An art exhibition by Nana Vidyarthi and Philip Ondik;
Dates: June 14-23, 2013
Venue: Michael Joseph Centre, Safaricom House
Time: 9 am – 5 pm
Entry: Free
International Exhibition: Six Degrees of Separate Nations, Jun. 8-Sept. 8 2013 @ The Frost Art Museum – Miami, Florida – USA
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU introduces two new exhibitions, both of which feature art as a tool to establish identity: How we see ourselves and how we perceive others, now and in the past.
The two exhibitions, Six Degrees of Separate Nations: Ebony G. Patterson and Peterson Kamwathi, Borders of Paradise: In the Eyes of Explorers, will have an opening reception on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Frost Art Museum, from 6pm-8pm.
The wine and hors d’oeuvres reception is open to the public and free of charge.
Opening: June 8, 2013
Venue: The Frost Art Museum
Time: 4 pm – Six Degrees of Separate Nations Panel Discussion
6 pm: Opening reception
Entry: free
Exhibition: Kick up Your Heels! Jun. 6-Jul. 2 2013 @ Que Pasa Bar & Bistro – Karen
Venue: Que Pasa Bar & Bistro – Karen
Time: 6 -9 pm
Exhibition: Until July 2, 2013
The exhibition will run from June 6 through July 2, and will feature 10 paintings of horses and 13 woodcut prints.
About Elaine Kehew
I am fascinated by the form and musculature of polo ponies: the angles and bends of their legs, the negative spaces created by horses standing and at a full gallop, and hooves on the ground and in the air. In this body of work, I continue my exploration of the horse using silhouettes, muted background colors, and the play of light on the body. These all combine to create this new body of work, which has never been exhibited before. In fact, I am not sure that the paint is dry!
Website: http://www.elainekehew.com/
Blog: http://elainekehew.wordpress.com/
Exhibition: by Anthony Russell, Until Jun. 2 2013 @ Que Pasa Bar & Bistro
About
Anthony Russell, born and raised in Kenya and the UK, is an artist, designer, musician, and most of all, mad-keen conservationist with a passion for lions and Maasai culture.
The son of a famed Kenyan hunter and safari operator, Anthony has drawn upon a lifetime of experience in the East African wilderness, a deep knowledge of tribal culture and a rebellious and artistic spirit to create some of Africa’s most desirable and eco-friendly luxury safari camps and lodges, including Che Shale in Malindi, Shompole, Olarro and Naibor in the Masai Mara and Galdessa in the Tsavo Game Reserve.
In addition, he has worked with Richard Leakey, Ian Douglas Hamilton, the Honourable Member of Parliament George Saitoti, Paul Allen and Donna Karan on community design orientation projects and pure wildlife protection projects.
Anthony has had the support of his endeavours from Calvin Klein and Stephano Gabbana to Ronnie Wood & David Bailey, and foundations such as the Ford Foundation, the UN and the European Union biodiversity programs.
Photo-Text Exhibition: Nyrobi in Pictures-From a Swamp to a Capital City, Jun. 6-Jul. 7 2013 @ Alliance
Nyrobi in Pictures-From a Swamp to a Capital City put together by Dr. Lydia Muthuma an art historian and author of the book Nairobi in Pictures Political Icons 1899-2000’ & Evelyne Wanjkiku, historian and co-author of the book A brief tour of the Buildings of Nairobi in partnership with the Godown Art Centre.
Dates: June 6 – July 7, 2013
Venue: Alliance, Ground Floor Gallery
The exhibition retraces the history of the city of Nairobi through historical photographs from private collections and the National Museums of Kenya as well as recent photographs by Yasuyoshi Chiba and Lydia W. Muthuma.
The exhibition will highlight the growth of Nairobi from a papyrus swamp to present day modern skyscraper city giving historical and architectural information on the city’s built heritage.
Exhibition: My Many Faces by Nahuja Nuhu, May 30 – Jun. 20 2013 @ Xian Chinese Restaurant
Xian Chinese Restaurant Presents Nahuja Nuhu’s 6th exhibition My Many Faces
Opening Night: 30th May 2013
Location: Salonika Villas, Lavington Muthangari Rd
Time: 7.30pm
Exhibition: Until June 20, 2013
Free Biting Will Be Available
Photo Exhibition: By Mexican Photographers from the Revolution, May 23 – Dec. 15 2013 @ Zapata Mexican Restaurant
Photo exhibition, From the Kitchen to the Eye and The White Liquor of Mayahuel Goddess by Mexican Photographers from the Revolution – Casasola Brothers
Exhibition Dates: May 23 to December 15, 2013
Venue: Zapata Mexican Restaurant – Parklands Plaza, Ground Floor
Website: http://www.zapatarestaurant.com/
Location: Chiromo Lane/ Muthithi Rd
Contacts: +254 (0) 737 278 918
Organized by The Embassy of Mexico and the Zapata Mexican Restaurant
Exhibition: Masquerade by Anthony Okello, May 26-Jun. 26 2013 @ One Off
Exhibition opens on Sunday 26th May at One Off from 11am to 5pm.
Location: #16 Rosslyn Lone Tree
Exhibition Runs Until: June 26, 2013
Tel: 0722 521870
Anthony Okello’s exhibition opens at One Off and very topical it will be. This coming week his diptych will come up for auction at Bonhams in London at their annual ‘Africa Now‘ auction. This work from his Masquerade series has also been chosen for the invitation to the event (shown below).
Other works from the same series will feature in this exhibition.
Anthony Okello
Anthony Okello is a graduate of Buru Buru Institute of Fine Art. He went on to make art in earnest when he joined the Kuona Trust at its National Museum site.
In this exhibition, Okello’s explores the human psychology of disguise and the covering of true identity. He says the ‘masks hide the real intention of the wearer’.
For the past five years he has simultaneously been producing works which depict his interpretation of tribal allegory and mythology. Whilst the auction at Bonhams this week will be the most public exposure of Okello’s ‘Masquerade series’ in Britain, two of the works from this other series already exist in the private collections of Robert Devereux and Robert Loder.
Okello has exhibited his work extensively at home as well as in Uganda, France, Holland and India.
Exhibition: Unsellable Art! May 21 – Jun. 4 2013 @ National Museum
Unsellable Art! What goes on in the mind of an artist? This thought provoking and educative exhibition organized by the Network of Kenya Visual Artists (NKVA) provides an interesting view of the extremes of an artist.
Opening: May 21, 2013
Venue: Creativity Gallery, National Museum of Kenya – Museum Hill
Time: 6.30 pm
Entrance: Free
The artists will be available in the gallery throughout the exhibition to give you an insight into their thoughts.
Exhibition Runs Until June 4 2013
Entry: Museum rates Apply
Other NKVA exhibitions running concurrently in Mombasa and Kisumu
Alliance Française de Mombasa May 17 – June 7, 2013
Kisumu Museum: May 25 – June 8, 2013