Ferenc Donderer born 1960 in Cologne, Germany.

Retired, with residence in The Gambia since 2016.
Atelier and workshops find place in Sanyang, The Gambia.

A Visual Artist for over 40 years with exhibitions in Cologne, Berlin, Antwerp, Salvador de Bahia & New York.

(Paintings and Street Photography)

Collector of Gambian / African Arts, supporter for various local artists and Organizer of Exhibitions in the past years.

Strongly influenced by artists like Jean Michel Basquiat, Mark Rothko, Howard Hodgkin, Outsider Art (Art Brut), Julian Schnabel, Gerhard Richter, Franz Kline, Tracey Emin, Julian Opie, Pat Steir etc…

***   Acquisitions by the Rheinische Landesmuseum Cologne / Germany.   ***

Member of the NCAC  (National Center for Arts and Culture) since 06/2025

Member of the VAAG - Visual Arts Association of The Gambia, from 11/2024 till 07/2025

Founder of "ART27 - Visual Arts Promotion" in December 2024 with Atelier/Workshop in Sanyang .

EXHIBITIONS & WORKSHOPS

2026

06/02/2026 to 13/03/2026  -  Group Exhibition  - TOP SHOP ART GALLERY  -  Kololi / The Gambia

03. FEBRUARY 2026  -  WORKSHOP with HEATHER ROBERTS, LINO CUTTING / PRINTING for BEGINNERS

02. JANUARY 2026  -  05. FEBRUARY 2026 - Group Exhibition - AFRICAN ART GALLERY, Kololi / The Gambia

2025

26./27./28. December 2025  -  "ART & BEACH" EVENT - Group Exhibition at Sanyang´s famous  RAINBOW BEACH & RESORT

01/12/2025 to 30/12/2025  -  Group Exhibition  - TOP SHOP ART GALLERY  -  Kololi / The Gambia

27/10/2025 to 27/11/2026  -  Group Exhibition  - AFRICAN ART GALLERY  -  Senegambia Hotel /  The Gambia

21. of JUNE 2025  -  "ART in the CASTLE"  -   Sanyang,   V.I.P. Junction

07-16 of MAY 2025 / ALLIANCE FRANCAISE BANJUL / The Gambia, Group Exhibition