Ellis Singano was never meant to be an artist. His father, himself an artist, discouraged him from painting at an early age, hoping instead that his son would pursue more lucrative ambitions in science and medicine. At the age of eighteen, when his father passed away, Singano embarked on completing the unfinished paintings his father had left behind. As his admirers grew, he began to cultivate a style of his own. Ellis Singano is now one of Malawi’s most celebrated artists, enjoying recognition across Malawi and exhibiting as far afield as Japan, England, Germany, Dubai and the USA.