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Alphonce Omondi (Ozone)

  • Alphonce  Omondi (Ozone)
© Alphonce Omondi
Comicist, Cartoonist
Principal country concerned : Column : Fine arts, Comic strip
Kenya

Alphonce Omondi, also know by his pseudonym Ozone, is a Kenyan freelance cartoonist.
Mr. Omondi is a renowned artist and award-winning political cartoonist known throughout Africa as Ozone whose fan base know they can find his sharp wit and graphic portrayal weekly in the Nairobi Star.

As one would expect, such talent has become more and more widely sough after. Ozone has consented to illustrate many articles for various prominent African newspapers, including the Daily Nation/Sunday Nation and the East African Standard. Illustrious periodicals, such as Autozine Magazine -Kenya's premiere auotmotive publication- petion Ozone to illustrate articles. He has created two previous book covers: Single and Searching: How to find and Marry Mrs. Right, by distinguished psychologist Dr. Chris Hart, and Al Kags' Living Memories (Kenya's Untold Stories). In short, this man's art sells publications. 

He is the winner of awards, including the first place prize in the Hadaf Somalia International cartoon Competition (2011). Omondi is also a member of the organization, Cartoon Movement.

 

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