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From my Kayole house, I have sold my art worldwide

Some of the art by Nelson. [David Njaaga, Standard]

When Frida Kahlo said she painted flowers so they would not die, she was referring to the ability of art to immortalise people and objects. Many years later, Nelson Musiomi, aka Nelly Mchoraji Gifted, a self-taught portrait artist, is using paper and coloured pencils to redefine art and immortalise people.

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