Ashlie Kego at Horizons! Exhibit

Ashlie Kego is a Nigerian-American artist based out of San Francisco, CA. She is a self taught artist that is known for her vivid, eye-catching African Art.

She discovered her new talent of painting during covid, November 2020. With being locked up and nothing to do she decided to pick up a paintbrush and paint on a shirt. With the amount of positive feedback she received and the demand for people wanting their own painted shirts, she decided to start painting large canvases as statement pieces. What inspired her style of art was her love for her Nigerian culture and African masks.

“Painting is therapeutic for me. The feeling of being able to express myself with no regard and being able to connect deeply with my inner self, puts me in a state of feeling free and that feeling is priceless.”