Discover Alain

Born May 20, 1985 in Dakar. He comes from an artistic family, his uncle Mr. Krepin Mbaye is also a painter. When he was little, he was the one who drew for all his classmates when there were drawings to be made. He quickly left school to pursue mechanics before deciding to follow his passion, painting. When he was younger, he gave painting lessons in a daycare for a year. He then resigned to focus on his passion. Alain is self-taught but has done a lot of research on painting to be competent in the field. Being the nephew of a great painter who is not only known all over the world but also is the first African whose painting was in the White House. << wherever I went to paint, I just had to say that I am the nephew of krépine Mbaye, and they immediately trusted me and let me do the job >> During the biennial in Dakar, he gave painting lessons to more than 50 students per day. His love for children was born from the times when he gave drawing lessons in kindergarten. "It is from a young age that we must instill values ​​in children and thus introduce them to creativity."