Exploring how cultures and lives in Africa are changing The two artists' storytelling serves as a powerful medium for expressing complex emotions.
'Sex and the City' exhibition attracts young art lovers The artists say that their work is not about changing society, but about showing what is happening.
PRIME Art and Wine: A creative escape The gallery is alive with activity. Each corner buzzing with the hum of creation.
Recycled art: Love and conservation through Oliver’s eyes They collect all the ‘junk’ and take it home. They might stop at a junk yard or two to look for more ‘useless’ auto spares since Oliver maximises on their utility when he is making his remarkable...
Between the lines: Edwin takes a witty gaze with original art All three artists, Soi, Maina and Njongo, are figurative painters who love bright colours and irony as they break through conventionality and conformity to present an originality that is unique...
Massage Spa Soi creates havoc at the One Off Ironically, one of the keys to Soi’s success is selling his art at affordable prices that everyday people can buy.
Birds of a feather perch at Village Market's gallery Adam Masava and Andew ‘Crae’ Chege are like birds of a feather despite their coming from very different backgrounds.
PRIME Waruguru navigates place and spaces at the Venice Biennale Since 1895 La Biennale di Venezia (the Venice Biennale) has been the world’s foremost art exhibition and Agnes Waruguru is the only Kenya at this year's show. Held every two years in Venice...
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.
