Gayo Peter was born in 1978, February 7, in Dar es Salaam .He is Makua by tribe from Masasi in Tunduru district in Ruvuma region. He started to paint when he was 20 and his teacher was Mr. Said Omary and Abbas Mbuka. He was among exhibitors in Shaaban Robert exhibitions. He paints animals, butterflies, fish, African dance, beaches at sunset etc.