Tchalé Figueira

Born in 1953 on the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde.

He has lived in Basel, Switzerland, and received a degree from the Basel School of Fine Arts in 1979. Since 1985, he has lived and worked in Mindelo, Cape Verde. In 2008 he was awarded the Prix Fondation Blanchère at the Dakar Biennial. Apart from his work in the visual arts, Tchalé is a musician and poet. In 1992, he published the book “Todos os naufrágios do Mundo,” in 1998 “Onde os sentimentos se encontram” and in 2001 “O azul e o mar.”

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