BEYA GILLE GACHA IS BORN IN DECEMBER 1990 TO A CAMEROONIAN MOTHER AND A FRENCH FATHER. SHE LIVES AND WORKS IN PARIS. SHE IS MEMBER OF MENSA FRANCE AND OF THE ARTIST COALITION FOR THE GENERAL AFRICAN HISTORY AT UNESCO
CURRICULUM VITAE
EXHIBITIONS
INCOMING
LES VIES FABULEUSES – LA GARANCE, SCÈNE NATIONALE – CAVAILLON, FRANCE – GROUP SHOW – CUR : ANNESOPHIE BERARD – 2025
DECOLONISE BOTANY – BIENNALE BEELDEN OP DE BERG – WAGENINGEN, NETHERLANDS – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : MIRJAM WESTEN – JUNE 2024
ON S’ARRÊTERA QUAND LA TERRE RUGIRA – IN DAKART BIENNALE – PALAIS DE JUSTICE, DAKAR – CURATOR CHOICE EXHIBITION – MAY 2024
MÉMOIRES, GENÈVE DANS LE MONDE COLONIAL – MUSÉE D’ETHOGRAPHIE DE GENÈVE (MEG) – SUISSE – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : BANSOA SIGAM -MAY 2024
2023
UNTITLED ART FAIR – MIAMI, USA – GROUP SHOW – GALLERY KEIJSERS KÖNING – DECEMBER 2023
THE CALL OF THE WILD – GALERIE SABINE BAYASLI – PARIS 03 – GROUP SHOW – DECEMBER 2023
JYÉNWE, CE QUI NOUS RESTE – BANDJOUN STATION – BANDJOUN, CAMEROON – GROUP SHOW – NOVEMBER 2023
SOLO SHOW – HIDE & SEEK – KEIJSERS KONING GALLERY – DALLAS, USA SOLO SHOW – AUGUST 2023
CE QUE NOUS DONNE LA TERRE – AFIKARIS – PARIS 03 – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : MICHAELA HADJI-MINAGLOU – JULY 2023
SOLO SHOW – POURQUOI J’AI ARRACHÉ MA PEAU – TROPIQUES ATRIUM – MARTINIQUE, FRANCE – SOLO SHOW – CUR. : SALIMATA DIOP – JUNE 2023
SOLO SHOW – KEIJSERS KONING GALLERY – DALLAS, USA – SOLO SHOW – FALL 2023
MEMORIA, RÉCITS D’UNE AUTRE HISTOIRE – MUSÉE NATIONAL DU CAMEROUN, YAOUNDÉ – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : NADINE HOUKPATIN &
CÉLINE SEROR – FEVR 2023 / JUILLET 2023
FORETS – MAIF SOCIAL CLUB – PARIS 03 – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : COAL – SEPT 2022/ JULY 2023
2022
BREATHING AMONGST WEREWOLVES – KEIJSERS KONING GALLERY – USA – GROUP SHOW – DEC 2022
FORETS – MAIF SOCIAL CLUB – PARIS 03 – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : COAL – SEPT 2022/ JULY 2023
MULTIPLES – CARING GALLERY – PARIS 03 – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : ANNE-SOPHIE BERARD – SEPT 2022
DICOCAM – 193 GALLERY – PARIS 3 – GROUP SHOW – JUIN 2022
BIENNALE DE DAKAR – SÉNÉGAL – REPRESENTING FRANCE – MAI 2022
LES CHANTS INVICIBLES – DAKAR, SÉNÉGAL – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : SALIMATA DIOP – MAI 2022
SUR LA ROUTE DES CHEFFERIES DU CAMEROUN – MUSÉE DU QUAI BRANLY – PARIS 07 – AVR. 2022
RESIDENCY RESTITUTION – CAMP DE LA TRANSPORTATION – SAINT LAURENT DU MARONI, GUYANE
FRANÇAISE – SOLO SHOW – MARS 2022
BORN AGAIN RAISED BY YOU – POUSH MANIFESTO – CLICHY, FRANCE – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : EAUX FORTES COLLECTIVE – JAN. 2022
MUE – MORPHO – SAINT-OUEN, FRANCE – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : GRIGORI MICHEL – JAN. 2022
2021
PRICE DON PAPA & EXHIBITION – LE PAVILION RIVE GAUCHE – PARIS 05 – GROUP SHOW – OCT 2021
IM-POSSIBILITY – MORPHO – SAINT OUEN, FRANCE – WORLDWILD GROUP SHOW – CUR. : ELENA KORZHENEVICH – SEPT 2021
PRIX COAL – NUITS DES FORÊTS – FORET DE FONTAINEBLEAU – CUR.: S. DUFOUR – JULY 2021
LÀ OÙ VA LA MER – CAC PASSERELLE – BREST – GROUP SHOW – CUR.: ARMELLE MALVOISIN – JUNE 2021
LA CLAIRIÈRE D’EZA BOTO – CITÉ INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS – PARIS 01, FRANCE – GROUP SHOW – CURATION : YVES CHATAP – JUNE 2021
A GORGE SÈCHE APRÈS LA TRAVERSÉE – IESA – PARIS 11, FRANCE – GROUP SHOW – CURATION : MEHDI-GEORGES LAHLOU – MAI 2021
2020
MAISON DE FORCE – GALERIE AEDAEN – STRASBOURG, FRANCE – G S – CUR. : EAUX FORTES COLLECTIVE
WHEN THE GLOBE IS HOME – GALLERIE DELLE PRIGIONI – TRÉVISO, ITALY – G S – BENETTON FOUNDATION
LERIDON COLLECTION PRIVATE EXHIBITION – CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
EMBRACING – BHM – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS – PARIS 07 – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : J. NGO MPII
BLACK HISTORY MONTH – BOLOGNA, ITALY – PERF. / WORKSHOP – CUR. : P. TATCHEDA YONKEU
2019
SCULPTURE INTERNATIONALE BIENNALE OF OUAGADOUGOU – BURKINA FASO
AFROPUNK PARIS – BOULOGNE -BILLANCOURT, FRANCE – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : AMI WECKANE
SALON RÉVÉLATIONS – GRAND PALAIS – PARIS 01 – CUR. : NELLY WANDJI
1-54 ART FAIR NEW YORK – NEW YORK, USA – GROUP SHOW – L’AGENCE À PARIS
AFRO – CULTURAL CENTER OF LEVALLOIS – LEVALLOIS, FRANCE – GROUP SHOW
RESIDENCY RESTITUTION – LE CENTRE – COTONOU, BENIN – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : M. HAMARD
2018
AKAA ART FAIR #3 – CARREAU DU TEMPLE – PARIS – GROUP SHOW – GALERIE ARTS DESIGN AFRICA
KAMPALA BIENNALE #3 – OUGANDA – GROUP SHOW – STUDIO : P. M. TAYOU – CUR. : SIMON NJAMI
ART & GLOBALISATION – MANIFESTA #12 – PALERME, ITALY – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : R. JORGENSEN & V.GIOIA LEVY
VISION CONTEMPORAINE – WORLD BANK – YAOUNDE, CAMEROUN – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : M. A. AHMED
BRIDGE – BIENNALE DE DAKAR (OFF) – DAKAR, SÉNÉGAL – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : SALIMATA DIOP
BIG BANG – GALERIE DU 59 RIVOLI – PARIS 1ER – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : NADINE BILONG
IO E UN ALTRO – GALLERIA NAZIONALE – ROMA, ITALIE – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : SIMON NJAMI
MARRAKECH OFF THE TRACKS ! – 1-54 ART FAIR OFF – MAROC – GROUP SHOW – CUR. : LITTLE AFRICA
2017
WEST LAKE ART FAIR – HANGZHOU, CHINA – GROUP SHOW – GALERIE RAIBAUDI WANG
AKAA ART FAIR #2 – CARREAU DU TEMPLE – PARIS 03 – GROUP SHOW – GALERIE ARTS DESIGN AFRICA & AGENCE A PARIS
PRIX ORISHA – GALERIE L’APPARTEMENT – PARIS 11 – GROUP SHOW – ORAFRICA – CUR. : JAY ONE
AFRICA IS CALLING YOU – MAISON DE L’ARCHITECTURE – PARIS 10 – GROUP SHOW – GALERIE ARTS DESIGN AFRICA
DESHUMANISA : ALLÉGORIES CONTEMPORAINES – LA COLONIE – PARIS 10 – PERFORMANCE – CUR. : NADINE BILONG
COLLECTIONS
THE BUNKER ARTSPACE – BETH DEWOODY COLLECTION, FLORIDA, USA – CURTAIN#1, 2022
FENIX MUSEUM, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – HANDS, 2022
LERIDON COLLECTION, PARIS, FRANCE – QUESTION / FIGHT / BLESS, 2020
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART, WASHINGTON DC, USA – ORANT#2, 2019
IMAGO MUNDI, LUCIAN BENETTON, TRÉVISE, ITALY – FACE #1, 2019
WORLD BANK COLLECTION, YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROON – F.N.F 21.07.1995 / O.K. 29.06.1992, 2019
WORLD BANK COLLECTION, WASHINGTON DC, USA – B.G. 29.07.1997 / K.A. 24.01.1991, 2018
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
AMBASSADRICE EDUCATION SAISON AFRICA 2020, MINISTERE DE L’EDUCATION NATIONALE – 2021
FINALISTE PRIX COAL – 2021
1ST PRICE OF SCULPTURE INTERNATIONALE BIENNALE OF OUAGADOUGOU, LERIDON PRICE – 2019
LAUREATE ORAFRICA PRICE, GALERIE L’APPARTEMENT – 2017
1ST PRICE OF NOV’ART, A TABLE L’ARTISTE 1ST EDITION , ACHRONIQUE GALERIE – 2016
RESIDENCIES
SACATAR- BAHIA, SALVADOR, BRAZIL – 2024
BANDJOUN STATION- BANDJOUN, CAMEROUN – 2023
INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE YAOUNDÉ – YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROUN – 2023
CAMP DE LA TRANSPORTATION – SAINT LAURENT DU MARONI, GUYANE FRANÇAISE – 2022
POUSH – MANIFESTO – CLICHY, FRANCE – 2020 / 2022
LE CENTRE – COTONOU, BENIN – 2019
FORMATION
AUTODIDACT
ÉCOLE DU LOUVRE – PARIS, FRANCE — HISTORY OF ART, 2011 – 2013