Georges M’Bourou, is one of Gabon’s most celebrated contemporary artists.  A graduate of ENAM School Libreville (L’ecole National d’art et manufacture), he has developed his own unique and instantly recognizable style of oil on canvas creating vibrant color combinations and exploring complementary textures through techniques such as paint layering, dripping and scraping.  His paintings range from totally abstract, to the transformation of traditional elements and motifs onto canvas, such as figures of women, the creators and keepers of culture; animal totems and sacred objects associated with secret initiation rites; and masks representing the presence of Life itself within the intricate web of creation.  Mr. M’Bourou is scheduled for a solo exhibition in 2011 as one of the celebration features of Parish Gallery’s twentieth anniversary.

Norman Parish, artist and owner/director of Parish Gallery-Georgetown is pleased to exhibit with Georges M’Bourou.  This exhibition is intended to enrich the Washington, DC art community with the initial presence of promoting an international presence of GACC on a continual basis.  Parish has spent the last 19 years actively building a gallery of primarily, but not exclusively, artists from Africa and the African Diaspora.  The gallery has exhibited over 100 outstanding artists.

GACC (The Gabonese American Community Center) is a registered public charity based in Maryland.   Founded in 2009 by Landry Lignabou, Rev. Serge D. Moudouma, and Raphael Mbadinga, GACC’s aim is to create a center of Gabonese cultural exchange both within and beyond America through awareness building and fundraising for art exhibitions, conferences, and educational programs.