Elie Akadia

Young Ivorian born in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, Elie Akadia has always had a love for beauty. In 2010, seeing photography as a way to communicate and to break down barriers, he made it his hobby. 7 years later it clicked. After a course in the history of black women in the diaspora while he was preparing for his Bachelor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County he clearly saw the needle of his artistic compass pointing in his path, that of Afro feminism, black culture and African women. Since then he has never ceased to capture and express the emotions, identity and history of black women. Nude narrative has gradually become his favorite universe. He thus becomes the narrator of the History of the Curved Lines of the Body of the Black Woman. It is with Ly Lagazelle , his mentor, that he will refine his technique. In the meantime, exhibition opportunities are opening up to him from 2019.

B.A in sociology and political science

2021: Abidjan Cafe - Abidjan, Ivory Coast
2019: I/O Creators - Silver Spring MD, USA
2018: Future Focus - Cape Town,Nairobi, Accra