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Inside African Art - Online Home of
Original African Paintings
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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 |
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Lamu Doors by
Mitau! |
New paintings by
Simon
Muriithi! |
The last New paintings
from
Alex
Mbugua |
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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!
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New Artist:
Geoffrey
Mugwe
Incredible wildlife artist! |
NEW
artist:
Chosh |
22 NEW
paintings by
Njuguna
Including the featured NEW
style! |
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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
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We recently returned from a
paintings-buying trip to Kenya. Since Barack Obama's father was Kenyan,
Kenya is proudly calling itself 'America's 51st state'!
One of
the artists on this website decided to celebrate President Obama, as
well as Martin Luther King Jr., in some paintings.
Also: New paintings from
Joseph
Thiongo,
Ng'ang'a Ndeveni,
Raham
Shangala,
Ash Uman,
Bernard Ndichu Njuguna,
Shake Makelele,
Simon Muriithi,
Alex
Mbugua,
Albert Lizah,
David
Michuki,
Mitau,
Samuel
Njeru - more coming soon! |
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NEW paintings from
Samuel
Njeru! |
New
paintings
by Ng'ang'a Ndeveni |
NEW! Serene acrylic/watercolor ocean scenes by
Robert Aswani |
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Just in:
Tinga
Tinga Paintings! MANY! |
New Artist:
Ash Uman |
Elisha Ongere! |
Are
Here! |
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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!
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23 New paintings from
Albert Lizah |
Anne Berenge |
Eric
Tournaire from Morocco! |
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Joseph Thiongo -
Cheetah |
Raham Shangala - Melting Sky |
New paintings by
Shake
Makelele |
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Martin
Bulinya--Pages 1,2 & 3!
And now
Page 4! |
Moses
Wanyuki |
Blue
Rhino Maps
An Inside African Art Exclusive! |
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... 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. |
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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! |
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You buy paintings and the artists benefit - that's the idea of
the website! |
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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! |
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May 2009 |
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19 May '09 |
We have just received a lovely pile of new
paintings to add to the website! |
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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! |
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Mar '09 |
NEW artist:
Geoffrey
Mugwe Incredible wildlife artist! |
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Mar '09 |
It's only one, but it's a nice one! A
one-off by
Chosh! |
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25 Feb '09 |
More NEW
artists added to the website!
F. Mitau
and his fabulous Lamu Doors, and
Samuel
Njeru! |
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20 Feb '09 |
Just added: 12 NEW
lovely wildlife paintings by
David
Michuki! |
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19 Feb '09 |
We met with
Albert Lizah
recently, and acquired 23 NEW and wonderful
paintings from him! |
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Feb '09 |
In our recent trip to Nairobi we discovered
three NEW paintings by
Alex
Mbugua - these will be the last, ever. |
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Feb '09 |
In a flurry of activity, six
NEW paintings
by one of our favorite artists have been added:
Wycliffe Ndwiga wildlife! |
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Feb '09 |
Four NEW paintings by
Simon Muriithi have just been added! His 'swirl oil' technique in
still in use! |
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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! |
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30 Jan '09 |
Rounding off an exciting month, we just
added 22 vibrant NEW paintings by the
Bernard Ndichu
Njuguna! |
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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! |
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26 Jan '09 |
Just added: 14 incredible new paintings by
Ng'ang'a
Ndeveni! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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Dec '08 |
Time to Top Up! I am heading to Kenya in a
few weeks. If you are looking for a particular painting or style, or
something from a certain artist - now is the time to let me know! Till
then, SALES ABOUND! Just ask, let's make a deal! |
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Oct '08 |
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 want to discount the
paintings on this website and position ourselves to give the best prices
for original African paintings on the internet.
We promise: Make a reasonable offer and it will not be refused! |
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18 Sept '08 |
More Tinga Tinga paintings are
here!
In all, nearly 100 NEW Tinga Tinga painting
have been posted! More to come! |
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17 Sept '08 |
Hold onto something!
Tinga
Tinga paintings are flooding the website! And I'll be posting more
tomorrow!
Tinga
Tinga Main Page
Tinga
Tinga Page 2
Tinga
Tinga Page 3 Tinga Tinga Page 4
(coming soon!) |
11 Sept '08
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In a flurry of activity we have just added
a large and incredible
Lion
Pride painting by David Michuki! As well, we have added two more
paintings by Michuki's brother
Wycliffe Ndwiga. What an incredibly talented family (not to mention
the third brother
Daniel Njoroge!) |
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10 Sept '08 |
In a panic, I am posting
13 NEW
Tinga Tingas in a variety of sizes from large to long! Mind you, we
are STILL expecting about 120+ more Tinga Tingas in the near future! Stay
close. |
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