Exhibition: ‘Immortal Objects’ by Donald Wasswa, Jun. 14 – Jul. 8 2023 @ Circle Art Gallery, Victoria Square – Riara Road.

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Opening: June 14, 2023

Venue: Circle Art Gallery, Victoria Square – Riara Road

Time: from 6 PM

Until July 8, 2023

About

Donald Wasswa (Ugandan, b. 1984)  lives and works in Entebbe, Uganda.  In this exhibition, Wasswa explores the interconnectedness between different media; sculptures, paintings and drawings with each discipline informing the other. The title, ‘Immortal Objects’, describes the cycle of how his ideas and thoughts become physical objects and how the audience then connects with and interprets the work. These reactions go on to inspire new works.

Wasswa studied Art and Design at Kyambogo University leaving in 2007. He has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Uganda and abroad, including: East African Encounters, Cromwell Place, London, 2021; Degenerative Evolution of the Living, Absa Art Gallery, Johannesburg, 2018; To Live is to Become, Afriart Gallery, Kampala, 2017; Zikunta, Kampala, 2016. In 2019 Wasswa was one of the selected artists for Ouagadougou Sculpture Biennial and showed at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in London. In 2022 he returned to 1-54 and exhibited at Untitled Miami Art Fair with Steve Turner Gallery. He was the 2016 recipient of the Merit Award in the Absa L’Atelier competition. Wasswa is currently based in Kampala where he is the founder/proprietor of Artpunch Studio.

Exhibition: ‘Immortal Objects’ by Donald Wasswa, Jun. 14 – Jul. 8 2023 @ Circle Art Gallery, Victoria Square – Riara Road.

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Opening: June 14, 2023

Venue: Circle Art Gallery, Victoria Square – Riara Road

Time: from 6 PM

Until July 8, 2023

About

Donald Wasswa (Ugandan, b. 1984)  lives and works in Entebbe, Uganda.  In this exhibition, Wasswa explores the interconnectedness between different media; sculptures, paintings and drawings with each discipline informing the other. The title, ‘Immortal Objects’, describes the cycle of how his ideas and thoughts become physical objects and how the audience then connects with and interprets the work. These reactions go on to inspire new works.

Wasswa studied Art and Design at Kyambogo University leaving in 2007. He has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Uganda and abroad, including: East African Encounters, Cromwell Place, London, 2021; Degenerative Evolution of the Living, Absa Art Gallery, Johannesburg, 2018; To Live is to Become, Afriart Gallery, Kampala, 2017; Zikunta, Kampala, 2016. In 2019 Wasswa was one of the selected artists for Ouagadougou Sculpture Biennial and showed at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in London. In 2022 he returned to 1-54 and exhibited at Untitled Miami Art Fair with Steve Turner Gallery. He was the 2016 recipient of the Merit Award in the Absa L’Atelier competition. Wasswa is currently based in Kampala where he is the founder/proprietor of Artpunch Studio.

Exhibition: Tinted Glasses by Clavers Odhiambo, Jun. 8-25 2023 @ Alliance Française Nairobi.

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Opening: June 8, 2023

Venue: Alliance Française Galleries
Time: from 6:30 pm

Until June 25, 2023

About

Clavers Odhiambo is a Kenyan fine artist specialising in realism since 2014. On relatively large canvases, he paints mostly human figures in oils, with his inspiration varying from the cultural to emotional aspects of life. Other than the sizes, his work is also known for its photographic detail and rendering. Clavers has a Bachelor of Arts in Design from the University of Nairobi and has been part of many exhibitions in the past decade. 
 
Painted in his signature hyper realistic approach, “Tinted Glasses” features Clavers’ reimaginings of select artworks and pop culture elements from both contemporary and historical influences.

Exhibition: A Glimpse of a Collection, Until Jun. 30 2023 @ Red Hill Art Gallery.

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Dates: Until June 30, 2023

Venue: Red Hill Art Gallery

Artworks by Morris Foit, Beatrice Wanjiku, Peterson Kamwathi, Shabu Mwangi,
Justus Kyalo, Salah Elmur, Abushariaa Ahmed, El Tayeb Dawalbeit,
Michael Musyoka, Samuel Ashanti Githinji, Antony Mega and Denis Muraguri.

This Exhibition is on view until  30th June 2023

Also, on View is ‘A Trajectory of Etchings – 1980’s to 2000’ by Rashid Diab – Sudan.

Exhibition: A Glimpse of a Collection, Until Jun. 30 2023 @ Red Hill Art Gallery.

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Dates: Until June 30, 2023

Venue: Red Hill Art Gallery

Artworks by Morris Foit, Beatrice Wanjiku, Peterson Kamwathi, Shabu Mwangi,
Justus Kyalo, Salah Elmur, Abushariaa Ahmed, El Tayeb Dawalbeit,
Michael Musyoka, Samuel Ashanti Githinji, Antony Mega and Denis Muraguri.

This Exhibition is on view until  30th June 2023

Also, on View is ‘A Trajectory of Etchings – 1980’s to 2000’ by Rashid Diab – Sudan.

Simultaneous Exhibitions: ‘When I Think of My Mum’ by Mika Obanda & ‘An Exhibition of Wooden Sculpture’ by Baldy Osborne, May 27 – Jun. 18 2023 @ One Off Contemporary Art Gallery.

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Opening: May 27, 2023

Venue: One Off Contemporary Art Gallery

Time: Noon – 4 PM

Until June 18, 2023.

About

One Off Contemporary Art Gallery is delighted to be hosting Mika Obanda’s first solo show featuring a narrative in the form of a letter to his Mother, depicted in painstaking eggshell mosaic. The works offer a charming record of everyday life, in and around his home area. An early distinction for Obanda was having one of his works chosen by the GoDown Art Centre team for presentation to Dr. Jill Biden on her recent visit to Nairobi. 

In the Loft Gallery, we will host another exhibition of impressive wood sculptures by Baldy Osborne. The workmanship and finish on these pieces is extraordinary and this exhibition offers collectors a chance to pick up some beautiful three dimensional pieces at a very fair price.

Simultaneous Exhibitions: ‘When I Think of My Mum’ by Mika Obanda & ‘An Exhibition of Wooden Sculpture’ by Baldy Osborne, May 27 – Jun. 18 2023 @ One Off Contemporary Art Gallery.

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Opening: May 27, 2023

Venue: One Off Contemporary Art Gallery

Time: Noon – 4 PM

Until June 18, 2023.

About

One Off Contemporary Art Gallery is delighted to be hosting Mika Obanda’s first solo show featuring a narrative in the form of a letter to his Mother, depicted in painstaking eggshell mosaic. The works offer a charming record of everyday life, in and around his home area. An early distinction for Obanda was having one of his works chosen by the GoDown Art Centre team for presentation to Dr. Jill Biden on her recent visit to Nairobi. 

In the Loft Gallery, we will host another exhibition of impressive wood sculptures by Baldy Osborne. The workmanship and finish on these pieces is extraordinary and this exhibition offers collectors a chance to pick up some beautiful three dimensional pieces at a very fair price.

Play/Performance: Supernova by Martin Kigondu, May 31 2023 @ the Kenya National Theatre.

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Date: Wednesday 31st, May, 2023

Venue: the Kenya National Theatre

Time: 7 PM

Advance Tickets: KES 1,200/- Solo and KES 2,100 Double (by May 27, 2023)

Synopsis:

SUPERNOVA is an Award winning one person stage performance written and performed by Kenyan actor, writer and director – Martin Kigondu.

The play follows a popular radio presenter on a short leave to attend a personal emergency. Frank – played by Kigondu, is a man sieving through a love that was, could have been and is, while chasing the highs that come with a busy career and the lows that are survived often in silence. Exploring themes around ambition, love, grief, masculinity, solitude, family and mental fortitude with both heart and wit, the play spotlights the headspace of man in particular urban isolation. Frank’s account weaves in other characters and perspectives in the 85 minute intimate and forthright performance, giving the actor the canvas for a tapestry of different personas and emotions.

A pleasurable and poignant watch with Kigondu’s signature profoundness and warmth – in his writing as in his performance. The play won Best Actor in a Solo Performance, Best Playwright and Best Sound Design at the Kenya Theatre Awards 2023.

“Kigondu gives a masterful performance” Business Daily.

“Kigondu must be one of (if not the) finest character actors in Kenya” – Kenya Arts Review (2022). 

After having its Victory Lap tour across counties this May, SUPERNOVA will close with a ONE NIGHT ONLY performance in Nairobi at The Kenya National Theatre, main auditorium on Wednesday 31st MAY (Madaraka Day Eve).

This follows the tour that saw Prevail Presents Company stage Supernova in Mombasa at The Little Theatre Club on Sat 13th May, in Nanyuki at Le Rustique on Sun 21st May, in Nakuru on Friday the 26th of May at the Nakuru Players Theatre and in Eldoret at the KVDA Auditorium on Sun 28th of May, 2023.

It had previously done a run in Nairobi and is gearing up for an East African tour in the coming months.

Play/Performance: Supernova by Martin Kigondu, May 31 2023 @ the Kenya National Theatre.

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Date: Wednesday 31st, May, 2023

Venue: the Kenya National Theatre

Time: 7 PM

Advance Tickets: KES 1,200/- Solo and KES 2,100 Double (by May 27, 2023)

Synopsis:

SUPERNOVA is an Award winning one person stage performance written and performed by Kenyan actor, writer and director – Martin Kigondu.

The play follows a popular radio presenter on a short leave to attend a personal emergency. Frank – played by Kigondu, is a man sieving through a love that was, could have been and is, while chasing the highs that come with a busy career and the lows that are survived often in silence. Exploring themes around ambition, love, grief, masculinity, solitude, family and mental fortitude with both heart and wit, the play spotlights the headspace of man in particular urban isolation. Frank’s account weaves in other characters and perspectives in the 85 minute intimate and forthright performance, giving the actor the canvas for a tapestry of different personas and emotions.

A pleasurable and poignant watch with Kigondu’s signature profoundness and warmth – in his writing as in his performance. The play won Best Actor in a Solo Performance, Best Playwright and Best Sound Design at the Kenya Theatre Awards 2023.

“Kigondu gives a masterful performance” Business Daily.

“Kigondu must be one of (if not the) finest character actors in Kenya” – Kenya Arts Review (2022). 

After having its Victory Lap tour across counties this May, SUPERNOVA will close with a ONE NIGHT ONLY performance in Nairobi at The Kenya National Theatre, main auditorium on Wednesday 31st MAY (Madaraka Day Eve).

This follows the tour that saw Prevail Presents Company stage Supernova in Mombasa at The Little Theatre Club on Sat 13th May, in Nanyuki at Le Rustique on Sun 21st May, in Nakuru on Friday the 26th of May at the Nakuru Players Theatre and in Eldoret at the KVDA Auditorium on Sun 28th of May, 2023.

It had previously done a run in Nairobi and is gearing up for an East African tour in the coming months.