In curating ‘Various Small Fires’ for Circle Art Gallery in Nairobi, Don Handa has defined a historic moment for a gallery that already has a tradition of bringing unknown artists from around the region to feature on its pearly white walls and floors.
Don has brought Kenyan, Eritrean and Tanzanian artists to our attention in the gallery’s current show. But where he has made something of a breakthrough is his choice to select young, relatively unknown artists, the kind who once might have been called ‘up-and-coming.’
