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Chéri Samba

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Chéri Samba or Samba wa Mbimba N’zingo Nuni Masi Ndo Mbasi (born 30 December 1956) is a Congolese painter from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is one of the best known contemporary African artists, with his works being included in the collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. A large number of his paintings are also found in The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) of Jean Pigozzi. He has been invited to participate in the 2007 Venice Biennale. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chéri Samba is the 2,004th most popular painter (down from 1,984th in 2019). (down from 4,721st in 2019)

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Among painters, Chéri Samba ranks 2,004 out of 2,023. Before him are Milo Moiré, Jacob Lawrence, Fathi Hassan, Pacita Abad, Stanley Spencer, and Kari Byron. After him are Maggie Laubser, William Hart, Thomas Kinkade, Lauren Faust, Leslie Ward, and Kara Walker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Chéri Samba ranks 680. Before him are Susumu Katsumata, Hart Bochner, Bryan Trottier, Suren Nalbandyan, Erhard Wunderlich, and Beatrice Ask. After him are Ernesto Labarthe, Roger Michell, Peter Reid, Gilberto Yearwood, Ann Magnuson, and Mario Trejo.

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