Aissata Pinto Da Costa is an artist and former runway model. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, a small country in the Gulf of Guinea , off the Western coast of Africa. Aissata has lived in six countries around the world and speaks five languages fluently. Having travelled to more than 50 countries worldwide with her modelling career, Aissata settled in the United States in 1999. In 2007, Aissata became a self-taught artist. With three solo exhibitions under her belt, including Marymount Manhattan College and The Steuben Glass Gallery New York, Aissata has caught the attention of collectors all over the world. She took time out her busy studio practice…