Pursuing a Passion for Painting
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Nina studied real estate in her home country of Nigeria, but what she really wanted to do was paint. After painting as a hobby for years, she was commissioned to do a series of paintings in Lagos, earning enough money to relocate to San Francisco and pursue her MFA in Fine Art - Painting. Today, her cultural portraits and landscapes sell to art enthusiasts across the country.
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