ASSANI SELEMANI Georges (Kasumbalesa 1999, Lives and works in Lubumbashi) Songe. Pastel and acrylic on card. 29 x 21 cm. Signed lower right and dated 24. Georges Assani, whose real name is Selemani Alimasi Bin Assani, was born in 1999 in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo).His talent emerged at the age of 3 when he painted a portrait of his mother on wet earth. From 2012 to 2016, he attended the School of Fine Arts in Lubumbashi. In 2015, he participated in a painting competition organized by the Laurent Moones Foundation, where he won the first prize for Best Painter.Honored by the management of Fine Arts in Lubumbashi as an icon of modern painting in 2022 for his achievements, Georges Assani is a young phenomenon making a name for himself in the copper city. Now in his twenties, one of his canvases will have a place in the People’s Palace in Kinshasa—a significant victory and breakthrough. The artistic management of the People’s Palace has collected this work for the Congolese government.In 2024, two of his works will be exhibited during the inauguration of the Central African Cultural and Arts Center..