe)

2006: Vonkel / Galerie voor eingentijdse Kunst, La Haye, Netherland

INDIVIDUALS EXHIBITIONS
2000 : Palazzo Vitto / Collezzione Civica d’arte, Pinerolo(TO) ‘TELE SENZA CORNICE”/Italia
2001 : Galleria d’Arte Modema, Thiene(Vicenza) / Italia
2002 : Hall Bib!iothèque de Ia Faculté de Médecine/Université Catholique de Louvan
“Hymne Pour Ia Paix” - Belgique
2002 : Point de Repere, centre culturel dOttignies a Louvain-la-Neuve/Hymne Pour la paix / Belgique.
2003 : Galerie du Tremplin, M.J.C. du Vieux Lyonl’AMANI,LA PAIX’ - France
2003 : Prieuré, de St Marceau Nord Sarthe”AMANI,LA PAIX / France
2004 : Pax Christi Flandre (Antwerpen) “AMANI LA PAIX” - Belgique
2004; Ecole de Ta Paix / Grenoble-France
2004: Vaipré, (Lyon)”Paix et Développement” / France
2004: Espace Culture! de Ste Foy-Les-Lyon!France
 Dans le cadre de Ia ge Caravane des Cinémas dAfrique.
2005: Credit Mutuel .. Laval /France : AMANI LA PAIX”
2006: Galerie HETARCHTERHUIS (Modem Afrikaanese SchilderKunst) Roermond / Netherland
2006: Galerie Van Niet-WESTERSE KUNST/ Netherland
2006: Sankaranka Gallery : Contemporary African Art / New York, USA ( Peace  paintings)
2006: Worcester African Cultural Center / Massachusetts, USA

          (Art a way for Peace and Reconciliation).

2006: Gallery “G” Roxbury Massachussets/USA (Art a way for Peace and Reconciliation).