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Nothing here is painted twice.

Original paintings from BJA's studio in Kigali, sold and shipped one canvas at a time.

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Painting the city, and the people in it

BJA is a contemporary art studio in Kigali. Much of the work it shows is about what Kigali feels like from the inside: the hush of a figure at dusk, the heat of a market's colour, the double life of a skyline and its reflection.

The pictures are less illustrations of the city than portraits of its moods. They are built in layers, slowly, until the surface holds as much as the subject.

Team

Portrait of Kwizera Joshua

Kwizera Joshua

Portrait of Niyitegeka Benjamin

Niyitegeka Benjamin

Portrait of Ndindiriyimana Augustin

Ndindiriyimana Augustin

New paintings, when they are ready

A short note when a new painting leaves the easel. No schedule, no noise.