Chéri Chérin
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Born
16 February 1955
Joseph Kinkonda
16 February 1955
Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
Died19 October 2025 (aged 70)
EducationAcadémie des Beaux-Arts, Kinshasa
OccupationPainter
Chéri Chérin | |
|---|---|
 Lutte pour la survie (2002) | |
| Born | Joseph Kinkonda 16 February 1955 Léopoldville, Belgian Congo |
| Died | 19 October 2025 (aged 70) |
| Education | Académie des Beaux-Arts, Kinshasa |
| Occupation | Painter |
Joseph Kinkonda (16 February 1955 – 19 October 2025), better known by his nom de plume Chéri Chérin, was a Congolese painter.[1]
Chérin was one of the most popular contemporary artists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, alongside Chéri Samba and Moké, and expressed Congolese daily life in his paintings.[2] His taste for political satire caused him legal trouble during the regime of President Mobutu Sese Seko.[3]
Chérin died on 19 October 2025, at the age of 70.[4]
