Special Project
Gregory Mchopa
Website for Fine Artist based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – www.mchopa.com
On our way back to the hotel on a Wednesday afternoon, we dropped by a small artist
community that was located right across from the TechnoServe ofce. There, we could see
artists hard at work and also look at a large selection of art that was available for sale. As we walked through the area, there was a set of paintings by an artist that really caughtour eye, and we decided to ask around to see who he was. We were told that the artist’sname was Gregory Mchopa, and his studio happened to be just around the corner, so wedecided to drop by and let him know that we liked his work. We had a great time gettingto know him and he was also open to sharing about some of the challenges that he faced
as an artist living in Tanzania. We wanted to nd a way to help, and also wanted to see him
paint – so we setup a meeting for the next day to watch him in action and see if we couldcome up with some ideas.
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