Hello! I’m Gil-Christ, a Benin-based visual artist, photographer, and graphic designer. I blend street photography with visual storytelling to capture memories, identities, and everyday life, collaborating with cultural spaces and creative collectives to tell vibrant, meaningful stories. I’m based in Cotonou and speak Fon, French, and English. I’m always open to collaborations that push creative boundaries and connect people through images and design.

Gil-Christ Awinyanji Kanho

Hello! I’m Gil-Christ, a Benin-based visual artist, photographer, and graphic designer. I blend street photography with visual storytelling to capture memories, identities, and everyday life, collaborating with cultural spaces and creative collectives to tell vibrant, meaningful stories. I’m based in Cotonou and speak Fon, French, and English. I’m always open to collaborations that push creative boundaries and connect people through images and design.

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Hello! I’m Gil-Christ, a Benin-based visual artist, photographer, and graphic designer. I blend street photography with visual storytelling to capture memories, identities, and everyday life, collaborating with cultural spaces and creative collectives to tell vibrant, meaningful stories.
I’m based in Cotonou and speak Fon, French, and English. I’m always open to collaborations that push creative boundaries and connect people through images and design.

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Language

French
Fluent
English
Intermediate

Work Experience

Photographer / Visual Artist at Code Bar, Cotonou
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Contributed photographs to the collective exhibition Riders and Sea at Code Bar, Cotonou.
Photographer / Visual Artist at Musée Diocésain d’Andria, Italie
October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Participated with 6 photographs in the exhibition Emotion of Art, under curator Cosimo Strazzerri.
Photographer at Elle Côte-d’Ivoire
January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025
Contributed 4 photographs for 'Retour sur les Vodun Days : trois jours de festivités à Ouidah au Bénin'.
Photographer at Galerie Atlantic, Ouidah
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Contributed 4 photographs in the Year Book 2024.
Visual Designer / Cover Designer at Compagnie Ami Touré — Institut Français de Cotonou
September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Created the cover visual for the presentation of the artistic project Terre de Vie.

Education

Baccalaureat A2 at Collège Lucie Vérone
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2017
BEPC at Collège La Grace
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014
CEP at Collège La Grace
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

Formation en Informatique
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment