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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
Inside African Art - Online Home of Original African Paintings - Now
in Our 12th Year! |
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Years on the Internet! |
3,115+
Paintings Sold |
84+
Artists Represented, and Growing! |
No
Fixed Prices! |
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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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New! Paintings by
Wycliffe Ndwiga |
Fantastic new paintings from
Martin Bulinya
They are large, on canvas, and priced to sell!
See
Bulinya's Page 2 for recently added paintings including Joy Dance
Series! |
15 New Paintings
from
Geoffrey Mugwe |
Just Imported: 66 Of the Most Incredible TingaTinga Paintings You
Have Ever Seen!
See them on the
TingaTinga Homepage and
TingaTinga Page 2 |
10,000 Mile Sandals!
Handmade African Sandals
Made with beautiful Maasai beads, recycled tire soles, and Maasai leather.
See them at:
Pati Pati Imports |
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know, not much time passes before Inside African Art finds itself involved
with yet another project to benefit children. With your generosity, we
funded three food distributions and saved the lives of countless people.
NOW, with this momentum, we are in the process of rebuilding the
Karichen Primary School. Interested in
helping? Read more...
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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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More paintings depicting the East African
Swahili culture by
Al
Amir Hussein have just been added! |
After more than five years -
New paintings from
Joel Ngoko |
Incredible Art from
Ghana!
Yeb - Ghanain Silk Art |
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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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Partially completed tattoo |
Ndeveni Artwork Becomes
Permanent Body Feature! |
Tattooed Ndeveni signature |
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Inside African Art was
approached with an intriguing project: Find
artist Ndeveni and have him make some
sketches of a large elephant at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. If it works,
the artwork would be used as a tattoo. Ndeveni nailed it on the first try,
and just a few months later, our friend in Denmark is in the process of
being tattooed.
There is still another session
or two before the tattoo is finished - but my goodness - it's fantastic! The
tattoo artist is also very talented! The Tattoo
is finished! See
it! |
Ng'ang'a
Ndeveni - New paintings
and more coming! |
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Latest Addition:
More New paintings by
Jane
Wanjeri |
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South Africa
Blue
Rhino Maps are IN STOCK!
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NEW! Serene acrylic/watercolor
ocean scenes by
Robert Aswani |
Ash
Uman - Last One! |
Seven new paintings from
Joseph Masila
- we haven't had Masila paintings in over four years! |
New Njugunas
are in the house! |
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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!
(cont...) |
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 NEW
TingaTinga Paintings are here!
TingaTinga Page 5 Just added:
TingaTinga Page 6! |
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Mitau
- Lamu Doors! |
Many Thanks! We sold 61 paintings over the
holidays! Paintings were sent to Syria, Ecuador, Texas, Bahrain, South
Korea, UK, Sweden, California, New York, Denmark, and many more places
around the globe! Incredible! |
Eric
Tournaire from Morocco! |
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Joseph Thiongo -
Cheetah |
Raham Shangala - Melting Sky |
Who's going to buy
the last
John Mainga? |
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Martin
Bulinya--Pages 1,2 & 3!
And now
Page 4!
New paintings! |
Moses
Wanyuki |
Patrick Kinuthia - More paintings recently added! |
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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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December 2011 |
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Oct '11 |
Yeb - A Ghanaian artist - uses silk thread as art. It's not a painting
but it hangs on the wall - the details and vibrant colors blow you away!
Check them out... |
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13 Sept '11 |
I have just added some more
Wycliffe Ndwiga paintings from our most recent visit to Kenya. Painted
with rich acrylics, Ndwiga's paintings bring the wildlife of Africa alive
on canvas! |
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12 Sept '11 |
Martin Bulinya is one of the most prolific artists on our website. 15
more 'priced to sell' paintings have just been added! Even through
struggles and hustling to survive, Bulinya remains positive and finds
happiness!
Check'm! |
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Sept '11 |
Only a few artists paint African wildlife
as realistically and compelling as
Geoffrey
Mugwe. 15 New paintings have been added to his page -
see them
here! |
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22 Aug '11 |
There is something about the uniqueness of
the Swahili culture that is captured just right in the
Al Amir
Hussein paintings. His new paintings, including 'View of Mombasa
Town', are really nice.
Check
them out |
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16 Aug '11 |
Just back from a wonderful and eventful visit
with family and friends in Kenya. Outrageous 'Kenya Wedding', safaris to
the Maasai Mara with friends, and long and restful visits to the farm
upcountry on the foothills of Mt. Kenya. But what about paintings? OH
Yes! I brought back plenty! Let's start with new paintings from
Ndichu Njuguna! |
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May '11 |
Jeez, 'bout time there was an exciting
addition to my website! Sorry for the delay - but it was worth the wait...
I have just added
66 NEW and incredible TingaTinga Paintings
to the
TingaTinga Homepage and
TT2!
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Feb '11 |
I have over 100 hand-painted and signed
cards by Martin Bulinya. Some are Christmas cards... If you are interested
in a set of five for $20, please
let
me know! |
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Jan '11 |
10 New
Martin
Bulinya paintings are now live. These 36" wide canvas paintings depict
traditional Maasai life in a way only Martin Bulinya can bring to life.
And, they are priced to sell!
Check
them out! |
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Jan '11 |
First of all, Happy Gnu Year! 2010 ended in
a wonderful way, with three record-setting months for this website - many
thanks to those who not only purchased paintings, but contributed to the
Karichen Primary School Project. Secondly, have you seen the Ndeveni
tattoo (above), it's finished - it's wild!
See it here.
To come: Large Bulinyas on canvas - this month! |
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20 Dec '10 |
To end the year with a Bang!
One of the original artists on this
website,
Robert Aswani, was recently featured in the August - October 2010
Msafiri, the Kenya Airways (KQ) in-flight magazine!
Since then, we have been getting
inquiries for Aswani's 'Wash Day' Paintings.
As a special request, Robert Aswani has
painted a few of his internationally famous 'Wash Day' paintings
exclusively for Inside African Art.
We have already fulfilled a few 'private
orders', and we wanted to make these available.
Happy Holidays to all - and
Nakutakia Mwaka Mpia (Happy New Year!) |
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16 Dec '10 |
Some really nice
Martin
Bulinya paintings have just been added - vibrant, dynamic and very
Bulinya-esque! |
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Dec '10 |
Ending the year with a boom! Four new
paintings from
Ash Uman - surreal, abstract - amazing! |
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12 Nov '10 |
I have more paintings to add - but this is
a note: An Inside African Art customer in Denmark requested a custom
painting to be turned into a tattoo for his back.
The results
- amazing! |
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22 Oct '10 |
Daniel Njoroge
- brother of
Ndwiga
and
Michuki - has two more paintings on the website! |
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Oct '10 |
Six wonderful new
Al Amir
Hussein paintings have just been added! If you have never been to
Mombasa, Kenya, or East Africa, have a look at the Arab-influenced Swahili
culture in these realistic paintings. |
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Oct '10 |
Two more wonderful
Wycliffe Ndwiga paintings have just been added. If you are interested
in a dynamic painting of a rogue elephant, look no further. I also
organized the page a bit |
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21 Sept '10 |
Another New artist has
joined our website!
Benard
Githogori paints people in a wonderfully candid way. In addition, his
tribal perspective is interesting and educational. We are excited to add
his artwork to our website! Karibu Bena! |
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