Ian Banja is an artist born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. To learn and to succeed motivates him as he strives to be an outstanding and better version of himself. Ian Banja is renowned for an upbeat street style that is paired with detailed, technical, and aesthetic considerations. Through his passion for performing, he has embraced an interest in painting. As he tries to express the everyday tussles and challenges he witnesses. His subjects are diverse. But he’s repeatedly drawn to portraiture and the encounters his subjects find themselves in. Ian Banja works with his technique of painting, his touch, and his finesse in creating.
To him, powerful art is not only the creation of the original Image but also the result of significant technical and aesthetic consideration while making the final piece. Banja’s style is a personal journey toward his inner self.
Kenyan, b. 2000