Contemporary African Art
Between painting and sculpture, his works celebrate the diversity of cultures.
Each canvas is a ritual — a way to give form to the silhouettes, fabrics, and gazes that define Africa.
The Artist
A painting
of the living
In Maurhy F.'s canvases, there is a singular way of making bodies speak — silhouettes that wear clothes the way one carries a story.
Trained in visual arts in Abidjan, the artist develops a body of work deeply rooted in African cultural heritage: fabric patterns, hairstyles, and everyday gestures become territories of beauty and memory.
His unique mixed-relief technique — between painting and sculpture — gives each canvas a striking tactile dimension, where corrugated cardboard, plaster, and pigments layer to create works that literally vibrate under the light.
Press & Media
Biography
Who is Fondio Maurhy?
Origins & Training
Originally from northern Ivory Coast, Fondio Maurhy is a largely self-taught artist. From 1991 to 1993, he attended evening classes at the National Institute of Arts (INA), now INSAAC.
At the same time, he frequented the studios of established painters and benefited from the mentorship of Tamsir Dia and Youssouf Dekimbirila.
Subsequently, Maurhy developed a personal artistic approach, moving away from what he considers a purely academic process.
Maurhy has exhibited his works in Abidjan, where he lives and works, as well as abroad — in Europe and America.
The Artistic Approach
Mixed relief is the signature of Fondio Maurhy's artistic approach — a fusion between 2D and 3D, between painting and sculpture.
Everything rests on a base of collages of various materials: papier-mâché, cardboard, plant textures. The color choices are a subtle blend of natural pigments, coffee granules, acrylic, and oil.
The artist oscillates between symbolism, figurative art, and decoration. His works are a call to build a harmonious world.
Mixed relief is, literally and figuratively, a way of expressing the diversity of human relationships — made of divergences, interactions, tolerance, and acceptance.
In the Intimacy of Creation
The Artist at Work
The Artist and His Creations
Maurhy F. in the intimacy of his studio, in front of his monumental reliefs.
The Work in Progress
The mixed-relief creation process.
Live Demonstration
Maurhy F. sharing his unique technique during an exhibition in the United States.
The Creator's Gesture
Maurhy F. in his Abidjan studio, brushes in hand.
Studio Moments
Dive into the heart of the creative process
Schedule
Exhibitions
47th Visual Arts Exhibition
Buxières-les-Mines, France — Guest of Honor
Diorama — Textile Memories
African Cultural Center — Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Contemporary Crossed Gazes
Blachère Foundation — Apt, France
Exhibition at Azalaï Hotel
Marcory — Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Abidjan Art Fair
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Exhibition at OMONO Hotel
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Melting Pot
Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire — Abidjan
The Great Exhibition Walls of Abidjan
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
"A Canvas to Save the Child"
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Solo Exhibition
Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire — Abidjan
The Great Exhibition Walls of Abidjan
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
SAF'ART Gallery
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
SAFRAN Gallery
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
SAF'ART Gallery
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Abidjan Art Festival (AAF)
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Revel'Art Festival 3rd Edition
Bingerville — Ivory Coast
SGBCI — Art Day
Abidjan-Plateau
Art & Nature 4th Edition
Katadji-Sikensi
Palace of Culture
Abidjan-Treichville
Caravan of Peace
Palace of Culture — Abidjan
Bertille Residence
Abidjan-Cocody
2nd Prize — St Laurent Autumn Exhibition
Montreal, Canada
50th Anniversary of Ivory Coast
District of Abidjan
ARKADI
French Cultural Center — Abidjan
Art & Nature 2nd Edition
Katadji-Sikensi
Art & Nature 1st Edition
Katadji-Sikensi
World Bank
Cocody — Abidjan
Le Dompry Gallery
Abidjan-Plateau
Anis Éditions Gallery
2 Plateaux — Abidjan
Participation in CIAO
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Le Waïmea Restaurant
Biétry — Abidjan
Museum Festival
Museum of Civilizations — Abidjan
Kili-Isère Association
Sassenage, France
Alpexpo Ulgery Hotel
Grenoble, France
The Painters' Release
Fontanil, France
Nancy Fair
Nancy, France
Arts Premiers Déco Gallery
Enghien-les-Bains, France
Art and Bronze
Sofitel Hotel — Abidjan-Plateau
Arts Attack Gallery
Maryland, USA
Solo Exhibition
Cocody Town Hall — Abidjan
Paintbrush Festival
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Berlin International Fair
Berlin, Germany
Face to Face with the Work
Maurhy F. engaging with visitors in front of his monumental reliefs.
Abidjan Art Fair 2019
Maurhy F.'s works at the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire.
Buxières-les-Mines, France
Maurhy F., guest of honor at the 47th Visual Arts Exhibition.
The Collection
The Works
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