For too long, African Artists' paintings have been exploited. We're here to change this. We are Africans, also USA citizens, operating from New York City since 2004.
Welcome to True African Art, where Truth comes First.
Hi! My name is Gathinja Yamokoski, a native of Kenya, East Africa, one of this website's artists, a USA Citizen, Wife of 17 years and Mother to a beautiful, six year old boy. I own True African Art.
I've always been an artist, but I began formally selling art after Todd Schaffer, a mutual friend through his Kenyan wife, asked me to manage his site while he lived abroad. I ran it for from 2004-2008 and the sales soared.
When Todd returned to the United States, naturally he could run his site on his own. At the time, I tried buying in as a co-owner, but Todd instead encouraged me in an email to open up my own African art paintings online gallery.
So that's what I did! In 2009 we went live online and now, 5,000 sales later with 3,000 clients, selling to over 40 countries, and having hosted 85 artists in 12 African countries, we are today's leader in selling original, contemporary, African art paintings online.
We buy direct from artists born and raised in Africa, often at prices they command.
