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S.G. Mpata – Tanzania 1940 -1984
Simon Mpata is the youngest half-brother of E.S. Tingatinga. Mpata shared a long time the Studio with Edward Saidi. After E.S. death, Mpata left Tanzania to open a studio in Nairobi where he lived and worked until his death in 1982.
Mpata’s work has been extensively collected and shown in numerous exhibitions worldwide.