Exhibition: Kenyan Pioneers by Rosemary Karuga, Oct. 29 – Dec. 3 2017 @ Red Hill Art Gallery

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Rosemary Karuga – The Kenyan Master in Collage Art (via the Gallery)
Dates: October 29 – December 3, 2017
Venue: Red Hill Gallery

Exhibition by: Rosemary Karuga – The Kenyan Master in Collage Art

About
Rosemary Karuga was born in 1928 in Meru, Kenya.

From 1950 to 1952, she was the first female student at Makarere University’s School of Fine Art in Kampala, Uganda, where she studied design, painting and sculpture. After graduation she moved back to Kenya and became a fulltime teacher.

It was only in 1987 – at almost 60 years old – that she again tapped into her artistic talent as an Artist-in-Residence at the Paa ya Paa Arts Centre in Nairobi.

Rosemary Karuga became a highly esteemed and respected artist in the Kenyan art scene, with an increasing international reputation. She had her international breakthrough in 1990 with a group exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York. Other international exhibitions followed in quick succession.

Rosemary Karuga’s artistic expression is very personal and has a unique technique. Her ‘tools’ are coloured paper scraps – from newspapers, glossy magazines, to packaging material, scissors and glue. Inspired by Byzantine mosaics, she creates colourful paper collages of people, animals and landscapes of intense strength. Her work reflects her direct environment in figurative representational art.

Directions to the Gallery
From Village Market join Limuru Road. After 13km turn left down a dirt road, signposted “Zereneti”, continue for 200m, keep left (ignore the road climbing sharply right), after 50m take the right smaller track. Red Hill Art Gallery is located at the end of the track on the left side (red metal gate) Karibu!

From City Centre Matatu No 114. Stop ‘Posta’

The gallery is open daily from 11.00 to 5.00 pm

www.redhillartgallery.com

[Updated – Postponed] Afrika Handmade 2017: Afrika Handmade Pop-up Comes to Village Market, Nov. 3-5 2017 @ Village Market

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Described as one of the most important events in the artisan and design sector, Afrika Handmade will take over the Village Market food court from 3-5 November 2017, 9am – 6pm.

About
Known for its exemplary curation, Afrika Handmade showcases the best artisan and design from across the East African region, focusing exclusively on home and garden.

This year, the showcase will feature among others, top furniture brands Two by Four, Rusty Fundi, L’Équipée and Unity Makers all of whom will unveil new collections. In textiles and soft furnishings, Ziwani Weavers, Tosheka Textiles and Jambo Women from Nanyuki will bring their ‘A’ game, with their handwoven home furnishings and bed linen. Visiting ceramicists Byentaro Ceramics (Uganda) and Majorie Wallace (Zimbabwe) have sold out in previous events and we are sure this time will be no different.

In the gifting category, Malkia Interiors and Gifts from Nakuru will offer an exciting range of products including from well known home brands Mango Patch and Krafty Artz.

The popup will for the first time also see Afrika Handmade launch an exclusive collection, made specifically for the brand. These products will include tabletop woodwork and ceramics, baskets, throws, rugs and cushions made in collaboration with a local design studios.

Come along with friends and family for a satisfying dose of local handmade goodness. Entry is free.

For more information, visit www.afrikahandmade.com or call +254 717 488 565.

Update: Postponed

Exhibition: African Modernism – Architecture of Independence, Until Oct. 22 2017 @ Shifteye Studios – the Priory Place

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African Modernism – Architecture of Independence | via Goethe Institut Nairobi
Dates: Until October 22, 2017
Venue: Shifteye Studios – the Priory Place

Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday: 10.00 AM – 5.00 PM
Saturday: 12.00 AM – 5.00 PM
Admission is free!

About
When most countries in Central and Sub-Saharan Africa gained their independence in the late 1950s and 1960s, experimental and futuristic architecture became a principal means by which the young nations expressed their national identities. At the same time, this architecture also shows the difficulties, contradictions and dilemmas that the countries experienced in their independence process: in most cases, the architects were not local, but came from countries such as Poland, Yugoslavia, the Scandinavian nations, Israel, or even from the former colonial powers.

The exhibition, researched and curated by architect and author Manuel Herz, looks at these phenomenon as he documents more than 80 buildings in Ghana, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, and Zambia.

The exhibition is accompanied by the 700-page publication “African Modernism – Architecture of Independence”. The curator, Manuel Herz, will be present for the exhibition opening and framework programme