Kenya

_{PERSONAL DETAILS}         

_{NAME: Fredrick Abuga}    

_{BORN: 30/May/1982}

_{STATUS: Single}

_{TEL:  0722213625}

_{ADDRESS: P.O BOX/48370-Nairobi}

_{E-MAIL: fredbalaa@yahoo.com}

_{CV SUMMARY}          

_{I have been creative since child hood. Marshalling ideas from all corners to build up my compositions. During my early art life I worked in the realistic manner before proceeding into contemporary art. I entered in the Kenya art scene as an active participant in the art market and in exhibitions early in the year2001. The exposure enabled me to work in several art styles and soon established an impressionistic style of my own. Most of my themes are usually rural depictions, portraying women’s activities and cultural practices. I have done a series of murals at Safari park hotel and at Don Bosco Boy’s Chapel.}

_EXHIBITIONS

_{I participate in all major exhibitions in the country notably; The Annual Art Affair Ramoma, end year exhibitions by the Kenya Museum society and the annual arts exhibition by the ministry of culture}

_{2006 CONTEMPORARY JURIED ART EXHIBITION}

_{The urge o address social issues affecting the society in my works, sparked, my diversion to mixed media art especially collage that I find highly communicative and stimulating. Mixed media has enable me to depict successfully most of my celebrated}

_{themes of terrorism and of atrocities caused by man. During the exhibition two of my works “After terror” and the -forbidden Liquor earned me a jury prize as the most up coming male artist. Use of fond objects sometimes collected from the site of an}

_{explosion or an old building enables my wok to be more tangible and authentic.}

_EDUCATION

_{1989-1997- started schooling at Kilimani primary school. There I was in the drama club with the role of the stage manager and as a backdrop artist.}

_{1998-2001-Joined St Gabriel’s Minor Seminary for secondary education. I participated in a poster competition for covaw, which I won the first prize. I was the chief cartoonist for the journalism club. In the year 2001 I was the only registered art student in the K.C.S.E exams which I passed with a grade A. in the art subject.}

_{2004-2006 - I enrolled for a diploma course in Arts and design at Buru-Buru Institute of fine Arts {BIFA} where I majored in printing. I was one of the gallery assistants at the Thomas Burke gallery. I have also trained and worked as a kitchen Artist at Safari Park Hotel}

_{2007(March6- April 27) an exhibition of six winners of the 2006 juried exhibition at    the alliance francaise during the launch of a CD Rom and catalogue on contemporary art in Kenya. I was the most promising male artist.}

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