Willie Wambugu returns with fine material culture goodies Willie has returned with his first solo exhibition in nearly a decade at the Red Hill Gallery.
Covid propaganda: Mary's mission to rouse public consciousness Soon after the Covid lockdown was launched in Kenya, many people felt oppressed,
Sophie paints dazzling tales in artistic books Sophie Walbeoffe-Simpkin has to be the most prolific painter I know.
Beyond: Munene Kariuki spotlights migration barriers Munene Kariuki is a visionary and a realist combined.
Moment of introspection: The roasting of Kenya's fledgling film industry A "Roast" an event where a person or group of people are subjected to good-natured ridicule or mockery by friends or colleagues. Kenyan movies and most TV shows tend to look and feel alike.
The Essence: Anne Mwiti invents whole new alphabet From the prices on her works, it would seem that Anne values the burlap more than canvas and watercolour paper.
Art auction: Gems go on sale for animal welfare There is a gem of an art exhibition that has been continuing all this past week at Spinners Web.
Shabu's wise heart and old soul bleed on canvas Shabu’s knack for the narrative as he reflects on a myriad of broad topics rarely explored by other East African artists.
Life Size: Elungat makes a grand return Being the baby in his father’s first litter of children, Peter Elungat first learned to paint by copying the artworks of his oldest brother Hosea.
Pertinent Perspective: Joy makes a shamelessly proud nipple statement Joy Maringa presents the embodiment of cutting-edge contemporary culture, beauty, and art.
Delicate Densities: Boni experiments with multimedia in solo show When Boniface Maina made his move out of Nairobi, and back home to Nanyuki, in 2017, nobody knew how long he would be gone.
Natasha immortalises weddings with paintings Live wedding paintings are quickly becoming more popular.
Artists paint horrors of Sudan’s civil war Amnesty International Kenya had been planning to commemorate the first anniversary since the latest round of the civil war in Sudan began on April 15, 2023.
In Conversation: Kim's new floral love on his day of 'coronation' It was much more than simply a book launch, although the book itself is a masterpiece devoted to revealing the multifaceted genius of one Kenyan artist, Richard ‘Kim’ Kimathi.
Luminescence show: Crowning gems light up Organic Farmers Market One of the best reasons for attending the Luminescence exhibition on any Saturday last month is that you’d have to go to the Organic Farmers Market in Nairobi's Karen where the pop-up show was...
Epiphany: Three prophetic artists 'preach' at Circle Art Three of my favourite Kenyan artists are currently exhibiting their work as from last Wednesday night.
Nairobi's rise as visual arts hub This past weekend bore witness to a plethora of paintings, a wide range of both group and solo shows.
Befitting tribute: Yony Waite’s last work on display at Circle Art When you were in the presence of her creative genius and her selfless joy, you would never expect a time would come when Yony Waite would be no more.
Graffiti art: Walls, wonderful murals take beauty all over town When I heard one of my friends was having his whole new home covered in murals, I asked if I could come see it.
Artist evokes Palestinian suffering with paintings Three exhibitions in three separate gallery spaces opened last weekend at One Off in Nairobi.
Conservation murals: Artist brings 'Mother Earth’ to life on canvas Camille Wekesa is a landscape artist and muralist who has created magical wall-to-wall landscape murals.
Art Revelation: Walking a mile in Jonny Dwek's life Jonny Dwek is a jack of all trades and masterful curator of an ‘Art Revelation’ cryptically entitled ‘The End is the Beginning’.
Art meets wellness at Chez Mahmud Tejal Patel was a mathematician, mechanical engineer, interior designer, and teacher before she came to Kenya.
The collective: Finest artists take up space across the city Red Hill’s exhibition is the only one in which nothing is for sale since the gallerist-owner and curator, Hellmuth Rossler Musch, is also an avid collector since the early 1990s.
Yony Waite: Activist artist who opened up space for indigenous Africans Yony Waite's passing on will touch the hearts of many who loved and admired her as an artist and activist for the planet.