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Maurice Mboa’s First US Solo Show, Reliance, Opens at Opa Projects Miami

Maurice Mboa’s First US Solo Show, Reliance, Opens at Opa Projects Miami

Reliance by Maurice Mboa Opens at Opa Projects Miami
Reliance by Maurice Mboa Opens at Opa Projects Miami
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Opa Projects is a multidisciplinary gallery and cultural hub connecting art, design, and dialogue in Miami’s Little River. Known for its distinctive curation and welcoming energy, the gallery has quickly become a creative anchor for collectors, artists, and tastemakers seeking meaningful cultural experiences. 

Opa Projects is pleased to present Reliance, a solo exhibition by Maurice Mboa, opening November 26, 2025, and running through January 10, 2026, in Miami – his first solo show in the United States. Born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Mboa is a self-taught artist whose faceless portraits, rendered on engraved and painted steel, express Âme-peinte (“soul prints”), imprints of inner life bridging body and spirit. Rooted in animist traditions and ancestral wisdom, his work traces a journey from Africa to Europe, the Middle East, and now America, exploring energies of belonging and transformation. “Maurice Mboa’s work resonates with a rare intensity, bridging the spiritual and the material,” says gallery director Billy Tartour. Reliance opens at Opa Projects, 7622 NE 4th Ct, Miami, 33138.

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