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A gallery open to the world

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BECOFFI GALERIE has opened its doors in the rotunda of Galerie Ravenstein in Brussels, at the heart of a district where art speaks in many ways.

The artistic approach of BECOFFI GALERIE rests on a selection of leading artists with a personal and universal reading of the world and of outstanding craftsmanship, in dialogue with cultures and ancient narratives, bringing territories and the people who live in them into resonance.

A committed gallery

BECOFFI GALERIE supports

An art that brings people together

Born of encounters and of a dialogue between cultural identities

A contemporary vision

Of the expression of techniques and of the stories carried by oral tradition

A place of transmission

And of preservation of outstanding craftsmanship
We believe in outstanding craftsmanship rooted in local contexts, where each gesture becomes a story of transmission and a creative dialogue between Europe, Africa and Asia.
The founder

Who is Coffi?

Dear visitors, art lovers, collectors, decision-makers and collection managers,

BECOFFI GALERIE is the outcome of an unusual, multicultural personal and professional path, not least because of my four nationalities: Belgian, French, Brazilian and Togolese. Trained as a civil engineer, I first worked in France on the safety of energy installations, before realising that this was not my calling.

I then settled in Belgium some fifteen years ago and began a career in the preservation of the architectural heritage of Brussels. One thing led to another and, attending many cultural events connected with my work, art and outstanding craftsmanship became vital to me. Having also built up many contacts with Africa, where I lived as a child, a multicultural project began to take shape in my mind.

Portrait of Coffi Barboza, founder of BECOFFI GALERIE
The founderCoffi BarbozaBelgian, French, Brazilian and Togolese

In 2026 I decided to take the plunge and open a gallery that would be a creative and deeply human link between Europe, Africa and Asia. A link, too, between companies and artists, and indirectly with the artisans whose outstanding knowledge may well disappear if we are not careful.

So this is not only about making artists known and selling works, but also about building an ecosystem that creates bridges and funds artistic production through patronage.

Meeting Louis Barthélemy, a recognised French artist, and the friendship that followed, contributed greatly to making this project real. I thank him sincerely for agreeing to be the first artist shown at BECOFFI GALERIE.

I look forward to meeting each and every one of you,

Coffi Barboza, founder of BECOFFI GALERIE

A visitor standing in profile in front of a large red and pink hanging on the wall of a room with a sand floor
The hangOne work, one visitorA large hanging, in situ
Continue the visit
  1. Support the gallery and its artists

    Patronage funds the production of works, artist residencies and the preservation of craft knowledge, with a threefold cultural, economic and diplomatic impact.

    Read more about patronage→    Basketry workshop: artisans weaving straw around a wicker bust set on a plinth
  2. Louis Barthélemy: HEROES HAVE ROOTS BEYOND BORDERS

    The gallery’s first exhibition, from 26 November 2026: textile appliqués, tapestries and plaster reliefs.

    Our first exhibition→    The artist's hand drawing in pencil on a plaster bas-relief of riders taking a jump
Three territories

A link between three continents

  1. EuropeIn Brussels, the gallery is the anchor point of the project
  2. AfricaIn Cairo, a craftsman sews the motifs of a textile work
  3. AsiaA collaboration between artists and craftspeople of the Middle East (in Lebanon and Syria, Louis Barthélemy called on the braiding know-how of specialist artisans).
The front of BECOFFI GALERIE, Galerie Ravenstein 46 in Brussels: a black sign bearing the monogram, the windows still empty before the hang
An artisan hand-sewing a large colourful appliqué piece on a Cairo rooftop, domes and minarets behind
A workshop hung with patterned tapestries, a gilded mannequin in the foreground, artisans at work

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