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Growing
up in southeastern Nigeria, Kanayo
keenly observed the colors and designs on the
Dutch-wax fabrics his father, a textile dealer
imported from Holland and this Kanayo says
was his introduction to the magic of colors.
After obtaining a BFA degree from the
University of Maiduguri in the ancient Kanem
Borno Empire, he taught life drawing at Ijebu
Ode College of Education which he left a year
later for Saatchi and Saatchi Advertising
where he was a graphic artist and senior
visualizer in Lagos Nigeria. Three years later
Kanayo Packed up and left for the United
States to paint full time.
Kanayo brings to his paintings a kind of flavor
and warmth that lingers on far into distant
memory and leaves an ambience worthy of
multiple recalls. History has proven that
creative minds are born with natural talents
but Kanayo sincerely believes he was born
clutching a paint brush. The brilliance in his
landscapes clearly portrays a cosmic dance of
colors festooned around the elements of
composition and proportion.
A naturalized American citizen, Kanayo lives in
the metro Atlanta area and exhibits his works
regularly in New York, High Point, Chicago and
Atlanta. His works could also be found in many
galleries, private and corporate collections
around the world.
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