Visual Artist · Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Jean-Baptiste DJEKA

A contemporary exploration
of social tensions and African memories.

Vision
“He evolves according to his own freedom, and his vision guides his work toward the expression of movement through flows — a gestural language that participates in community life.”

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An emblematic figure
of a generation

Painter and materialist sculptor, DJEKA uses every technique useful to the realization of his creations. The essential theme emerging from his pictorial writing draws the observer into the most secret recesses of the mind.

His work communicates coded or uncoded emotions through a gestural language that participates in community life.

15+ Years of creation
4 Represented galleries
3 Exhibition countries
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International Journey

2025

Solo Exhibition 2025

Galerie Contemporaine d'Abidjan · Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire · Solo exhibition

2024

Summer Residency 500 Richelieu

Galerie 500 Richelieu · La Malbaie, Canada · Residency & exhibition

2024

Colors of the Continent

Galerie Berthelet · Trois-Rivières, Canada · Group exhibition

2023

Muralism & Tensions

Maïk art mural · Montréal, Canada · Public art & exhibition

2022

Contemporary Encounters

Galerie Guylaine Fournier · Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada · Group exhibition

Galleries & Collections

Represented by galleries in Canada and Ivory Coast

Galerie Berthelet Trois-Rivières, CA
Galerie 500 Richelieu La Malbaie, CA
Galerie G. Fournier Baie St-Paul, CA
Maïk Art Mural Montréal, CA

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For acquisition, exhibition, or artistic collaboration inquiries, contact Jean-Baptiste DJEKA directly.

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