Dates: May 29-31, 2015
Venue: Kuona Trust Art Centre
Participating Artists: Alex Mbevo, Adam Masava, Mike Kyalo, Patrick Mukabi, Robinson Omweri, Onyis Martin, Googz Weche Mukona, Robert Ngatia and many more.
All paintings will go for KES 4,000/- (own works from Kenya’s ;eading visual artist’s while supporting a worthwhile cause)
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Opening and Private View: Sunday, 31 May 2015, 11am to 5pm
Venue: One Off Contemporary Art Gallery
The exhibition runs until 24 June 2015.
Time: Open every day from 11am to 5pm, except Mondays and Public Holidays.
About
Anthony Okello’s exhibitions are always eagerly awaited and this one is no exception. It comprises new oil paintings along with a series he has been working on with his brother, Peter Walala. Anthony paints his mythological figures in oil paint on a background of Peter’s patchwork of clothes labels which have been painstakingly sewn together.First seen at the Manjano Festival, one of these works won first prize.
Find out more about Anthony Okello and the Exhibition here.
Opening: May 20, 2015 at 6 pm
Venue: Nairobi National Museum, Cultural Dynamism Space
Free entry on opening night
Exhibition Dates: May 21-31, 2015
Time: 8.30AM – 5.30PM
Entry: Normal Museum Rates Apply
About
No one can deny that our relationship with Africa was from the very moment the forced migration of Africans to America began. Our Liberator Simon Bolivar expressed back in 1817 “we are more an extension of Africa than of Europe.” The Bolivarian process inspired by President Hugo Chavez since 1999 inserted Africa in the daily life of the Venezuelan people.The month of May is for Venezuelans a referential date on which we claim the contribution of Africa to our independence and our cultural diversity. For Venezuelans, Africa is a very important continent of our historical legacy. From May 1795 to May 2015. 220 years of libertarian insurgency of José Leonardo Chirino. A libertarian insurrection of blacks who sought to eliminate slavery. An insurrection which set a historic precedent for the independence of Venezuela.
The African Revolution Leaders poster exhibition aims to express the support and respect of the Venezuelan people for the great African leaders who spearheaded the liberation of Africa from imperialism.’ – H.E. The Ambassador, The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Exhibition Opening: Saturday, 16th May 2015, 7.00 pm
Venue: Goethe-Institut, Auditorium
Admission: free
About
the exhibition Ink & Pixles – The Wild and Wondrous Tale of Kenyan Comics pays tribute to the trailblazers and celebrates the young generation that doesn’t just have the enthusiasm of youth but they are charting and conquering new frontiers
Date: May 9-31, 2015
Venue: Alliance Française
Remade in Kenya, Haute Couture Recycled Functional Art Exhibition by Walied Osman
About
Afghan-American multi-media artist, Walied Osman, exhibits an array of artwork that are a deconstruction and reconstruction of old airplanes and cars. Recycling is central to his work. Quoting from the French chemist/biologist Antoine Lavoisier’s famous maxim: ‘Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed,’ which was in turn borrowed from Greek philosopher Anaxagoras of Clazomenae, Walied’s artworks blend aesthetics with functionality and practicality, dramatically transforming scrap materials into unique haute couture functional art. The artist also addresses current events through his pieces, using the power of art to explore human follies.Walied studied electrical engineering in the USA. His exposure to art came from working in the art-moving business connecting with museums, galleries, collectors and artists from around the world. He moved to Kenya in 2012 and was introduced to a Kenyan Italian lady, who kindly granted him access to her late husband’s warehouse full of old disused aircraft at Wilson Airport. This was the beginning of a fulfilling journey, the results of which will grace the Alliance Française galleries in May.
Opening at Kuona Trust on the 7th of May 2015
Time: 6 pm
Exhibition runs until May 21 2015
About
Full Frontal presents a witty but hard-hitting look into feminism and female gender stereotypes today.
It opens up a dialogue as to what really is being woman as opposed to being female. Does being female automatically mean that one is a woman?
Exhibition opening: Sunday, 3rd May 2015
Venue: Red Hill Art Gallery
The exhibition will run until June 21, 2015
Dates: April 30 – May 22, 2015
Venue: Circle Art Gallery, 910 James Gichuru Road
Gallery Hours: Weekdays 10 am – 5 pm and Weekends 11 am – 4 pm
Exhibition by Kota Otieno and Michael Wafula
Website: http://www.circleartagency.com/
