Richard Onyango

Living and working in Malindi, Richard Onyango is one of Kenya’s most prominent artists with a remarkable international following. He has had many careers including working as a carpenter, fashion designer, woodcarver, sign painter, farmer and animal trainer. His life changed at the age of twenty when he first met his European lover Drosie and began his life as an artist, painting his muse.

Onyango exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2003, Africa Remix in 2005, the Hayward Gallery, London and at the Museum of Fine Art in Houston, USA. He is represented in the Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC), Geneva, which was founded by Jean Pigozzi. It is the largest private collection of its kind and includes several of his artworks.