Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Inside African Art ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://insideafricanart.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [News](https://insideafricanart.com/news/) - [Why 'Outstanding' and 'Affordable' African Art is so Hot Right Now](https://insideafricanart.com/2016/02/why-outstanding-and-affordable-african-art-is-so-hot-right-now/) - The champagne flows, the bidders haggle and the unmistakable crack of the gavel sounds. The scene could easily be set at the dapper auction houses of London or New York. But this is the Circle Art auction in Nairobi, Kenya -- East Africa's only contemporary art auction. While hitting the million mark in Kenyan shillings might not be - [Noel Kapanda - The Real George Lilanga?](https://insideafricanart.com/2015/09/noel-kipanda-the-real-george-lilanga/) - It is now established that George Lilanga did not paint even a single painting. The man who created the great art is Noel Kapanda. He was the right hand of George Lilanga. He even traveled with George Lilanga to Japan where he used to paint when George Lilanga was asked by the Japanese host. Actually - [N'gan'ga Ndeveni Painting Given to President Obama](https://insideafricanart.com/2015/12/nganga-ndeveni-painting-given-to-president-obama/) - US President Obama visited Kenya last July to attend a Global Entrepreneurship Conference in Nairobi and possibly visit Kogelo village, the home of his late father. The city was spruced up and street boys gathered up and swept away as usual when a dignitary comes to town. But what this post is about is the - [Kipara, the Youngest Mzuguno, Excels with his Family](https://insideafricanart.com/2015/09/kipara-the-youngest-mzuguno-excels-with-his-family/) - “I have also taught three of my children to do art and hopefully they will carry on with the business when I have left this world,” David Mzuguno told this newspaper in March last year at the International School of Uganda (ISU) where he was holding a wildly successful exhibition. In June last year the ## Pages - [Home](https://insideafricanart.com/) - Inside African Art Established in 1999, Inside African Art is the original home of Original African Paintings. Inside African Art didn't follow a trend - we created one. The websites that are selling original African paintings today didn't exist when we went online in '99. Some have chosen to imitate rather than innovate, borrowing ideas - [1ToddTest](https://insideafricanart.com/1toddtest/) - Inside African Art Established in 1999, Inside African Art is the original home of Original African Paintings. Inside African Art didn't follow a trend - we created one. The websites that are selling original African paintings today didn't exist when we went online in '99. Some have chosen to imitate rather than innovate, borrowing ideas - [Contact](https://insideafricanart.com/contact/) - This website was built with one thing in mind: Giving artists in Africa the exposure and promotion that they deserve. With that in mind, Inside African Art markets paintings like an artist would in Africa, with no fixed prices. If you see a painting or paintings that you like, make an offer! I will get - [Purchasing Page](https://insideafricanart.com/purchasing-page/) - I used to use PayPal, but they started charging me outrageous commissions, so screw them. We are in the age of easy money transfer. My preference is Zelle, but CashApp, Venmo, or any number of reliable applications are fine. We can work it out somehow. Full Contact Information: Todd Schaffer - Owner, Website Developer, Inventory - [About IAA](https://insideafricanart.com/about-iaa/) - The Evolution and History of Inside African Art The Original Website - Built in 1999. I didn't know a lick of code or have even have a clue of how to build a website. Yet, in six long weeks - Inside African Art was born and alive and on the web! Inventory? 50 paintings. By - [Artists2](https://insideafricanart.com/artists2/) - Welcome to the Inside African Art Artists Page – Over 100 Artists are represented! Below, in no special order, is a sample of some of the artist’s paintings and a link to their page. Have a look! TingaTinga 1 As vibrant as they are beautiful! Original art from Tanzania. TingaTinga 2 So many original TingaTingas, - [Ng'ang'a Ndeveni](https://insideafricanart.com/nganga-ndeveni/) - Ng'ang'a Ndeveni is a member of the Akamba tribe of Kenya. The Akamba are well-known for their artistic talents and attention to the details of local Akamba life. Born 50+ years ago, Ndeveni started showing interest in artwork during his early days of school. Everyday he would take a pen and paper and create something - [Joseph Juma](https://insideafricanart.com/joseph-juma/) - Joseph Muthui Juma was born in 1958, in the Nyeri district of Kenya - just west of Mount Kenya. He became interested in art at a very young age and would draw local landscapes and cartoons to amuse his classmates. At the age of 14 an Italian priest saw that he had great potential and - [Joel Ngoko](https://insideafricanart.com/joel-ngoko/) - The following is a statement from the artist, Joel Ngoko: "I was born in western Kenya, Kisii District of Nyanza Province in 1961, the fourth child in a family of nine children. In 1971 I joined Nyabigege primary school and left for secondary education in 1979. During all of these years in school I used to - [TingaTinga Page 2](https://insideafricanart.com/tingatinga-page-2/) - On trip to Kenya a while back, we had the good fortune to meet up with Daniel Augusta, the former manager of the TingaTinga Artists Cooperative Society (TACS), and his lovely girlfriend Desderia. Daniel and I had been communicating by email for years, but had never met. Liz and I were very excited to not - [TingaTinga Page 1](https://insideafricanart.com/tingatinga/) - Once upon the time a man called Edward Saidi Tingatinga painted under Baobab tree in Dar es Salaam. It is not fairy tale, it was in 1968. He was a very successful painter. Until his death he taught 6 students who later taught other painters. Now there are hundreds of painters in Tanzania! The definition - [Geoffre Mugwe](https://insideafricanart.com/geoffre-mugwe/) - There are original African artists - and there is Geoffre Mugwe. In a class by himself, Mugwe has aligned himself with one particular gallery in Nairobi and never the two shall part. He is a mysterious man and I wish I knew more about him, but the gallery in which he paints exclusively keeps him - [Patrick Kinuthia](https://insideafricanart.com/patrick-kinuthia/) - Patrick Peter Kinuthia was born on 11 October 1967. He worked for Citizens Cinema Cooperation as a poster artist for its cinema halls making scenery and portraits under the tutelage of the Pakistani artist Mohammed Rafiq. Kinuthia claims his artistic influences to be Norman Rockwell, Paul Rahily, and David Shepherd. "Though I work well with oils, - [Yeb - Silk Thread Art](https://insideafricanart.com/yeb-silk-thread-art-2/) - Original Silk Thread Art custom made for you by the best silk thread artist in the world, Yeb in Ghana. - [Martin Bulinya](https://insideafricanart.com/martin-bulinya/) - Martin K. Bulinya was born on 21 July 1961 in a village called Moiben near Eldoret, Kenya. Bulinya has worked as freelance illustrator for the Kenya Times and True Love magazine, as well as working for the Kenya Broadcasting Cooperation (KBC) as stage and scene designer. Encouraged by his older brothers, Bulinya began drawing in - [Ole Kolii Paul](https://insideafricanart.com/ole-kolii-paul/) - The Maasai are well known for their proficiency in beadwork. The traditional dress and adornments of the Maasai are incredibly beautiful. However, there are very few Maasai painters. Ole Paul was an extremely prolific painter and at one point I counted 12 paintings sitting on Unik Gallery's shelves. Needless to say, these paintings sold quickly - [John Ndambo](https://insideafricanart.com/john-ndambo/) - Ndambo hails from the Mwawache village in the Chawai area of Taita Taveta in Kenya. He is now in his 60s. John derives his inspiration from the tribes people he saw while growing up and watching them go about their daily routine. The colors and vibrancy that these people showed, without their realization as to - [Omari Idi](https://insideafricanart.com/omari-idi/) - Omari Idi has been on the art scene in Nairobi for a long time - I have seen his paintings forever! I used to purchase them for my own enjoyment as they are impressive studies of the indigenous birds of East Africa and I have always had a fondness for this study. But then I - [Jeff Wambugu](https://insideafricanart.com/jeff-wambugu/) - Jeff Wambugu was born in Kenya in 1975 - in Karura Location, Kiambu District - only a few miles/kms from Nairobi. In 1981 he joined Kirangari Primary School and in 1991 was admitted in Kamahuha Secondary school. In 1995 he completed his secondary school education. After school he worked on the farm as well as - [Coronavirus in Kenya - Ideas, Thoughts and Tips](https://insideafricanart.com/coronavirus-in-kenya-ideas-thoughts-and-tips/) - So here's the scary part: You go to a church or a wedding, you get on a matatu, or you go out to dinner or to a friend's house - and everyone is happy and having fun and nobody is sick. But... somebody IS sick. They don't know it, you don't know it. There are - [Ndichu Njuguna](https://insideafricanart.com/ndichu-njuguna/) - This biographical information was provided when someone who bought a small Njuguna painting while on safari contacted Njuguna. This is directly from that document (many thanks to Janet in the UK!) : "Our earliest childhood memories are carried with us and shape our life journeys. Ndichu Njuguna grew up in central highlands of Kenya surrounded - [House](https://insideafricanart.com/house/) - Transgendered characters, violent and sexual content... House crossed the barriers and paints what is normally considered taboo. Maybe this is why his paintings sell so well in Nairobi - they are unique! I met House at his home in the Ngecha village about an hour outside of Nairobi, and what a great host he was - [Artists](https://insideafricanart.com/artists/) - Welcome to the Inside African Art Artists Page – Over 100 Artists are represented! Below, in no special order, is a sample of some of the artist’s paintings, and a link to their page. Have a look! TingaTinga 1 As vibrant as they are beautiful! Original art from Tanzania. TingaTinga 2 So many original TingaTingas, - [African Batiks](https://insideafricanart.com/african-batiks/) - These batiks are handmade in Kenya and are of the highest quality available. The maps are all legible and up to date with Africa's most recent country, South Sudan. There are different 'grades' of batiks from the lowest actually printed on a very light cloth, like a bed sheet - to the highest which use - [Blue Rhino Maps](https://insideafricanart.com/blue-rhino-maps-2/) - Inside African Art is the only authorized distributor of Blue Rhino maps in America. Others may or may not be distributing authentic Blue Rhino maps. But with us, you can be sure of authenticity. Blue Rhino has been producing these incredible maps for as long as I can remember, and I am going back over - [Ash Uman](https://insideafricanart.com/ash-uman/) - Ash is a self-taught artist who has been painting full time since leaving his job as a Research Assistant at the Laikipia Research Programme in 1990. His abstract paintings, flowing with passionate strokes, touch on ecstasy, spirituality, insanity, sensuality, and are vibrant with philosophical thoughts. One of his paintings was selected for the Millennium Art - [Ng'ang'a Ndeveni Mural](https://insideafricanart.com/nganga-ndeveni-mural/) - I met with Ng'ang'a Ndeveni in January to purchase some paintings and just catch up with my old friend. We had a nice lunch together and talked about some of the paintings he brought for me. As we were winding down, I remembered something that my father-in-law had mentioned to me as we were sitting - [Joseph Thiongo](https://insideafricanart.com/joseph-thiongo/) - Born in 1967 in Uthiru, Kabete (Kenya), Joseph Thiongo realized his talent for art at a very early age. He studied at Uthiru Primary School between 1974 and 1981. He completed his secondary education at Kabete High School in 1985. It was here that his artistic skills were recognized by his Geography teacher, after being impressed - [Andrew Kamondia](https://insideafricanart.com/andrew-kamondia/) - I have been a Kamondia fan for years, and have given away many of his paintings as gifts to friends and family. Like Juma, they seem to express the epitome of 'African art' - being lively, colorful and expressive. Andrew Kamondia was born in Kiahuria, Kenya, in 1956, and currently lives in Wangige, Kenya. He - [Henrick Lilanga](https://insideafricanart.com/henrick-lilanga/) - The only artist in Tanzania who has succeeded in developing the Lilanga art further is Hendrick Lilanga, born on 20th October 1974 in Dar es Salaam, the grandson of George Lilanga. Henrick joined his grandfather in 1993. At that time it was only Noel Kapanda, a Tinga Tinga painter who worked together with George Lilanga. - [Noel Kapanda](https://insideafricanart.com/noel-kapanda/) - Noel Kapanda is maybe the least known Tingatinga painter in Dar es Salaam but he should be the best known. A few people know that he was the center figure in painting the sculptures of George Lilanga. Later it was established that he painted all, at least all of the earlier works of George Lilanga. - [Richard Kimbo Batiks](https://insideafricanart.com/richard-kimbo-batiks/) - Inside African Art features Batiks! Not the common boring batiks, but large, colorful batiks that add color and fascination to any wall. Choose from our new selection of large batiks and see them dominate or liven up any wall space. The artist/creator of batiks is a colorful character himself: Richard Kimbo can be found peddling - [Kelvin Malack](https://insideafricanart.com/kevin-malack/) - In our recent trip to Kenya, we finally met with Kelvin Malack and his artist brother Albert Lizah. It was great to meet up with them! Both Liz and I were taken aback at how young these guys are - and so talented! Kelvin Malack and his brother went to primary school in Naivasha, Kenya, and - [Specials](https://insideafricanart.com/specials/) - Happy Holiday and New Year Specials: Take 20% off your paintings order (this does not include the special Yeb offer which is already discounted) Yeb Silk Thread Art Specials - See the special pricing on Yeb Silk Thread Art Receive a FREE original Martin Bulinya painting for every with every $100 spent on paintings! Questions? Offers? Contact me - [David Michuki](https://insideafricanart.com/david-michuki/) - Biographical Information - Sorry, as of now I do not have any biographical information about Muchuki other than this: He is the youngest brother of Wycliffe Ndwiga and Daniel Njoroge. That's him, at left. Title: Elephant Family Dimensions: 14" x 11.5" (36 x 29cm) Medium: - [Cyprian Ogambi](https://insideafricanart.com/cyprian-ogambi/) - Cyprian Ogambi, who was born in 1962 in the Nyanza Province, Siaya District, can trace his interest in art as far as nursery school days where his drawings of a car was selected as the best of term work. During his primary school days his friends also encouraged him to keep drawing. At Alliance High - [Calling All Artists](https://insideafricanart.com/calling-all-artists/) - Chances are you contacted me by email and I asked you to visit this page. Welcome, please read on... Would you like to have your artwork on Inside African Art? Our mission is the exposure and marketing of the original paintings of African artists. On the Internet for 17 years and with over 4,000 paintings sold, Inside African Art - [About Todd Schaffer - Creator of Inside African Art](https://insideafricanart.com/about-todd-schaffer/) - I have been living in and out of East Africa since 1989. I first went there to visit a good friend who was working for an NGO (Non-Government Organization), and, well, I never left! I received a two-year contract with the then-KPTC (Kenya Posts and Telecommunications), to work with 16 young KPTC employees in an effort to - [Home2](https://insideafricanart.com/home2/) - This was going to be the homepage, but I was told it's too wordy. That said, what I wrote is important to me, and possibly interesting to you: When we started it there was no other website marketing original paintings from Africa. Now, there are plenty as the interested in original African paintings increases. This - [Shake Makelele](https://insideafricanart.com/shake-makelele/) - Shake Makelele is a Kenyan artist using oil, acrylic and water-colours to create vibrant works of art on paper and on canvas. He comes from Taita in Southern Kenya – near the Tsavo National Park. Shake uses art to, “express my views, my creativity and share it with the various people of the world. I - [Peter Mbugua](https://insideafricanart.com/peter-mbugua/) - I'm sorry but I do not have any biographical information on Peter Mbugua. Wish I did, I think he's a wonderful talent. Title: Feeding Wildlife - Small 2 Dimensions: 5" x 7" (13 x 17 cm) Medium: Acrylic on paper Price: $80 Title: Wildlife Kindness Dimensions: 6" x 9.5" (16 x 24 cm) Medium: - [Daniel Njoroge](https://insideafricanart.com/daniel-njoroge/) - Daniel Njoroge is acknowledged to be, if not the best, one of the best and most sought-after artists in Kenya today. His paintings fetch high prices and are highly valued by the galleries - especially those that attract tourists who want to not only remember, but take home with them the realism of the animals - [Moses Wanyuki](https://insideafricanart.com/moses-wanyuki/) - Moses Wanyuki was born and still lives in Thika, about a half hour north of Nairobi, Kenya. He finished his studies of art at Kenyatta University in 1998. Now in his mid-twenties Moses has had several exhibitions both in Kenya and abroad. His early paintings were very realistic, but he now concentrates on abstract impressions - [Make an Offer](https://insideafricanart.com/make-an-offer/) - In 1999 I create insideafricanart.com, this website. It was the fulfillment of a dream I had ever since I started collecting original African paintings when I first moved to Kenya in 1989. I had so many paintings and met so many artists who were looking for some way, any way, to get exposure and promotion - [Titus Kivuthi](https://insideafricanart.com/titus-kivuthi/) - This is the Titus Kivuthi page - [Zack](https://insideafricanart.com/zack/) - Zak is the brother to Inside African Art artist Robert Aswani. Together we met at the Yaya Center in Nairobi, Kenya, in January 2013. It was the second time I had met Zak - the first was outside of the Gallery Watatu many years ago - I bought one painting from him them. But on this - [Wycliffe Ndwiga](https://insideafricanart.com/wycliffe-ndiga/) - The following is a biography prepared for Inside African Art by Ndwiga himself (I'm not sure why he wrote it in third-person): The artist who is forty two years of age hails from the Kikuyu tribe of Kenya. The Kikuyu tribe is the largest tribe in Kenya and the people are very industrious. Ndwiga from an - [Willie Wamuti](https://insideafricanart.com/willie-wamuti/) - Wamuti was born in 1973 at Kiambaa, Kiambu, a village near the capital city of Nairobi. He joined primary school in 1980. In 1988, he joined high school and immediately got involved in art. In the second year at high school, he was nominated to draw caricatures for the school's magazine of which he was - [Stephen Mbatia](https://insideafricanart.com/stephen-mbatia/) - Stephen Mbatia was born in Murang'a, Kenya, just before the independence of Kenya, in 1963. He is well known to Nairobi art lovers. Being a keen observer of life in Kenya, his paintings communicate his fascination with the people of his homeland, and his concern for issues that affect them. Mbatia attended Thika High School - [Simon Muriithi](https://insideafricanart.com/simon-muriithi/) - Born in a small village on the slopes of the Arbedares range called Mioro, in the Muranga District, Simon was inspired to pursue art at an early age by both his parents and teachers. He has enjoyed national as well as international success as a painter with at least 21 exhibitions in the last five - [Shine Tani](https://insideafricanart.com/shine-tani/) - As provided by Shine Tani: "A self taught artist, Shine Tani was born in 1967 in Ngecha Location in Kiambu district. He joined Rironi primary school later in 1977 and did the certificate of primary examination in 1983. In his school life he acted as a teacher he gave instruction to the pupils who had - [Sarah Shiundu](https://insideafricanart.com/sarah-shiundu/) - Update: 8 March 2013 - Sadly, our friend Sarah Shiundu passed away this morning. She had been sick and battling for some time - she fought a brave fight. In Sarah's short life she fulfilled many dreams - one of which was to become an artist. Her creative drive opened up an entirely new way - [Samuel Njeru](https://insideafricanart.com/samuel-njeru/) - Samuel Njeru was born in Meru, Kenya, and is one of four brothers with artistic talent. Njeru studied science in school and college, but art was always his love. In spite of being discouraged to pursue art as a profession by his parents, he kept painting, capturing the beauty of nature and children. Njeru feels - [Robert Aswani](https://insideafricanart.com/robert-aswani/) - On a recent trip to Kenya, I had the good fortune to meet up with Robert Aswani at the Sarit Center in Nairobi. We had a pleasant lunch at the new Monsoon Restaurant and discussed his paintings and recent successes in discovering a new style and medium. After painting wildlife and real-life scenes to please - [Richard Wasike](https://insideafricanart.com/richard-wasike/) - Richard Wasike is a native Ugandan who is currently living in Nairobi, Kenya. His paintings are small - but incredibly detailed and very evocative of the moods that are realized viewing the astonishing landscapes of Kenya. Wasike was born in western Kenya on the Ugandan border in 1963, during the emergence of Kenya’s independence from - [Random Artists](https://insideafricanart.com/random-artists/) - Sometimes I find paintings that are irresistible. Some of the artists are less known, unknown, one-offs, or for some reason never quite made it, or found their passion in art. Nonetheless, some these paintings are no less beautiful than more known artists. Sometimes, as in the case of the Ssali below, even the gallery owner - [Raham Shangala](https://insideafricanart.com/raham-shangala/) - Directly from the biography that I asked 'Raham', as I know him, to write: I am a Kenyan citizen who comes from a small tribe called 'TAITA' or DAWIDA', in Kenya. I inherited this talent from my late mother who was previously a banker before her death that occurred in the year 2000, the same - [Njogu](https://insideafricanart.com/njogu/) - Njogu is a popular Kenyan artist for 'the wananchi', or 'the people'. He is a self-taught artist who, though quite prolific, has not acquired a large following. Some that his paintings are too simple and thematically juvenile - but it is this quality of simplicity and emotion that has attracted people to his paintings. With - [Martin Kamuyu](https://insideafricanart.com/martin-kamuyu/) - Martin Kamuyu was born back in 1972, at a place called Rironi in Limuru, of Kiambu district, in central province of Kenya. In 1978 he started school at Nyoro Nursery School and after two years he started his primary academic for eight years whereby later he joined Ruiru High School for his secondary education. Unfortunately, - [Maina](https://insideafricanart.com/maina/) - Paintings by John Maina. Simple (and cheap!), yet capturing a very African feel. All of John's paintings are either: Landscape: 11" x 3.25" (28 x 8cm) Portrait: 3.25" x 11" (8 x 28cm) Media: Oil on canvas Price: $25 for one, $22.50 each for 2, $20 each for three or more. Maina 1 Maina 2 Maina - [Lincoln Omindi](https://insideafricanart.com/lincoln-omindi/) - Sorry - As of now I d not have any Omindi paintings. Sorry. - [Jared Njuguna](https://insideafricanart.com/jared-njuguna/) - “Art is life, my unique inspiration” Jared was born on 11 July, 1977, in Machakos, Kenya. He took his primary schooling in Nakuru at Moi Primary School, and finally graduated from Njoro Secondary School. From the artist: Since childhood I was fond of drawing pictures of sports cars, the infamous Spiderman, and lots of other childhood - [Jane Wanjeri](https://insideafricanart.com/jane-wanjeri/) - One of only a very few female artists on this website. I have tried to find others, but it is difficult for women to 'give it up' to be an artists in Kenya. Traditionally it has always been men who have enjoyed learning and practicing in the arts, really any type of art. But this - [George Obanda](https://insideafricanart.com/george-obanda/) - Biographical Information - None, sorry. All of these drawings are on white paper - plain white drawing paper with some texture. The tint you see in these images are because of the limitations of my digital camera - which is a good one! But I just can't eliminate the different hues that surround the subjects - [Fred Aila](https://insideafricanart.com/fred-aila-2/) - Fred Aila is an 'African culture artist'. Fred Aila was born in Machakos, Kenya in 1977. He is married, has two children and only draws African culture and set-ups. He uses Manilla paper, glued to other paper and draws with different colors. Title: Rendele Grandmother Dimensions: 11" x 15 (28 x 38cm) Medium: Acrylic on paper - [Elisha Ongere](https://insideafricanart.com/elisha-ongere/) - I started communicating with Elisha Ongere when he discovered my website and wrote to me about promoting his paintings. I was very excited to have my first female artist to promote! However, since then, and through a series of mishaps, the paintings he sent me via a number of persons missed meetings, connections, became lost - [Daniel Kinyanjui](https://insideafricanart.com/daniel-kinyanjui/) - Daniel Kinyanjui was born in Ngecha village outside Nairobi, Kenya, in 1969, years before Ngecha became the Mecca for young folk seeking a future in art. At first a house painter to earn a living, young Daniel soon returned to Ngecha where other young Artists were gathering to exchange ideas and the meager tools they - [Chain Muhandi](https://insideafricanart.com/chain-muhandi/) - Chain Muhandi painting career started in when he was a young boy. He took a keen interest in drawing in his early years of school, not knowing that he would take it up as his career later in life. To him it was just a way to amuse himself, but after leaving school he started - [Banana Hill](https://insideafricanart.com/banana-hill/) - I spent a lot of time at the Banana Hill art studio meeting the artists and purchasing their paintings. The studio and gallery are primarily run by Shine Tani, a well-respected and internationally acclaimed Kenyan artist. In the compound of the studio is a residential area behind the gallery where many of the resident artists - [Anne Berenge](https://insideafricanart.com/anne-berenge/) - Anne Berenge was born in Western Province of Kenya near the city of Webuye. She went to school at Soy D.E.B. school, and joined the polytechnique where she learned arts and crafts. Anne currently is working with the HIV and AIDS women in Kawangware slums. Under the auspices of AMREF and PLAN International she has - [Alex Mbugua](https://insideafricanart.com/alex-mbugua/) - Alex Mbugua was born in Kirangari, Kiambu district in Kenya, in 1958. He joined Kirangari Primary School in 1965 and in 1978, he completed his form four (12th grade) in Kirangari Secondary School. Mbugua is the fourth born in his family and shares his love of painting with his brother Jeff Wambugu with whom he - [Albert Lizah](https://insideafricanart.com/albert-lizah/) - In our recent trip to Kenya we finally met with Albert Lizah and his artist brother Kelvin Malack. It was great to meet up with them! Both Liz and I were taken aback at how young these guys are - and so talented! Albert Lizah and his brother went to primary school in Naivasha, Kenya, - [Al Amir Hussein](https://insideafricanart.com/al-amir-hussein-2/) - Born in Mombasa, Kenya, and belonging to the original Swahili tribe, Al Amir grew up playing on the narrow Arabic-influenced streets of Old Town Mombasa. An interesting cultural mix, the east coast of Kenya and Tanzania was in the past colonized by both the Omani Arabs and the Portuguese. 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