Alex
Tembele Kalume

I was born in 1983 in Kisangani, North Eastern democratic Republic of Congo ,My father was a public servant in judiciary court and my mother a nurse.The had four children ,I am the second.

when I was still in primary school ,I had true skills in drawing cartoons and I designed my first cartoon at ten years of age.However my parents wanted me to spend more time focusing on " real studies.For them I would better become a docto; a civil engeneer or a lawyer.I completed my secondary school in sciences in 2002.since then I started to live y my art .The real moment I realized that I am becoming an artist is the period following the eruption of Nyiragongo,our neighbouring volcano and permanent threat which destroyed my other investment that time. I have already sold about a hundred and fifty artworks;and up to now I have done seven art exhibitions.