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Rahma Jimoh in Lagos

Palette to paycheck: the Lagos gallery helping children make a living from their art

A woman stands and contemplates a painting on a gallery wall.
The gallery, which is supported by private donations, opened branches in Ghana and Zimbabwe last year. Photograph: Benson Ibeabuchi/The Guardian

On a whitewashed wall at the back of the gallery, seven landscape paintings are on display. The artist, Fiyinfoluwa Adeniji, hopes his collection will sell well. Last year, he made 1m naira ($650) from the sale of two paintings – an impressive achievement for an 11-year-old who first picked up a paintbrush when he was seven.

“I look forward to selling more of my artworks to get a better future, and build a museum when I’m older,” says Adeniji, from Gbagada in Lagos state.

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