Original African art painting by Nias Nyalada, contemporary Tanzanian artist from Dar es Salaam
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Original African Artby Nias NyaladaContemporary Paintings for Sale in Tanzania

Discover authentic contemporary African art by Nias Nyalada, a talented Tanzanian visual artist based in Dar es Salaam. Browse original acrylic paintings, portraits, and cultural artworks available for purchase.

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§ 01Artist's Note

“I paint the streets I walk through — the light of evenings, the patience of vendors, the small geometries of a city that keeps making itself. Each canvas is an attempt to slow a moment down until you can feel it.”

Nias Nyalada in the studio, Mbezi Beach
Fig. 01Studio · Mbezi

Nias Nyalada is a contemporary Tanzanian painter and founder of Nias Nyalada Art Studio in Dar es Salaam. His work moves between portraiture, urban scenes, and quiet landscapes — rendered in acrylic and an earth-warm palette drawn from the Swahili coast.

Nias Nyalada

b. Tanzania

Full biography
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Selected works.

A short index of recent paintings, presented in order of arrival from the studio.

Mtaa wa Uhuru — Acrylic on Canvas, 2025
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Mtaa wa Uhuru

Uhuru Street at dusk — movement, vendors, and warm evening light.

Medium
Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions
120 × 80 cm
Year
2025
Muda wa Gahwa — Acrylic on Canvas, 2025
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II

Muda wa Gahwa

The coastal ritual of coffee — fellowship held in stillness.

Medium
Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions
120 × 80 cm
Year
2025
Barabara ya Ali Hassan Mwinyi — Acrylic on Canvas, 2025
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Barabara ya Ali Hassan Mwinyi

An arterial road of Dar es Salaam, painted in the breath between days.

Medium
Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions
100 × 150 cm
Year
2025

The full catalogue includes portraits, landscapes, and street scenes from 2023 onward.

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Inside the studio in Mbezi Beach
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In the studio

Paintings begin on the floor, in afternoon light, with raw pigment and a slow, deliberate hand. They leave the studio only when the color settles.

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Visit, or inquire.

i. The studioBy appointment

Studio visits are welcomed Monday through Friday, by prior arrangement.

Nias Nyalada Art Studio
Mbezi Beach, Dar es Salaam
United Republic of Tanzania
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ii. CommissionsOpen

Bespoke portraits and landscapes, hand-painted in acrylic over a week- to two-week sitting.

  • PortraitFrom 600,000 TZS
  • LandscapeFrom 1,000,000 TZS
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