Gallery walls are so past tense. While they serve a purpose and help give empty wall spaces character, they can border on the “too much going on here” interior styling spectrum. Enter statement art paintings…
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“Sane Wadu : I Hope So” showing opens at Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute
Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute is a newly established art gallery in the leafy suburbs of Rosslyn – Runda neighborhood. The gallery opened its doors to feature its first artist Sane Wadu on 13th January with…
A Dream Come True: Carl Lewis Ayieko is putting Kenya on Canvas at the young age of 22
Carl Lewis Ayieko started painting at a very young age, basically not so long ago. He always knew that he was going to be an artist, especially with a mother that filled their home in…
‘There’s Umoja in Art,’ – Michael Daman
Since primary school, Michael Daman always knew he’d be an artist. But the journey wasn’t always easy for the Mombasa born creative. A series of both fortunate and some unfortunate events here and there, helping…
How Njoroge is Conserving Wildlife Through Art | This Is My Kenya
From presidents’ houses to conservation foundations across the country. Daniel Njoroge is a pioneer of not only African art but Kenyan wildlife conservation. Preserving our depleting big five through detailed canvases and compositions, this humble…
Meet: Bradley Theodore
Bradley Theodore is a visual artist. Born in the Turks and Caicos Islands, he now resides in New York City.he is Dedicated to making his art accessible for all to see around the world, producing…
London design biennale offers sensory exploration of the world
Filled with sounds, smells and interactive installations, the second London Design Biennale offers visitors a sensory exploration of the world, intended as an antidote to the “island mentality” of Brexit. “We obviously live in a…
In Kenya, rubbish reborn as art
In a room that is both home and studio, Evans Ngure works on a sculpture, a fantastical fish fabricated from found objects: wooden spoons, broken scissors and an old machete. Long before upcycling became a…
Rare dinosaur skeleton sells for Sh237 million
The skeleton of an extremely rare form of dinosaur sold for more than two million euros ($2.3 million, Sh237 million) at the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Monday. The bones of what scientists believe to…
Africa’s most prestigious art competition calls for applications
L’Atelier is one of Africa’s most prestigious art competitions. It rewards young visual artists aged 21 to 35 with the opportunity to develop their talents abroad. A look through the list of previous winners will…