“My mother was Filma Rumono, she was a Chief of the Sahuoté clan. All Ömie people from all clans and villages knew about her paintings, she was a great artist! She taught me how to paint since I was a small girl and now I am painting her wisdom for our clan and people.” ~ Faith Jina’emmi (Iva)

Faith Jina’emi began painting for Ömie Arists in 2012. She learnt to paint as a young woman from her mother Filma Rumono, Chief of Sahuoté clan women. Faith is now a leading elder and cultural authority of the central region of Ömie territory. She paints her ever-increasingly complex and diverse ancestral designs with vitality and integrity. By confidently playing with compositions and combining her plethora of designs, the results are unpredictable and always spectacular. This is one of the true signs of an Ömie master painter. She has reached a level of painting skill that situates her in the highest echelon of senior Ömie painters. Her exquisite work and its recent developments are a very exciting and surprising addition to the unfolding Ömie art movement.

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