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Super talented #Nigerian #artist #MaryOsinibi debuted this #acrylic #portrait of me 10 yrs ago in #London as part of her ‘Aftermath Passage’ exhibition about #migration. I just found out it’s featured on her website and 'Robtel' prints are available for sale: www.saatchiart.com/mog09
— Robtel Neajai Pailey (@robtelneajai.bsky.social) 6:58 · Oct 7, 2026
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