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Alhousséini Touré

Alhousséini Touré
Fine artist, Painter
Principal country concerned : Column : Fine arts, Design
Niger

Born in Tillabéry, on the river of Niger, he is one of the most gifted painters of Niger

Formed in the Educational Center of the National Museum in 1987, he enters the following year Visual arts. He starts by drawing and realising Batik. From 1989 to 1992 he follows classes of artistic painting in the Cultural Center of Oumarou Ganda and obtains a final certificate.He perfectionnates his atr by participating in some exhibitons at Luxembourg, in Togo, in Niger and in France.Graphic designer in the audio-visual Center of publicity of Niamey, where he will work until 1993, he engages himselfs totally in painting by creating his own workshop and by taking part in many training courses. The painting of Alhousséini is rather singular. He uses the various grounds of his country, the industrial pigments, the fabric ends, of the objects you can find all around.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Guerrilla Arts
  • HOT
  • Bayimba
  • Uganda Women Writers Association
  • Arts 256
  • 32º East
  • Amakula Festival

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