Bienvenu Tehou

This art dealer was impressed with the arts and he started working in the field. [...]

Issaka Dchabode

His grandfather introduced him to the field. He likes the profession, but all he can [...]

Garba Dima

After 32 years working, he knows quite a bit. He works with contemporary objects and [...]

Moussa Amidou

He specializes in bags and necklaces. His parents are the real artisans behind the products [...]

Charles Trakpahou

Charles is a young student who helps his brother while he continues with his studies. [...]

Dagnon Sabin

The shop where he works belonged to his father, and he inherited it when he [...]

Maurice Gandaho

He is an artisan encouraged by his grandparents, who started the business looking to provide [...]

Benoît Adjagan

Benoît is an art dealer and also creates some of the pieces he sells. He [...]

Abdou Rezack

He has been living and working in Benin for 10 years, but in his work [...]

Abioye Olurante

Born in Benin, he began working in the field 15 years ago. Because of the [...]

Jean-Marc Hodonou

He is mainly an art dealer, but also familiar with sculpting and decoration, especially using [...]

Caroline Tanti

She affirms she was born within a royal family, dedicated to the arts. She works [...]

Mahmoud Ganiou

Born into a family of artists, he started with his father 15 years ago. The [...]

Abilé Amadou

Specialized in jewelry, Abilé started working in 1999. At first, he used to come to [...]

Abdoulaye Fousseni

This antique dealer travels around the different villages in the country, looking for unique products [...]

Foly Maser

Foly used to work as a hairdresser and had his own salon. One day, his [...]

Seriki Aminou

Seriki's older brother was the first to work in the arts and he asked Seriki [...]

Mama Idriss

Mama was born in 1949 and started working in the center in 1960. This was [...]

Moussa Ali

He was not too good in school, so his uncle, who worked in the arts, [...]

Eugene Oti

He started working with his grandparents, who taught him how their ancestors lived. He does [...]

Victoire Mossu

This painter born in Porto Novo in 1982 is the fifth of 11 siblings. He [...]

Valentin Akabassi

Valentin works in the Centre for the promotion of arts since 1991. He came to [...]

Isa Adam

Born in Niger, he travelled to Benin when he was 7 years-old. He started working [...]

Isa Hafissou

Isa was born in Togo 25 years ago, within a family dedicated to the design [...]

Djibril Seidou

This 37 year-old artisan and trader, father of 2 children, was born in Cotonou. His [...]

Tamsir Jahateh

Wth 25 years' experience, he began in the profession following a hobby, a passion for [...]

Maddi Sesoho

Born in Senegal, he began working as a carver in 1974. His mother was born [...]

Kumba Jarju

Between 1978 and 1994 he worked as a driver, but when his contract terminated he [...]

Dawda Bah

He came to Brikama in 1997 to join his mother. He followed the family tradition [...]

Lamin Manneh

He became an artist in 2001, after his father. When he finished school, he joined [...]

Awa Sowe

She learnt from her father Gibbi, who has worked for over 40 years in the [...]

Gibbi Sowe

He is one of the oldest artisans in the crafts market. Already 73 years old, [...]

Ansumana Manneh

Unlike most, he was inspired by a friend. Before becoming an artisan he was [...]

Beram Sowe

Born in 1978, he learnt from his father. His first visit to the market was [...]

Raki Sowe

Raki was involved in an accident a few years ago. Due to this, she lost [...]

Lamin Songo

Lamin has worked for 10 years as an artist. He knew from the beginning that [...]

Lamin Biai

Self-taught painter, he began working as an artist in 1999. Before starting a career in [...]

Kris Saia

This young artisan started learning in 1995 and in 2002 was already working on his [...]

Sarjo Sowe

When he was still very young, his father began training him as a carver. He [...]

Bannah Drammeh

Her hearing impairment never stopped her from developping a profession in the arts. She lives [...]

Musa Yum

He travelled to the Gambia when he was very young, so he hardly remembers anything [...]

Almamou Touray

Born with a hearing impairment, Almamou's parents decided to find a shop in the crafts [...]

Fayi Aliu

A friend taught him about this profession, inspired him to try. Father of 3 children, [...]

Abdoulah Abouyen

While he was in school, he decided to be an artist. He was good in [...]

Hammadi Komma

Hammadi used to work as driver, though his real desire was working in the arts. [...]

Amadou Gaye

Amadou arrived to the Gambia 14 years ago. A family member taught him the profession [...]

Jerry Sowe

He was born in 1946 in Senegal, and travelled to the Gambia in 1968. Back [...]

Ousman Gaye

Ousman began working as an artisan in 1989, almost 30 years ago. He learnt from [...]

Bai Joof

55 years ago, Bai started learning from his grandfather. His father was also an artist [...]

Echen John

Echen has worked for over 10 years in the crafts market. He learnt from his [...]

Sedia Sowe

He started working in the field with his father, in 1965. Father of 4 sons, [...]

Ousman Sowe

Ousman is the brother of Hammadi Sowe. Like Hammadi, he inherited this from their father [...]

Hammadi Sowe

Like most of the artisans, Hammadi Sowe learnt from his father, who would take him [...]

Malamin Joof

Mr. Joof has been working in Brikama market for 24 years. This family man inherited [...]

Saidou Guindo

Saidou began working in the arts because his parents could not support financially his education. [...]

Lamin Dibba

A painter for almost 30 years, he began sketching when he was barely 9 years [...]