A painting adorns a door in Kibera, in Nairobi, Kenya. In Africa’s biggest slum, the residents who choose art as their livelihood face a tough road. (Robyn Dixon / Los Angeles Times)
The shopkeepers who commission the art for their corrugated tin walls don’t always appreciate it. (Robyn Dixon / Los Angeles Times)
A mural on a wall in Kibera. (Robyn Dixon / Los Angeles Times)
In Kibera, there is street theater, poets and writers groups, art studios and art on walls, everywhere. (Robyn Dixon / Los Angeles Times)
A woman’s face covers a wall in Kibera. (Robyn Dixon / Los Angeles Times)