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Known in the art community as “gino”, Dr. Mendonsa is a graduate of Cambridge University in England and an ethnographic specialist in African art. At present he paints in New Mexico and is at work on a book of short stories and a film on a New Mexico painter. Some of his renowned photo art resides today in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. His graphic art has been used in college textbooks. He has also won awards for his fiction and academic writing. His documentary films have been shown on PBS and other television venues. His oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings hang in galleries, private collections and in institutions.

Not unlike much of the art of Africa, gino’s paintings are sometimes abstract, while some of his art is representational, leaning toward impressionism.

He defines his art as “symbolic expressions” that strive to highlight the diversity of human experience and our capacity as a species to appreciate beauty and color.

For examples of his work, click on the thumbnails below (images open in a new window):

My Books*  back to menu

The Scripting of Domination in Medieval Catalonia: An Anthropological View. Carolina Academic Press (www.cap-press.com/).

Continuity and Change in a West African Society: Globalization's Impact on the Sisala of Ghana. Carolina Academic Press (www.cap-press.com/)..

West Africa: An introduction to its history, civilization and contemporary situation. Carolina Academic Press (www.cap-press.com/)..

The Politics of Divination. (University of California Press.)

Fishing for Clues: A Murder Mystery. (ISBN 0-595-13659-1, Writer's Club Press.)

Portrait of a Dog as a Young Artist and Other Short Stories. Lulu Press.

Color and Beyond: Ann Templeton. www.anntempleton.com

To purchase the above books, go to www.amazon.com and type in "Eugene Mendonsa." Books will come up with photos and purchasing information.

*All my royalties from the sale of these books goes to STS, my non-profit organization to serve the people of Sisalaland, Northern Ghana, West Africa (See below).

STS ( Sustain the Sisala ) 501©3 approved. IRS ID# 31395; Employer ID# 31-1699702: DLN# 500263032.