Willie Wambugu is one of those rare artists who arrives on the Kenyan arts scene like a rocket that blasts off with several impressive exhibitions. But then, like a rocket whose take off looks perfect, a sure-fired success, it suddenly, has engine problems, falls off course, and finally disappears.
Fortunately, Willie has returned with his first solo exhibition in nearly a decade at the Red Hill Gallery. He retains his humble demure, still modest, soft-spoken, and almost shy; although he is happy to tell where he has been. He’s taken up the role of single dad to a new-born son. And prior to that, he’d been grieving for his dearly loved mom.
