Uweza Gallery and its founder Jennifer Sapitro had the right idea when they decided to organise the ‘Wasanii wa Mtaani’ visual art competition and especially looked for young artists coming from ‘underserved’ places such as Nairobi's Mathare, Mukuru, Korogocho, and Kibera where the gallery is based.
The exhibition and competition explicated aimed “celebrating young artists from Nairobi neighbourhoods,” their poster read, including the venue where the show would be held, Alliance Francaise.
