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Artist Statement:
Born: Kisangani, Congo, Africa
BFA: Emphasis Painting, 1979,
Academie Des Beaux-Arts,
Kinshasa and Lubumbashi
Additional Studies: Notre Dame
de la Sagesse, School of
Interior Design, Brussels,
Belgium, 1980-82
Currently a US citizen
residing in Fort Worth, Texas
I am from the Kongo people.
Before Columbus sailed to the
New World, the Portuguese had
already established trade
relations with the kingdom of
Kongo. Members of the royal
court of Kongo attended the
university in Lisbon. I
speak the Kikongo language, as
well as Lingala, Swahili,
French and English. Congo is
always in my heart although it
has been many years since I
have been there in person.
My country has a rich artistic
and cultural history and the
Congolese people have made
important contributions to art
and music. One of my goals
with my art is to introduce
our history and culture to
others. When you know Africa
you will love Africa.
I love learning about
different ethnic and national
cultures. I look for links
that can unite people rather
than divide them. Having
lived on three continents has
given me a broader interest
perhaps than if I had only
lived in one community all my
life.
We must ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
PBS Special, 1997, Art
Journeys Gallery, Out of
Africa Into America
Forgotten Heritage, Mosaics,
Dallas Visual Art Center,
Dallas, Texas
Expressions from the Soul,
Irving Arts Center, Irving,
Texas
Stiftelsen 3,14/Hordaland
International Gallery, Bergen,
Norway
Art Museum of South Texas at
Corpus Christi, Corpus
Christi, TX, USA
Tragic ...
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Collections:
Dikembe Mutombo, New Jersy,
USA
Tom Feelings, Columbia, SC,
USA
Barrett Collection, Dallas,
TX, USA
John Pronk, Dallas, TX, USA
D. Markham, Dallas, TX, USA
Patricia Meadows, Dallas, TX,
USA
Kevin Vogel, Dallas, TX , USA
Stiftlesen 3,14, Bergen,
Norway
Dr. Robert Mumford, Dallas,
TX, USA
Dr. Bohls, Fort Worth, ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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...An aura permeates the room...life seems to emanate from the nearly 200 sculptures that depict an impassioned story...
Norma Wade, Columnist, Dallas Morning News, 1993
...African-American artists from around the state submitted works...centerpiece of the exhibit is an incredible wire and aluminum sculpture by Augie N'Kele...
Andy Grieser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX, 1996
Breaking Into The Mainstream; Texas African-American Artists Irving Arts Center
I love the way he depicts the limbs; how he builds mass and also at the same time creates movement by wrapping wire. It is reminiscent of gestural drawing, which has a kind of immediacy, depicting action and motion in a spontaneous fresh way. Augie translated this into sculpture, which is kind of amazing because sculpture is so heavy... the mark of artistic vision.
Marci Inman, Curator, Irving Arts Center, Irving, Texas 1996
Interview by Cathy Whiteman, Irving Community Television Network
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