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Elias Jengo

Tanzanian 1936- 

Painter and scholar, Professor Elias Jengo is one of Tanzania’s most influential, well respected artists from the post-Independence era. He trained as an arts educator at Makerere University, Kampala and Kent State University in Ohio before completing his postgraduate studies at Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University), in Montreal. Jengo taught in the department of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Dar es Salaam for many years where he shaped a generation of young artists.

Since the 1960s Jengo’s paintings have regularly featured in exhibitions internationally. His works and commissions can be seen in public institutions and spaces across Tanzania. Jengo was a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Kent State University at Stark, Ohio, between 2004 and 2005. He continues to support young Tanzanian artists as a Trustee of the Nafasi Art Space in Dar es Salaam which provides studios and training for visual artists.

Biography courtesy of Circle Art Gallery.

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Elias Jengo; African Drought
African Drought
5 Nov 2025
Starting at KES 130 000