Monsieur Zohore is an Ivorian-American artist who lives and works between Richmond, VA, New York, NY, and Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. He received an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2020 and a BFA from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York in 2015. He is currently Assistant Professor of Painting and Printmaking at Virginia Commonwealth University.

His multifaceted practice—encompassing performance, painting, video, installation, and sculpture—interlaces domestic labor with artistic creation, uncovering the alchemy embedded in quotidian tasks. Zohore’s work, marked by an attraction to cleverness, sinister undertones, and heartbreaking depth, draws from an array of influences, including art historical and queer theories, popular culture, and his Ivorian-American heritage.

Central to his oeuvre is the exploration of the personification of objects and the objectification of people. By imbuing objects with human attributes and reducing people to mere commodities, Zohore critiques our understanding of identity and value, exposing the unsettling dynamics of power and transformation.

Previous solo exhibitions include Get Well Soon, Magenta Plains, New York, NY (2024); Tutto, Amanita , Florence , IT (2023); That’s Amore, KDR305, Miami, FL (2022-23); MZ.25 (My Condolences), M+B, Los Angeles, CA (2023); Les Eternels, von ammon co., Washington D.C. (2022); Le Revenant, De Boer, Los Angeles, CA (2021) and Tu Rêves, Jack Barrett Gallery, New York, NY (2021).

His work has been included in group exhibitions at The Kreeger Museum, Washington D.C(2024); Georgetown University De La Cruz Gallery, Washington D.C (2024); Sperling, Munich, DE (2024); KOW, Berlin, DE (2024); The Baltimore Museum of Art, MD (2023, 2020); Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University, AL (2023); Galerie Mitterand, Paris, FR (2023); Sculpture Center, New York, NY (2022); The Baker Museum, Naples, FL (2022); Pace Gallery, New York, NY (2022); Von Ammon Co., Washington, D.C. (2022); The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Bowmanville, ON (2022); Yeh Art Gallery, St. John’s University, New York, NY (2022); Tick Tack, Antwerp, BE (2022); Institute for Contemporary Art, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (2021); Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, NY (2021); Terrault Gallery, Baltimore, MD (2020); and The Columbus Museum of Art, OH (2013).