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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 14h Year! |
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14
Years on the Internet! |
3,610+
Paintings Sold |
96+ Artists Represented,
and Growing! |
No
Fixed Prices! |
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On the internet since 1999, Inside African
Art is the original contemporary African paintings website on the
Internet |
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Inside African Art
is the Original African paintings website. It 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...) |
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Hendrick Lilanga Paintings
Have Arrived!
See
Them Here! |
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For the 'Twitchers' out there, 8 NEW
incredibly detailed
Omari Idi
paintings just added! |
9 New
Paintings by
Joel Ngoko! |
NEW! Textured animal scenes, Market Scenes and serene acrylic/watercolor
Ocean Scenes by
Robert Aswani |
New Kinuthia
I just met with Kinuthia - and have added many
more of his paintings! Including a lovely girl with a youthful gaze... |
Fantastic New Paintings from
Martin Bulinya -
Large and Priced to Sell!
New Mugwe
Nine new wonderful Mugwe paintings have been
posted, but one you have to see to believe, Intense Mara River Crossing -
it has it all! |
New Ash
20 new paintings!
Small but formidable! |
 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 |
 You
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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New Artist -
Samuel
Njeru
Unique colors and sophistiated view of the environment -
See them
Here! |
Kimbo
Batiks -
Three New Ones Just Came In!
BIG BOLD and BEAUTIFUL! |
NEW!
Mark Omondi
- New artist to the website! |
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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! |
South Africa
Blue
Rhino Maps are IN STOCK!
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Latest Addition:
More New paintings by
Jane
Wanjeri |
New! Paintings by
Wycliffe Ndwiga |
MUST SEE!
NEW Yebs are in
Stock!
Silk Thread art from Ghana |
New Njugunas
are in the house! |
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 NEW
TingaTinga Paintings are here!
TingaTinga Page 5 Just added:
TingaTinga Page 6!
Hendrick Lilanga! |
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Joseph Thiongo -
Frame Tree
Thiongo's use of color is both creative and unique! New
Paintings Added |
More paintings depicting the East African
Swahili culture by
Al
Amir Hussein have just been added! |
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
Wanyuki stylized Maasai and incredible use of
background give him a unique appeal |
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 African paintings and the artists
directly 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 original
Africa paintings on
this web site to offers and negotiation -
Just like it's done in Africa!
*** If you see a original 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: 407-619-8761
*USA - Mind the
time zone!
To learn more, see the
FAQ page! |
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April 2013 |
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Apr '13 |
Joel Ngoko
paints incredibly realistic wildlife paintings with oil on canvas - not
many artists do this! see 9 of his latest paintings
here -
they're also priced right! |
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Apr '13 |
Wow! New Paintings by well-known Tanzanian
artist Hendrick
Lilanga! Dazzling! Maybe you have heard of his father, George Lilanga? |
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Feb '13 |
12 NEW paintings by
Wycliffe Ndwiga... Nope, make that nine! Three just sold! |
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Feb '13 |
10 NEW large
and vibrant paintings from
Martin
Bulinya - and priced to sell! |
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Feb '13 |
New original
African artist to the website -
Mark Omondi
- wonderful use of watercolor wash and ink! |
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Feb '13 |
20 New
Ash Uman
paintings have been added to the Ash page - small but formidable,
African's best abstract artist! |
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Jan '13 |
Yes! The
New Kinuthia paintings are up! Including the Youthful Gaze of a
beautiful Maasai girl.
See them... |
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Jan '13 |
If you have ever been to the Maasai Mara or
Serengeti, you have seen the panorama and super-abundance of animals.
Geoffre
Mugwe has captured the scene - you have to see it to believe it.
Intense! |
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Jan '13 |
Just added- New Artist
Samuel
Njeru - an environmentally conscious artist with an eye for scene
and mood |
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Jan '13 |
NEW! Textured animal scenes, Market Scenes and serene acrylic/watercolor
Ocean Scenes by
Robert Aswani |
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Jan '13 |
For the 'Twitchers' out there, 8 NEW
incredibly detailed
Omari Idi
paintings just added! |
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Nov '12 |
NEW Yeb Silk Thread art is in stock! You
have to see them to believe it. They glow! See them
here... |
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Oct '12 |
I know it's been a while - sorry! But the
spell has been broken! Like a fine wine,
Kimbo's batiks keep getting better! |
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20 Apr '12 |
Incredible new
paintings added by
Joseph
Thiongo - Possibly the most talented watercolor artist in Kenya.
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19 Apr '12 |
New Artist to
the website
Joshua
Mainga - Son of the famous
John Mainga. His
paintings stand on their own! |
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1 Apr '12 |
NEW Aswanis! The
Robert Aswani page has been divided into 1. Animal Abstract
Impressionism 2. Market Scenes 3. Ocean Scenes and 4. Stylized Maasai. The
latest are
his best
work - vibrant, while mature and complex. |
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30 Mar '12 |
15 More Ghanaian Silk Artworks by
Yeb and family! Just fantastic (but not the photography)... |
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21 Mar '12 |
Ash Uman -
I've never had so much nudity on the homepage! See his wonderful
new paintings
here! |
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20 Mar '12 |
House Art!
More unique paintings have been added by House! Adding more paintings
tomorrow! |
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19 Mar '12 |
Just added - Market Scenes, Ocean Scenes,
and textured animal scenes by the renowned
Robert Aswani! And, more Wash Day paintings are on the way!
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Feb '12 |
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 Jan '12 |
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! |
Since
1999!
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This
is how it's done in Africa, why not the Internet?