Moseka Yogo Ambake

[2] In the traditions of her community (located between Mbandak and Kisangani), "Moseka" is the name given to the first daughter of the family.

[3] Moseka lived in Mont-Ngafula, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with her husband, European architect and interior designer Thierry Dartois.

[1][2][3] She started studying privately with watercolorist and family friend Theo Verwilghen, who discouraged her from pursuing more formal training at the capital's art academy for fear that this would impede her natural talent.

[1] Her work was also included in a group exhibition, Winds of Change, with Hassan Aliyu and Henrietta Atooma Alele at 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning in London (1995-1996).

[3] In an essay, Victor Bol wrote that Moseka's style was "radically distinct from the popular movement" of art in Kinshasa, with her tendency to "capture other things — more things — than the concrete exteriors and appearances of the world.