Kwame Sousa was born in São Tomé and Príncipe in April 1980. He is a truly multidisciplinary artist who explores a wide range of media, techniques and styles. Influenced by colleagues, Kwame developed a taste for art at the end of pre-university education, and then he began drawing. Having held exhibitions at several galleries around the world and participated in the “Luanda Triennale”, “Bamako Film and Art Festival” and various editions of STP’ “Biennale”, Kwame Sousa belongs to the third generation of artists from his country, being considered one of the most influential contemporary visual artists in the international scene representing STP.Currently, Kwame Sousa is the founder of the first independent art school in STP and has his own foundation called “Fundação Mionga Vantxi”. He also collaborates with the project “Casa das Artes Criação Ambiente e Utopia” (CACAU) in STP, with the Gallery “Zero Point Art” (gallery and contemporary art space) in Cape Verde, with the “Fundação Roça Mundo” in STP and with the portal “BUALA” (portal of contemporary culture).