Pilipili Mulongoy

Pilipili Mulongoy, also spelled Pili Pili Mulongoy, was an artist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was raised in the Shaba Province of the Belgian Congo and worked as a plumber and building painter during his early adulthood. Following a drawing test at a studio in Élisabethville, Mulongoy honed his craft of painting nature scenes during the next several years. He later taught courses at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Élisabethville. His work gained popularity in the Belgian Congo and especially Europe. Mulongoy's paintings were acquired by members of the Belgian royal family. Since his death in 2007, Mulongoy's paintings have been shown in several exhibitions in Africa, Europe, and North America.