Alida Ymele, born in 1994 in Cameroon, is an artist who lives and works in Douala. In 2019, she obtained a professional Master's degree in Visual Arts from the Nkongsamba Institute of Fine Arts (University of Douala). Her artistic work is an ongoing exploration, weaving together stories of precariousness, the fragility of the human soul, and the daily struggles of domestic workers or housewives in a constantly evolving world. Through her self-portraits painted in acrylic on canvas, she elevates them to the status of queens, for she sees them as everyday heroines. She received the 2023 UNRISD Prize (United Nations Research Institute for Social Development) in the "GENDER JUSTICE" category and the 1st prize at the 2024 CNSAF (New Africa-France Summit Council).

Alida Ymele has participated in several exhibitions, the main ones being:
ABAFABAZI-African feminisms, Goethe Institut, Cameroon (2025);
Kunst RAI, Amsterdam (2025); In Focus, Centraal Museum Utrecht, Netherlands (2024);
Big Art, Amsterdam with the SANAA gallery, Netherlands (2024);
Three Painters, MünsterLand Gallery, (Emsdettener Kunstverein), Germany (2024);
Queens of Everyday Life, French Institute, Cameroon (2024);
The Art of Equality, UN Office, Geneva (2023);
Visibles, Galerie le Réservoir, Montpellier, France (2023);
19th Asian Art Biennial, “Here, There and Everywhere”, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Bangladesh (2022);
Dicokam, Galerie 193, Paris, France (2022);
Sonsbeek 20-24 force times distance on labour and its sonic ecologies, Arnhem, Netherland (2021);
Sensitive Approach, Bolo Espace Art et Culture, Douala, Cameroon (2021);
Artuelles Interférences, Annie Kadji Art Gallery, Douala, Cameroon (2020);
Woman Power, Bandjoun Station, Cameroon (2018).