Born in Kinshasa (DRC) in 1988. He lives in Kinshasa.

Amani Bodo is the youngest son of the late-lamented Pierre Bodo (1953-2015). The young Amani had a great gift for drawing and found his vocation at a very young age. He began painting at the age of 10, sold his first canvas at the age of 16, and began to make a living as an artist at 20. By the age of 21, his works were part of the famous Pigozzi Collection.

Having tried his hand at the popular style, Amani found his way with a figurative and symbolic style with a surrealist feel, drawing inspiration from the family’s artistic world. Bodo depicts his ideas and visions on canvas. Alongside these works with a serious and grave tone, he produces joyful paintings, in which irony battles the burlesque. He is particularly master in the art of painting sapeurs (dandies). Amani calls the backgrounds of his canvases “mwangisa”, referring to the rash of flecked colours, a cosmic nebula which immediately grabs the attention and contributes to the dazzling yet mysterious feel of his works.

His paintings are regularly exhibited at art fairs in Europe and is presented in sales rooms.