Bonfils Ngabonziza, born in 1989, is a Rwandan artist, specializing in public art paintings, portraits, children’s book illustrations and character design. He started drawing at an early age and over the years has actively produced and exhibited works for galleries and events throughout Kigali and internationally. Since 2013, he has been creating community paintings throughout Rwanda in partnership with the local organization Kurema, Kureba, Kwiga. Between 2014 and 2015, Ngabonziza works on the educational series “Know Zone Rwanda” and successfully leads the design and development of many large-scale pieces. He has built up a portfolio of murals, including commissioned works in restaurants, schools and community centres. In parallel, he is developing his knowledge in the world of digital media such as 2D as a character designer and in stop motion short animation, graphic design, and more at the African Digital Media Academy (ADMA) from 2016 to 2019.
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He has notably exhibited at the US Embassy in Rwanda at various events, in Khourigba, Morocco with ARKANE and in Casablanca, Morocco as part of the “Travel Weast” exhibition in 2017.