|
| |
Inside African Art - Online Home of
Original African Paintings
|
"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! |
|
|
|
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!
|
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!
|
|
 |
 |
 |
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! |
|
|
-
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! |
Visitor number:
Your walls need some culture!
|
.jpg)
