The Sculptor Maggie Otieno

Maggie Otieno -- Sculptures

Artist Profile

Maggie Otieno is s Sculptor

Sculptor | Maggie Otieno

My journey through sculpture started in 1996 at Kuona Trust then based at the National Museums of Kenya. My work is a description of my thoughts. I work in various mediums, more recently a combination of wood and metal.
I work in different facets, in series, to repeat, to emphasise, to stress and to exhaust my ideas. I like challenging my material other than letting it challenge me. I instruct it towards my ultimate goal, in order that together the result is neither the expected nor final. I work best in 3 dimensions and experiment on 2 dimensional works. I find that both impose their satisfaction on the medium that hold it together.
My work mainly captures the human form in abstract. I work mainly in wood (my first 3D medium), stone and recently metal. I have of late been combining the media together.
My most recent pieces are titled conversations. It is all about talking, without meaning.

Exhibitions

Nov 2009: ARESUVA - Nigeria.

July 2009: 2nd Pan African Arts Festival, Algiers, Algeria.

December to Feb 2008: 'Africa Now' international Exhibition, World Bank Washington

April 2008: Contemporary Art in Kenya, Alliance Francaise, Nairobi.

Aug 2007: Stools and Clocks, The GoDown Arts Centre, Nairobi.

Mar - April 2007: Contemporary Art in Kenya, Alliance Francaise,
        Nairobi.

Jan - Feb 2007: “My world your world”, The Alliance Francaise,
        Nairobi.

Jan 2007: Drawings and sketches, RaMoMa.

Nov 2006: The East Africa Print workshop, The GoDown Arts
         Centre.

Oct 2006: Wasanii international workshop, Alliance Francaise.

Feb - Mar 2006: Juried Exhibition, Alliance Francaise and
         Goethe Institute.

Oct 2004: ‘Chiselled out’ Solo exhibition, The National Museums of
         Kenya Gallery.

Workshops

Dec 2009: Selling the Arts-Staying relevant, AfricanColours Artist
         Workshop.

April 2008: Abro international artists workshop, Addis Ababa,
         Ethiopia.

March 2007: International women’s workshop, Kuona Trust,
         Elsamere Field and Study Centre, Naivasha.

Aug - Sep 2006: Wasanii international workshop, Lamu.

Aug 2006: Braziers international workshop, UK.

April 2006: Metal welding workshop, The GoDown Arts Centre.

Feb 2006: Instructor at a Stone sculpture workshop, The GoDown
        Arts Centre.

Dec 2005: Thupelo International Workshop, Cape Town.

Residency

July - Aug 2004: The Carving Studio and Sculpture Centre,
West Rutland, Vermont, USA.

Commissions

AfricaOil and gas, Trade Finance trophy.

Projects

Feb 2007: ‘Earth’, 13 foot, collaborativesculpture, title ‘Shrine’ at
         Kuki Gallmann’s Ol Ari Nyiro ranch, Laikipia.

Dec 2006: Facilitator, Chora chora Christmas Festival at The
         GoDown Arts Centre.

Oct 2006: Chalk drawing with various school children, Uhuru
         Park, Nrb, (changamoto fund by Mutheu Mbondo).

Publications

-The Daily Nation Newspaper Nov 24th 2007 “She’s got it”

-Msanii Art Magazine, issue 19 April- June 2007 “Sculptors: in search of a new tradition?”

-The standard Newspaper 17th Feb 2007.

-The Daily Nation Feb 9th 2007 “Big women and elders on show”.

-African Journal feature on Kenyan Artist.

-Msanii Art Magazine, issue 5.

-The Daily Nation Sep 14th 2001 “sculpting calls for brain, not brawn”.

-The peoples Digest,’ Nov 5th 1999, the coast enthusiasts can now breathe a sigh of relief’.

Education

Diploma in Fine Arts: Creative Art Center Class of 1993-1995.

1995 -1996: University Of Nairobi: Public relations, Diploma.

Interest

Reading, poetry, travel, contemporary dance.

Links

http://www.creativeafricanetwork.com/person/1893/en

Award

Best of sculptures, title ‘Musical hands’ stone and metal.

What am up to now

My recent work is an expression of faces, especiallly after the post elections in Kenya in 2007 Dec. I have dealt with the different types of facial expressions, of the sadness, anger, shock and some even excitement of what happened.

I am currently exploring the different materials that i can work with towards this end. The current medium is wood and metal.

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Name: Hendrick Lilanga (hendricklilanga)
Country: Tanzania
Medium: Mixed Media
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