Kanyeyachukwu: A Guinness World Record triumph for neurodiversity

As Nigeria commemorated World Autism Day 2025 on April 2, the global art scene witnessed the rise of a new luminary: 15-year-old Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke.

The young autistic artist etched his name into history by shattering the Guinness World Record for the largest art canvas.

Kanyeyachukwu's achievement eclipses that of contemporary British painter Sacha Jafri, whose 17,000-square-foot painting, "The Journey of Humanity", held the title since February 2021.

Now, the Guinness World Record website declares: "The largest art canvas is 12,303.87 m² (132,437 ft² 116.85 in²) and was achieved by Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke (Nigeria) in Abuja, Nigeria, on 26 November 2024."