ArtExtend is an online art gallery focused on identifying, promoting, and selling original artwork created by artists in the developing world. We're a small company with large ambitions - to offer affordable artwork to our customers and to provide opportunities for talented developing world artists to sell their artwork to first world markets. Please click the links on the right to learn more about our current exhibiting artists and to view our online galleries where you can purchase paintings. We are adding new paintings and new artists weekly, so please check back for updates. We hope you enjoy!
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Country: Mozambique | Age: 41
Artist's Bio - Gumatsy was born in 1968 in the Aeroporto neighborhood of Maputo, Mozambique. During early adolescence, Gumatsy began painting with his uncle, who is the internationally acclaimed painter Malangatana. Spending time painting at Malangata's studio provided an escape from Gumatsy's occasionally tumultuous home life. "Painting was, and continues to be to this day, a therapeutic activity"...
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Gumatsy's artwork will be on display at the
Exibition at the Corner Store in Washington, DC from December 12
th through December 20
th.
Country: Peru | Age: 43
Artist's Bio - Hugo Ovalle was born in the town of Cusco in 1966. He became involved in the arts at an early age and was schooled at a local art university, Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes (Superior School of Fine Arts). Ovalle's style is unique in that he works with a broad palette of colors to convey rich emotion and form through minimal complexity. He paints by breaking down the canvas into the essential components of the work, subtlety abstracting the original image...
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Ovalle's artwork will be on display at
Prince Street Cafe in New York, NY beginning in November.
The Corner Store, located in Washington, DC, will be hosting an exhibition with ArtExtend from December 12
th through January 8
th. Three artists from Mozambique -
Gumatsy,
Male, and
Maketo - will display some of their latest work.
December 12th
The gallery exibition will kick off with a party on Saturday, December 12
th from 5:00 - 8:00 PM at Corner Store Gallery on Capitol Hill (900 South Carolina Ave SE). Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served. All artwork will be available for purchase. Please join us for this event!
The event was a success! See pictures of the event here.
December 12th - January 8th
Gumatsy's, Male's, and Maketo's artwork will remain on display through January 8
th...
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