Be on the Site!

Mama Africa's roots go deep into the arts.
We are deeply rooted in Africa.
Be on our Site.

We are an all African-Ancestry Staff,
who are Loyal to Artists...Loyal to You.

Want us to buy your paintings
and see them sell on this website?
Here's how to join us at True African Art...

Confused by foreign dealers?  Having trouble with trust issues?  You've told us about your experiences with them, and we are not those guys! We are instead, "Loyal to Artists...Loyal to You"

Our staff at True African Art .com are deliberately African so you are dealing with people who are familiar with the real, inside cultures of African artists, tribes, and communities. We deal personally with mostly all of our artists and expect that trust, good communication, and fair pricing on the buying and selling sides will benefit all of us. 

African artists on our website get free exposure and promotion from our location in New York, United States.  They are also paid most often what they ask for as they know their skill and life situation the best.

See some of the artists' comments about True African Art either near the bottom of our Home Page or amongst our Guestbook.

How to Apply:

There has never been nor will there ever be a fee or charge from us to review, post your paintings, and keep them online. 

If you are a native African artist, we would be happy to consider you for exposure on True African Art!

To start the process, just e-mail us at info@TrueAfricanArt.com and include in your message:

  • Photos of the art that you would like to be featured on our site, along with their size, and your asking price.  The photo should be a straight on shot, not on an angle. 
  • A photo of yourself with your paintings so that our audience can see the artist behind their work.
  • Your contact information: Your name as it appears on your ID so we can send you money. And please also share your cell phone so we can call you from our location near New York City.
  • Optional: Any kind of write up about you that you would like to include. This could be your resume or CV, or just a paragraph or two about your art style or why you paint.

  • After we receive your application at info@TrueAfricanArt.com, we will respond promptly. If all is good, we can negotiate a price with you to purchase your art. You send the art to us in New York and once we receive them, we will pay you through a select choice of carriers that transfer money to your cell phone wallet or at any Pick Up location in your country. We will reimburse you the reasonable, full shipping cost to New York after you provide a receipt from a carrier like DHL, UPS, or Federal Express.

How will we market your art?

We promote our artists' work in a number of ways: We have a continual media presence, a thriving email list, collectors who seek us out, and we are often invited to do upscale art shows.  We also have around 330,000 members on our Facebook Page, all gained organically, without advertising.  Unfortunately, our Facebook is down at the moment, but we are hoping to gain it back soon!  In the meantime, check us out on Instagram.  Our online brand is undoubtedly noticeable by any serious African paintings collector.

How we Decide on your Application:

We are always looking for reliable, talented artists to join our ranks who have good communication skills and a serious attitude towards their craft.

We receive dozens of submissions every year from artists wanting to Be on the Site. As much as we would like to, we simply cannot purchase all of the submitted artworks. We do, however, carefully consider everyone’s work who has applied, but from them we have to choose the best of the best, while maintaining our relationship with our original, most popular African artists.

Thank you for considering True African Art .com!  We are happy to consider you!

Gathinja Yamokoski
- Website Owner & US Citizen from Kenya, East Africa.