Alphonse Mpeke

Alphonse Mpeke is a British born Cameroonian, self taught artist painter and photographer established in East London. Also known as Alph,he sells his photographies/paintings in various spaces and galleries.

Previous Exhibitions:
• 18 November 2005, 'Sensual Abstract and Other Paintings' Red Gate Gallery , Brixton (London)
• 13-19 June 2005, "Eclectic", @ Chelsea Gallery, Old Town Hall, King's Road -London
• 10 -11 July 2004, @ Greenwich Arsenal Museum - (London) Commissioned by the Cameroon High Commission in the UK.
• 05-31 January 2004, Alphonse Mpeke by Alphonse Mpeke @ Stratford Gallery- (London).

Hi there,

just to share my new home page at mpekearts with you.

Find also some of my new Artworks and exhibitions pictures. Thanks all for your support.

Your artist.


Alphonse

Further works by A.N.Mpeke are available. Please contact Mpeke Fine Art Studio for a full catalogue: 07904 713 946.


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Alphonse Mpeke Paints A Good Impression/


By Ian Simon


“Within the black community we need to show

We can do more than just rap that we can

express ourselves through other art forms” so says

the voice of the talented artist and poet who has

recently showcased his latest series of remarkable

and controversial paintings ”Sensual Abstracts”

at the Red Gate Gallery in Brixton. His paintings

is” an infusion of African expressionism, abstract,

and contemporary styles”. His style he enthuses is

“Sensual......that’s my conception and my finger

print and I am going to use it again according to the

inspiration of the moment”

Alphonse is a passionate, expressive, yet sensitive

man who feels that as black people we need to

smash the stereotypical walls which surround us. His

paintings are provocative and imaginative. He has

a story to tell. It’s one of self exploration, and, of love

for the canvas. The impression you get is of a man

on a mission yet in Africa his work would be scorned

upon maybe even vilified, due to the themes within

some of his paintings such as sensual expressions.

It was in Cameroon though, where the journey began.

It was here where Alphonse grew up and nurtured

the hopes and dreams and indeed expectations of

a young artist. It was in these arid lands that painting

offered a therapeutic remedy against the personal

ghosts and frustrations of the youngster. “Expressing

Me remain vital as I never said much as a child

growing up in the confusing context that often exists

in Africa”

Mpeke Ntonga Alphonse is the second child of a

family of five. After the divorce of his parents when

he was 9, he plunged in an intensive struggling

moment of his life. During those difficult years

Mpeke drew, painted and wrote in order to escape

the difficult reality of his life. At 17, he discovered

through drawing, painting and writing poetry a way

of escaping, surviving and recovering from his inner

side childhood wounds. He immigrated to England

in 1997 from Belgium via France where he spent a

major part of his life.

He attended the Royal Fine Art Academy in Belgium,

where he won first prize for one of his paintings

entitled “Far from Home” Painting is first of all an

expression of liberation for him. It is also a “powerful

therapy against his personal moments of frustration

and doubts

He has also been awarded a Community Award

in 2004 by the by the Mayor of Newham, Sir Robin

Wales, for his Charity and Community work within

the Borough. This was for his involvement in setting

up a Youth Centre Project in Canning Town, East

London, helping 7 to 16 year olds to participate in

various activities to keep them off the streets.

In addition to his busy schedule Alphonse attends

UEL Docklands campus, and is studying for an MA in

Education and Development. He hopes one day to

Lecture on this subject.

A slim, studious looking man, Alphonse is charming,

and at ease when talking to me about his craft

and life. He strikes me as a reflective, intelligent, yet

immensely passionate and expressive man.

He wants his art to be an inspiration to other black

people forcing them to look within themselves and

be more expressive in their hopes and ambitions. He

bemoans the fact that many seem happy to plod

along not willing to challenge themselves creatively

or mentally. “The key word for us is freedom. We’re

looking for freedom in the wrong places. Where we

should be looking for it, we’re not”

You get the feeling that this multi talented and

determined artist will one day achieve one of his

many goals of empowering black people to be

more creative and competitive in their life choices,

through his thought provoking paintings and poetry

within the community. Alphonse knows it will be

difficult. Just like Marley said, you must first break the

Chains of mental slavery.


For more information on Alphonse’s paintings please

Alphonse Mpeke’s new works and continously displayed works are now visible here on his online gallery on mpekefineart . The artist and team have joined the World Aids Day Action to fight against the propagation of HIV/AIDs on the planet.Unicef just revealed that “in 2004 more than 600.000 Children were born with AIDS,” “HIV/AIDS is threatening children as never before: a child dies of an AIDS-related illness every minute of the day and a young person contracts HIV every 15 seconds. Fifteen million have been orphaned” (Unicef Home Page,2005) and the situation is even worse in Africa as the poverty and some religious considerations are keeping people captive of their own extinction. Please feel free to have a look and give your impression. Also get involved in this campaign by just forwarding this link to your relatives, friends, colleagues classmates even useful links on the Web. You will encounter some pictures that are embodying the artist action against the propagation of HIV/AIDs in Africa. If those images are reflecting something on you please do not hesitate to communicate your feelings to our team by emailing us at , we will be pleased to answer your query. You can also support this campaign by clicking on the icon ‘Support this artist’ of this Home page, by choosing one or all the options offered here in order to make this campaign more effective. This campaign will be officially launched soon here in London, by Alphonse Mpeke and team. The information about the venue and the programme will be posted on this website or send to you through our Newsletter. Please do not forget to sign the guestbook and to subscribe to our newsletter if you have not already done so.


We are taking this opportunity to wish you a happy new year 2006.


Best regards.

Thank you for visiting and for your participation.


The team at Mpeke Fine Art Studio

'Sensual Abstracts & other paintings’

A Private View of Alphonse Mpeke Ntonga’s new paintings is now closed.

The artist and team at South Winds XM, managed by Rosalind Joseph, would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who attended this significant event at Red Gate Gallery, Brixton on Friday 18th November 2005. We were pleased to welcome you to the Private View of Alphonse Mpeke’s works and were happy that you enjoyed the viewing and entertainment evening. Your presence made it a success.

We will keep you up-to-date with Alphonse Mpeke’s work as there are many more projects in the pipeline involving this up-and-coming artist. Please feel free to visit the online gallery frequently as there will be posts about the artist and his new works.

Thank you so much for the great feedback received on the day. If you did not get an opportunity to add your comments, please do so by visiting the Guestbook area of this site. If you would like to purchase or hire any of Alphonse Mpeke’s original art or photographic work, or would like to be informed about his new publications please feel free to email/call us at / +44 (0)7904713946. If you would also like to have information on his involvement as a community activist against the propagation of HIV/AID and sexual transmitted diseases in relation with the African continent and the rest of the world, we will be delighted to respond to your request. You can also suscribe to our newletter by simply inserting your e-mail address in the 'Newsletter' area of the 'Home' page of this website

Once again, thank you all for your interest and hope to see you soon at future events and Exhibitions.

Best regards.

The Team

L&CC
Learning and Culture Consultancy

Here with Henri Stean Mpollo, the Cameroon High Commission PR.

Alphonse & Sylviane From BBC TV, a very active French- west indies lady, known for her action for the emancipation of creole women through the cinema and documentaries she is producing.

Briag Drouot, the French talentuous saxophonist, playing 'Maskenada', in a very sensual mood within a fantastic athmosphere.

Serena and daughter pausing with the artist.

With two visitors coming all the way from hertfordshire

With Naomi, a special visitor.

Serena a guest speaker & Naomi,@ the gallery.

With visitors from Cyprus.

Alphonse Mpeke’s new works and continously displayed works are now visible here on his online gallery on mpekefineart . The artist and team have joined the World Aids Day Action to fight against the propagation of HIV/AIDs on the planet.Unicef just revealed that “in 2004 more than 600.000 Children were born with AIDS,” “HIV/AIDS is threatening children as never before: a child dies of an AIDS-related illness every minute of the day and a young person contracts HIV every 15 seconds. Fifteen million have been orphaned” (Unicef Home Page,2005) and the situation is even worse in Africa as the poverty and some religious considerations are keeping people captive of their own extinction. Please feel free to have a look and give your impression. Also get involved in this campaign by just forwarding this link to your relatives, friends, colleagues classmates even useful links on the Web. You will encounter some pictures that are embodying the artist action against the propagation of HIV/AIDs in Africa. If those images are reflecting something on you please do not hesitate to communicate your feelings to our team by emailing us at , we will be pleased to answer your query. You can also support this campaign by clicking on the icon ‘Support this artist’ of this Home page, by choosing one or all the options offered here in order to make this campaign more effective. This campaign will be officially launched soon here in London, by Alphonse Mpeke and team. The information about the venue and the programme will be posted on this website or send to you through our Newsletter. Please do not forget to subscribe to our newsletter if you have not already done so. Best regards Thank you for visiting and for your participation.
The team at South Wind XM

Mpeke Fine Art Studio would like to transform your premises with a piece of art from the current collection by Alphonse Mpeke. The work of this emerging artist has been displayed at several galleries around London and continues to receive much interest and invitations to exhibit from galleries around the world.

We can offer prints to enhance premises for a six month rental

We will provide 5 prints (already stretched canvas or not) of your choice from the online gallery
After the initial six month rental term, you can choose to renew the same item same rate for another six month period
Instead, you may choose another piece from a selection at the same price for the same length of time.
We have over 100 exclusive prints and thought-provoking works from this emerging artist, Aphonse Mpeke.
We also welcome requests for bespoke pieces, tailored to the theme of yourpremises, for purchase.
Request a catalogue or browse the online gallery for further information including the dimensions of each piece.

Interest in the work of Alphonse Mpeke ranges from independent stores, personal choice to international restaurants and Hotels.
Contact us by telephone on 07904713946 or 07785755359 for availability, Rosa Joseph will be please to answer to your query.

Office hours: Monday –Saturday 9:30- 7:30 PM.

Request a Catalogue of the current works of Alphonse Mpeke.
Would you prefer something tailor-made to your premises? Contact us for a free Consultation at your premises.
Want to Purchase rather than Rent?
If you don’t see what you’d like, contact us and we’ll investigate options depending on your requirements.
To receive a brochure of the current works of Alphonse Mpeke or to arrange a free Consultation to discuss your requirements, please contact Rosalind Joseph 07785 755 359.

We also offer:
· Bespoke artwork
· Artwork suitable for Offices, Hotels, Restaurants, Clubs, Bars

A catalogue of arts works compiled specifically for your space can be send to you or you can choose your art works and also get more information about the artist on our
Website.See also some sample at