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.
I am the People: Meet the Kibera Art District's rising stars Kibera Art District is a flourishing new sector in the place often labelled ‘the largest slum in all of Africa.’
Spent sword: Ngugi cuts to the heart of our collective destruction His target audience is not just us Nairobians or Kenyans or even East Africans.
Two contrasting views of town and country One unifying factor that could make a case for a Mega-Kangethe combo in a single show is the passion that is reflected in both of their artworks.
Hand-stitched sculptures: Dickens tracks the paths of creatures large and small Long before he had ever heard of the Nigeria-based Ghanaian-born artist El Anatsui, Dickens Otieno was busy flattening metal bottle tops and making them into hand-stitched sculptures.
When Nature Breathes: Environment takes over in utopian alternative reality When Nature Breathes is Mohamed Rabie’s response to all the conflict, violence, and chaos that human beings have inflicted on the world.
New gallery opens up possibilities for visual and performing artists Ardhi Gallery is turning out to be one of the most vibrant and versatile art spaces in Nairobi.
A fortnight-full of global, regional and local stories filled national theatre One could have spent the last two weeks at Kenya National Theatre just watching fantastic performances.
Vintage works: Auction proves art a wise investment This year’s Art Auction East Africa in Nairobi was a highly anticipated affair.