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About Gathinja and True African Art
True African Art is a community of African painting collectors and admirers who converge here to view and purchase original and print artworks from African artists.
As Africans ourselves, we know the challenges artists encounter marketing their work outside their country, usually due to poverty. We are here to help alleviate that.
My name is Gathinja Yamokoski and I am the owner of True African Art .com. I am a Kenyan, East African, born and raised. I live just North of New York City with my with African-American husband of 20 years and our seven year old boy.
I love African Art and all of you that come by and and are inspired online. Welcome, stay a while and look around! You may like what you see... ❤️ Gathinja
African Artists' Paintings for sale
From near New York City, USA, Shipping is free to anywhere in the world except for our few stretched and framed paintings.
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Why Choose Us?
We follow Fair Trade Principles with you and our artists, allowing us to advertise lower prices than most galleries.
For too long, African Artists' paintings have been exploited. As Africans ourselves, we are here to change this.
We live in a time where freedom, justice, and equality are abused in some parts of the world, including the United States of America. Considering Africans' 400 year history in the USA, this is not surprising to us.
To counter this ignorance, we hold an all African staff and deal directly with African artists born and raised in the Motherland. We buy their artwork at fair prices that the artists determine with us. We pay them well, in full, and on time.
Consequentially, we have sold thousands of original paintings for over 100 African Artists in 13 African countries since 2009. This tangible method of encouragement brings to the artist's life the real value of freedom, justice, and equality. Read some of their testimonies below.