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8 New Artists
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ALEX MBUGUA
NEW ARTIST!
ASH UMAN
ROBERT ASWANI
BANANA HILL ARTISTS

ANNE BERENGE
NEW! BLUE RHINO MAPS
MARTIN
BULINYA
1
MARTIN
BULINYA 2
MARTIN
BULINYA 3
MARTIN
BULINYA 4

GIFT IDEA: PORTRAITS OF YOU!
MARTIN
BULINYA 5

BULINYA BONANZA!
MILDRED BULINYA
CHAIN MUHANDI
EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS
ELISHA ONGERE
GARY FRIER
GATHINJA
GIKO
HASSAN FADOUL
HOUSE
AL AMIR HUSSEIN
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, INDIVIDUAL PAINTINGS
JAA MUNYUA
JOSEPH THIONGO
JOSEPH JUMA
ANDREW KAMONDIA
RICHARD KIMBO BATIKS
PAUL KIMOTHO
PATRICK KINUTHIA

DANIEL KINYANJUI

KIVUTHI MBUNO
NEW ARTIST!
KELVIN MALACK

NEW ARTIST!
ALBERT LIZAH

MARTIN KIMUYU
MASILA/MAINGA
STEPHEN MBATIA
PETER MBUGUA
DAVID MICHUKI
NEW ARTIST! GEOFFREY MUGWE
JARED NJUGUNA
JOHN NDAMBO
NG'ANG'A NDEVENI
NGECHA SOCIETY
20 PAINTINGS, 18 ARTISTS
JOEL NGOKO
MARTIN NGUGI
NJOGU
DANIEL NJOROGE
NJUGUNA
GEORGE OBANDA
CYPRIAN OGAMBI
OLE KOLII PAUL
OMARI IDI
LINCOLN OMINDE
SARAH SHIUNDU
NEW ARTIST!
SHAKE MAKELELE
RAHAM SHANGALA
SHINE TANI
SIMON MURIITHI
SIMON MUNGAI
SOUTH AFRICA
GEORGE THAIRU
TINGA TINGA AND ATANAS
TINGA TINGA 2
TINGA TINGA 3
TITUS KIVUTHI
ERIC TOURNAIRE
NEW ARTIST!
WAMBUI ELIZABETH
JANE WANJERI
MOSES WANYUKI
RICHARD WASIKE
WAITHANGIRA
WILLIE WAMUTI
W.P. KAMUNYA
WYCLIFFE NDWIGA
ZACHARIA MBUTHA
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"The darkest thing about Africa has always been our ignorance of it" 
George H. T. Kimble, from the book Inside Africa

10+ Years
on the Internet!
2,800+
Paintings Sold!
80+ Artists Represented,
and Growing!
No Fixed
Prices!
JANUARY 2010 NEW YEARS SALE - Take 20% OFF Each and Every Painting on our Website!!

Did you know... Since the beginning of the year Inside African Art has sent paintings to Bulgaria, Japan, Germany, Australia and Qatar - among the more common places! A custom painting by Ndeveni is being turned into a tattoo! 2010 might be turning into a crazy year!


New paintings by Simon Muriithi!


Kelvin Malack
New
artist - New paintings!
 - brother of Albert Lizah

Bulinya Bonanza Days are Here!
70+ New paintings by Martin Bulinya!
The Kenya drought has lasted for more than a year - the worst in memory for even the elders.
Click here to learn more - and how you can help.

NEW! Serene acrylic/watercolor ocean scenes by Robert Aswani

The last New paintings
from Alex Mbugua

Just in: Tinga Tinga Paintings! MANY!

Worldwide economic upheaval: Everyone is suffering! Artists are desperate
Inside African Art understands that times are tough for all and disposable income is a rare commodity. It is for this reason that we are discounting the paintings on this website to strengthen our position as offering the best selection and the best prices for original African paintings on the internet. And remember: NO FIXED PRICES!
WE PROMISE : MAKE A REASONABLE OFFER - IT WILL NOT BE REFUSED!

NEW paintings by Njuguna
Including the featured NEW style!
23 New paintings from Albert Lizah New Artist: Geoffrey Mugwe
Incredible wildlife artist!

Inside African Art is a project run by three people, Todd Schaffer and his wife Liz, as well as Liz's sister Sarah. All of us travel to and from Kenya to the US, shuttling paintings and trying to stay afloat. We have one thing in mind: The promotion and exposure of contemporary original fine arts by African artists. (cont...)

Five New paintings by Ole Kolii Paul -
Found in the dregs of Nairobi town!
Elisha Ongere!  New Artist: Ash Uman
 
NEW paintings from Samuel Njeru!     Incredible paintings by Shake Makelele! New paintings by Ng'ang'a Ndeveni

Are Here!

Contemporary African paintings are less well known than African artifacts and traditional crafts, and there is little exposure and availability of this type of artwork either in galleries or on the internet. Yes, there are plenty of mass-produced artworks, African crafts, and Afri-kitch available, but finding an original African painting at a reasonable price is next to impossible - and it shouldn't be! (cont...)

Mitau - Lamu Doors! David Michuki - Wildlife master! Eric Tournaire from Morocco!
Joseph Thiongo - Cheetah Raham Shangala - Melting Sky Who's going to buy the last John Mainga?
Martin Bulinya--Pages 1,2 & 3!
And now Page 4!
Moses Wanyuki Blue Rhino Maps
An Inside African Art Exclusive!

... There is an abundance of incredibly talented artists in Africa who need a forum to promote their paintings and to show the world what they have to offer. Presently we are showcasing the artists of East Africa - primarily those of Kenya.

The majority of the paintings displayed in the website have been purchased either directly from the artists themselves with whom we have formed personal relationships, or through various galleries in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya - and are now in the U.S.A. for quick delivery.

It's our goal to keep the website fluid, topical, and on the pulse of the contemporary original African paintings scene. As well, I want to ensure that the artists themselves are reaping the benefits of world-wide exposure and promotion. We have instant access to nearly all of the artists in Kenya allowing us to keep refreshing the website with new paintings!

You buy paintings and the artists benefit - that's the idea of the website!

ALERT!!   At Inside African Art there are NO FIXED PRICES!
We have opened all paintings on this web site to offers and negotiation -
Just like it's done in Africa!

*** If you see a painting that you like, make a reasonable offer! ***
Seriously, no reasonable offer will be refused!

You can always e-mail us at: todd@insideafricanart.com, or call us anytime* at: 407-678-6300
*USA - Mind the time zone!
To learn more, see the FAQ page!

Homepage News - January 2010

Jan '10 January 2010 - Happy New Year! Take 20% OFF Each and Every painting on the website! Through January Only!
9 Dec '09 With the year coming to a close, I thought this would be a good time to add a new artist! IAA welcomes Kelvin Malack, brother of Albert Lizah! Small and stylish - and priced right for holiday shopping!
11 Nov '09 Please pardon our lack of updates - our hands are full! Friends of Inside African Art have raised over $2,000 in the relief effort for families in the Kieni area of central Kenya who have been hit hard by the ongoing drought. Food for 400 people have been supplied and the kids at the Karichen Primary School are no longer eating animal feed.
If you are interested in learning about our efforts, click here. See the money at work, here.
20 Aug '09 Bulinya Bonanza! 70+ NEW paintings from Martin Bulinya! And they're priced right!
19 Aug '09 Check out the NEW paintings by the new artist Wambui Elizabeth!
21 July '09 I love these paintings by Robert Aswani - incredibly unique and 'unAfrican', yet with a real African flavor. Aswani has always been a pace-setter, and these have a look and feel al their own!
20 July '09 I have added four new paintings by Moses Wanyuki - and for the 'twitchers' out there, three more realistic paintings of African birds by Omari Idi!
19 July '09 Finally - New paintings! I have added five new paintings by Ole Kolii Paul - found in the dusty dregs of a Nairobi gallery. Read the story on the Ole Kolii Paul page!
18 July '09 We have just restocked our supply of Blue Rhino maps! We're topped-up!
19 May '09 We have just received a lovely pile of new paintings to add to the website!
14 Mar '09 Ah, finally, another update! I have just added 13 NEW paintings by Anne Berenge, and three wonderful new paintings from the Arabic-styled artist, Al Amir Hussein, who brings the Swahili coastal like to light!
6 Mar '09 NEW artist: Geoffrey Mugwe  Incredible wildlife artist!
1 Mar '09 It's only one, but it's a nice one! A one-off by Chosh!
25 Feb '09 More NEW artists added to the website! F. Mitau and his fabulous Lamu Doors, and Samuel Njeru!
20 Feb '09 Just added: 12 NEW lovely wildlife paintings by David Michuki!
19 Feb '09 We met with Albert Lizah recently, and acquired 23 NEW and wonderful paintings from him!
8 Feb '09 In our recent trip to Nairobi we discovered three NEW paintings by Alex Mbugua - these will be the last, ever.
6 Feb '09 In a flurry of activity, six NEW paintings by one of our favorite artists have been added: Wycliffe Ndwiga wildlife!
5 Feb '09 Four NEW paintings by Simon Muriithi have just been added! His 'swirl oil' technique in still in use!
1 Feb '09 It's been a long time since we added paintings by this artist. But considering his new style, we thought you would enjoy seeing the latest paintings of Shake Makelele!
30 Jan '09 Rounding off an exciting month, we just added 22 vibrant NEW paintings by the Bernard Ndichu Njuguna!
28 Jan '09 Just added: Three new amazing bizarre paintings by Raham Shangala. And a NEW artist has been added:
None other than the well known surrealist Ash Uman! His four incredible paintings will blow you away!
26 Jan '09 Just added: 14 incredible new paintings by Ng'ang'a Ndeveni!
25 Jan '09 Besides the two new paintings from Martin Bulinya on the top of this page, we are starting to add many of the new paintings we recently procured. The first artist who paintings hit the website are those of Joseph Thiongo. We were completely sold-out, but we now have 14 new wonderful paintings!
23 Jan '09 Happy New Year! We are back from our latest paintings-buying excursion to Kenya! And with us are more than 300 incredible new paintings. We met with 20+ artists personally, and procured paintings from many more. These paintings will be posted to the website starting in the next few days. Thanks for your patience and stay tuned!
14 Dec '08 I was doing some inventory work and came across a small cache of unaccounted-for paintings in our stock. So I developed a 'Lost and Found' page! 8 Great artists - 26 NEW Wonderful paintings - all at great prices!
Artists include: ABC Njoroge, Tobo, Zach (brother of Aswani), Ojaja Monde, Remi Musindi, Josh Mbira, Stephen Okeno, and David Ndambuki!
Also, a new Ndwiga, another Njogu, more Wanyukis and Obandas, and lots more Bulinyas on page 2!

Inside African Art now sends domestic and international PayPal Email Invoices
to ensure a secure and verifiable payment transaction.
You DO NOT have to be a member of PayPal or sign-up with PayPal.

Every painting on this website is an original - not a lithograph or copy
Take a look around, you might find a painting that would look perfect in your home or office! I hope you find this site to be informative; it is filled with historical and cultural information pertaining to the art and artists displayed. Thanks for visiting! Todd

With Banana Hill artists

Kivuthi Mbuno

To anyone wondering if artists represented by Inside African Art are exploited - I have bought over 250 batiks from Kimbo in the past 15 years - more than any other single person in Kimbo's 30+ years hawking in the streets of Nairobi, Kenya. This represents over $10,000! Nice leather coat Kimbo!
My main man - Kimbo!

Al Amir Hussein - If you
enjoy the Arabic style of painting, you'll love these Swahili-style paintings
Peter Mbugua -
Kindness for Wildlife #2
Njuguna - Reflection Joy


Ole Kolii Paul - My World

Please note: Unlike most websites, I do not watermark the images of the paintings with the logo of Inside African Art. This alters the beauty of the image as well as your perception of what it might look like on your wall. You are free to use these images as you wish. But please keep in mind where they came from and the African artists who worked so hard to produce them. In time maybe you will feel the urge to support them with a purchase of their wonderful art!

Remember though, there are laws regarding the duplication of images for commercial use. These laws are enforced by this website.

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