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Kenya Wed 16-05-2012

Samuel Githui's 'Zebra Crossing' @ The One Off Gallery
Artist statement

I present this collection of a multi-medium body of works which I approached through different medium to try and amplify my personal conviction and hopefully the toned down voices of the common masses.

Kenya Tue 17-01-2012

The Matatu Project: A Collection of Woodcuts
Press Release

Dennis Muraguri's first solo show in Kenya is on at Le Rustique Restarurant Gallery. It features his unique interpretation of the popular kenyan mode of transport 'The Matatu'.

Kenya Mon 16-01-2012

‘I Have Only What I Remember’
Press Release

Displacement is at the core of Xavier Verhoest’s current work. After the post election violence in Kenya in 2007, hundreds of thousands of people were displaced within the country.

Kenya Thu 05-01-2012

Beatrice Njoroge's First Solo show of 2012
AfricanColours.com

Carol Lees of the One off Gallery in Nairobi, Kenya hosts the multi media Kenyan artist Beatrice Njoroge on her first solo show of 2012.

Kenya Tue 03-01-2012

Kenyan Artwork Growing in International Popularity
Jill Craig | VOA

Long overlooked on the international arts scene, Kenya is finally gaining prestige on the world stage. Some artists can now make their living entirely from artwork and collectors are coming from around the world to buy it.

Kenya Thu 17-11-2011

The Kenya Arts Diary 2012 is Available for Sale
Press Release

The Kenya Arts Diary 2012 features the works of over 60 contemporary artists living and working in Kenya. The diary makes a beautiful gift and supports Kenyan artists.

Rwanda Wed 09-11-2011

Five by Five – Rwanda Artists Show New Works in Kigali
Press release

Umubano Hotel in Kigali host five Rwandan artists (Arlette Vandeneycken, Epaphrodite Binamungu, Janvier Ndolimana, Pascal Bushayija and Strong Karakire) will exhibit large sized paintings, the smallest size being 100 x 150 cm and the largest 140 x 400 cm.

Kenya Tue 11-10-2011

'Beauty Beyond Ego': A Tribute to Rural African Women
By a Correspondent

Gallery Watatu presents master photographer Giulio d’Ercole in his lyrical ode to the women of Africa in 'Beauty Beyond Ego', showing from Sunday October 16th to October 30th 2011.

Uganda Tue 27-09-2011

Colours of Karamoja Exhibition At MishMash Gallery, Kampala Uganda
By Sophie Alal | AfricanColours.com

This exhibition operated in a different dimension from the stock images of “poverty porn” that usually accompany any discourse on life in post conflict Northern Uganda.

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Shades of Time: An exhibition by Kaafiri Kariuki at the Creativity Gallery National Museum of Kenya

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Title: Making Ways
Name: Tabitha Wa Thuku
Country: Kenya
Medium: Mixed media on heavy canvas
Size: 149 X 140 cms
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