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About the Artist
Samina Sachak is a self-taught Tanzanian artist, residing in a quiet coastal town of Tanga, where she finds the peace and inspiration to paint.
Samina’s art journey began in the late 1980s when feminist art movement began to emerge in Africa as a way to influence cultural attitudes and transform stereotypes. In those days she had a basic 9-5 job as an accountant at a local Dispensary.
Her talent was explored when a Doctor working at the same Dispensary took notice of Samina’s love for art and gave her a painting board and some brushes.
Samina’s first painting was a landscape that had a forest set amidst a lake and from there on, she took to pursue art as a self-taught artist.
“The interest developed after I completed my first painting. I realized that art gave me a new meaning to life, it inspired me and gave me a sense of accomplishment. It was just being me.” Says Samina
Samina believes her late mother was an influential person in her career as she grew up seeing her do all sorts of hand work pieces of art, from home items to clothes.
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Samina's Art Journey
1982
Her first ever painting.
Samina’s passion for art was on hold as she was busy raising her two daughters and managing her family. Once the daughters had grown up, she started giving all her time to her passion.
2005
Exhibited In Arusha at KARIBU TRAVEL FAIR
2007
Solo exhibition of 25 paintings in different media, in Arusha at JUST FURNITURE
2009
Participated in a Women Artist Exchange Program funded by US Department of Bureau of Educational and Culture Affairs in 2009. This was facilitated by the Arts Council of Lake Erie West and Great Lakes Consortium for International Training and Development, Toledo, Ohio
Participated in a Women Artist Exchange Program funded by US Department of Bureau of Educational and Culture Affairs in 2009. This was facilitated by the Arts Council of Lake Erie West and Great Lakes Consortium for International Training and Development, Toledo, Ohio
2010
Exhibited in Angaza Art Exhibition 2010.
2010
Taught Art at Burhani English Medium Primary School for 6
months as a volunteer
2011
ARTS COUNCIL LAKE ERIE WEST, Common Space
Center for Creativity with Martin Nagy
Program Coordinator · In Jul 2011 · Tanga, Tanzania
Exhibition of 27 U.S. Ohio Artists & Artist Workshops(65 Local Artists) Sponsored by U.S. Embassy in Tanzania
2016
Solo exhibition at the Jehangir Art Gallery (Asia’s Prestigious Gallery), Mumbai, INDIA- Wild Enchanters
2017
INDIA ART FESTIVAL, February, Delhi, INDIA RADIANT ARTS Exhibition, April, Nairobi, KENYA
- INDIA ART FESTIVAL, November, Mumbai, INDIA
- ART BOUSSE Exhibition, December, Jaipur, INDIA
2018
KALA MELA INTERNATIONAL Exhibition, January, Delhi, INDIA
- INDIA ART FESTIVAL, February, Mumbai, INDIA
- RADIANT ARTS Exhibition, April, Mumbai, INDIA.
- KARIBU KILIFAIR, June, Arusha, Tanzania
- PAINT AROMA Big Five, November, Dubai, UAE
2019
ART EXHIBITION, February, Lucknow, INDIA
- RADIANTS ARTS, April, Doha, QATAR
2020
ART CONNECTS WOMEN 4TH EDITION, March, Dubai, UAE
2021
ART EXHIBITION AT BELGIUM EMBASSY, June, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
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