Sophie Kabaka

Fine Art Painter

Sophie Kabaka

Sophie Kabaka (Soka) is a Rwandan-French writer and visual artist who lives between Lisbon and Kigali. She grew up in Niamey (Niger), moved to France to study Economics, Human Sciences and International Development.

From the world she observes & navigates, she questions how the (neo)colonial gaze spreads into the experience of everyday life: how we learn and unlearn, how we teach, how we express our feelings or even define ourselves in our relationships of all nature.
Using storytelling & visuals, she wants to illustrate the tales she draws from her vivid dreams and reality.

She is inspired by colors, scents, music, shadows impression, and all forms of art. She believes art is about telling stories, expressing our singular perspective and sharing that journey with the viewer in a dance about beauty, reflection, and exploration of the societies we live in. Art is Energy.

Works By Sophie Kabaka

7 products

  • Lake lips

    2022 | Acrylic On Paper, Unframed She loves water; she lives in lakes, rivers, and oceans. Yemanja, Mami Wata— they gave her many names. Whether by...

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  • Quiet

    2017 | Ink on Paper, Markers and Ink, Coffee on Paper, Stretched on Wood Frame It's an hommage to the Ghanian writer and painter Lynette Viadom-Boakye....

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  • Le royaume des amoureux

    2017 | Ink on Paper, Markers and Ink, Coffee on Paper, Stretched on Wood Frame When we're in love, we feel protected, invicible, queens and kings...

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  • Coffee break

    2017 | Ink on Paper, Markers and Ink, Coffee on Paper, Stretched on Wood Frame In this piece, the artist uses coffee as a medium to...

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  • He is love

    2017 | Ink and Markers on A4 Paper, Unframed Imagining a friend, a brother, a lover who brings life. This the artist’s portrayal of sensitive and...

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  • Vermelho / yellow / jaune / umuhondo

    2017 | Markers & Ink on Paper, Unframed Womanly and boldly, take off your mask to embrace the warm and sacred gold of your soul. See...

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  • This is (not) my real name

    2017 | Markers & Ink on Paper, Unframed Our little girl speaks fearlessly, unafraid to perch atop the world—Her world. Nevertheless, both old and new colonizers...

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