Kisumu’s Maasai Market is a visual echo chamber — rows of stalls packed with soapstone carvings, curio wares, and familiar landscapes from the lakeside. But tucked at the far end is a jarring departure: a studio bursting with bold, abstract canvases and surrealist visions. This is the world of George Omondi Odongo.
George’s space is less a shop than a squeezed studio, barely enough room to pivot between easel and canvas. He paints standing, pausing only to dab his brush on a damp cloth, fully immersed in compositions that defy the region’s market-driven expectations.
