Chief Nyamweya is an author, visual artist and co-founder of Freehand Studios, an African

digital arts and social impact studio based in Nairobi, Kenya. His work fuses storytelling,

Illustration and animation to amplify the work of social movements and create visions of an

alternative African future.

Chief was originally trained as a lawyer and chartered accountant before taking the unlikely

decision to pursue a career as an artist. In 2016, he was awarded a scholarship to attend

Singularity University in San Francisco and in 2019, he was listed among the Business Daily

Africa’s top 40 under 40 Men.

The 36 year old father of one has since published a number of graphic novels including Art of

Unlearning (2019), Trust (2022) and The Blind Spot (2023), as well as directed several

animations such as Big Brother is Coming to the Farm, Trust Motion Comic, Food Sovereignty,

Now!, and the children’s animated series Uli & Tata’s African Nursery Rhymes.