Born in 1989 in Douala, Cameroon
Lives and work in Douala, Cameroon
In 2010, Jean-David Nkot got a painting A-level at the Institute of Artistic Training of Mbalmayo (IFA) before joining the Institute of Fine Arts Foumban, where he obtained a degree in drawing/painting. In 2017 he joined the Post Master Moving Frontiers organized by the National School of Arts of Paris-Cergy (France) on the theme of borders. Throughout his training in the fine arts of Foumban, he received several artistic distinctions (Best sculptor, installer and painter). Conscious of what his elders can bring him he is frequently in the workshops of Hervé Youmbi, Salifou Lindou, Jean Jacques Kanté, Pascal Kenfack and Ruth Belinga. A painter of the human condition, bodies and territories structure his artistic approach. His artworks question and shake consciences by exploring and exposing faces submerged by inscriptions. The recurring pattern of cartography questions the fight of bodies on territories. Far from drawing the attention of the viewer on the identity of his characters, Jean David highlights the expression of the turmoil inhabiting them.
Among others, his work is part of the Collection Leridon (France) and the Fondation Blachère (France).