The Art Behind The Mission.
Hand-painted by Kenyan artist Benard Omondi, his work reflects culture, community, agriculture, and human connection.
Each piece is created to tell stories rooted in people, land,
and purpose while celebrating the beauty and spirit of East Africa.
MEET THE ARTIST
Benard Omondi
Contemporary Visual Artist * Kenya
Born and raised in Kibera, Kenya, Benard Omondi, also known as Art Benny, is a contemporary visual artist whose work draws deeply from the people, experiences, and stories that have shaped his life.
Working with vibrant color, bold texture, and expressive imagery, Benard explores themes ranging from daily life and resilience to mental health, teenage pregnancy, politics, identity, and the everyday hustle of communities working to make ends meet. His paintings transform these experiences into layered visual stories filled with emotion, humanity, and hope.
Benard holds a Diploma in Fine Arts from Mwangaza Art School in Kisumu, Kenya, and works under the umbrella of Africa Nomads Art Space in Mombasa.
STORIES ON CANVAS
Benard transforms lived experience into visual storytelling through vibrant color, bold texture, and expressive imagery. His work explores identity, resilience, community, and the everyday experiences that shape the people and places around him.
Each painting invites a closer look, revealing stories of challenge, hope, culture, and human connection.
Benard also brought his distinctive storytelling to The Mary, creating the illustrations that help bring its East African story and characters to life.
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EXPLORE BENARD’S ART
Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring a woman holding closely to a tree, surrounded by vivid blue and golden circular patterns and expressive layered brushwork.
Dimensions: 19.6" × 23.6"
Artist: Benard Omondi
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring a golden landscape with a row of green trees, textured fields, and a sweeping yellow, cream, and gray sky.
Dimensions: 3.2 ft × 6.5 ft
Artist: Benard Omondi
Original: One of a kind
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring a sweeping landscape with distant dark mountains, richly layered fields, and an expressive sky in blue, gray, gold, and cream.
Dimensions: 31.4" × 35.4"
Artist: Benard Omondi
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring a figure nestled within a pod-like form beneath a sweeping baobab tree, surrounded by warm golden-orange landscape tones and richly textured natural details.
Dimensions: 5.9 ft × 6.5 ft
Artist: Benard Omondi
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring a vibrant fishing scene with figures near the water, a large green fish in the foreground, and a glowing golden circle above the richly layered composition.
Dimensions: 19.6" × 23.6"
Artist: Benard Omondi
Original: One of a kind
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Discover original paintings by Benard Omondi, each shaped by his vibrant use of color, texture, and visual storytelling. Every work is one of a kind and available to purchase, here, through African Farmers Market.
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring three women walking together through reflective turquoise water, surrounded by lush vegetation and expressive layers of cream, pink, green, blue, and gold.
Dimensions: 4.9 ft × 6.5 ft
Artist: Benard Omondi
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring a man in a wide-brimmed hat holding a large earthen vessel containing a small tree, surrounded by swirling patterns of blue, orange, yellow, white, and black.
Dimensions: 6.5 ft × 6.5 ft
Artist: Benard Omondi
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring a cluster of white daisies with warm golden centers against a richly textured olive-green background.
Dimensions: 5.9" × 7.8"
Artist: Benard Omondi
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring two tall, stylized carved figures set against a richly layered landscape of water, trees, vegetation, and warm earth-toned color.
Dimensions: 35.4" × 39.3"
Artist: Benard Omondi
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring a woman holding a glowing candle, with two figures standing behind her, rendered in layered shades of blue, rust, cream, and warm earth tones.
Dimensions: 19.6" × 23.6"
Artist: Benard Omondi
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring a bold portrait with expansive natural hair, geometric yellow glasses, layered denim elements, and a swirling blue, white, and yellow background.
Dimensions: 35.4" × 43.4"
Artist: Benard Omondi
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring a resting figure tightly embracing a white pillow, surrounded by expressive mask-like faces and richly layered strokes of blue, gold, orange, cream, and black.
Dimensions: 6.5 ft × 6.5 ft
Artist: Benard Omondi
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring a woman with closed eyes framed by beautiful hair, alongside a branching tree, glowing circular forms, and small green shoots against a richly layered teal, blue, gold, and earth-toned background.
Dimensions: 4.9 ft × 6.5 ft
Artist: Benard Omondi
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring a reclining woman in a white dress with a white bird in flight, set against an expressive background layered with turquoise, blue, purple, gold, and warm earth tones.
Dimensions: 4.9 ft × 6.5 ft
Artist: Benard Omondi
Original: One of a kind
Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring two figures walking together through an expressive, textured field of bright yellow, turquoise, blue, white, green, and red.
Dimensions: 19.6" × 23.6"
Artist: Benard Omondi
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring an older man in a woven hat surrounded by colorful fish, with a glowing candle at the center of the richly layered composition.
Dimensions: 19.6" × 23.6"
Artist: Benard Omondi
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Original artwork by Benard Omondi featuring a striking portrait with bold white and red facial markings, surrounded by a moody blue-gray landscape and richly layered red, black, and golden tones.
Dimensions: 19.6" × 23.6"
Artist: Benard Omondi
Original: One of a kind
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