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^{Posted on Friday 14th September,2007}

Kibacia Gatu's exhibition at Paa ya Paa

Wangari Maathai

^{Nobel Laureate Professor Wangari Maathai was the chief guest at the opening of Kibacia Gatu’s LIFE & FAITH exhibition which is showing at the Paa ya Paa Gallery in Nairobi. “Kibacia stands out in the contemporary art scene in Nairobi as a leader beckoning the prodigal sons and daughters who lost faith in Africa to return home, to look at themselves, their families, their society and create a firm, moral foundation for social, cultural and political development” sums up Elimo Njau a director and founding member of Paa ya Paa art centre. During the function Kibacia unveiled a portrait of that took him 4 ½ months to stitch together nearly one million beads to make the larger than life portrait of the popular Nobel peace prize winner of 2004.}

^{Here are more photographs on that event.}

Artist talking to public

^{Kibacia Gatu talks to the invited guest at the opening of his exhibition Life & Faith at Paa ya Paa gallery in Nairobi.}

Joe amongst the guests

^{Guests on a walk about enjoying Gatu’s works. The artist has been practicing art for the last thirty years.}

Joe Wanjui

^{The vice chancellor of the University of Nairobi and a respected Kenyan businessman Dr Joe Wanjui was among those present at the opening of the exhibition.}

Wangari and Maggie

^{AfricanColours Maggie Otieno and Professor Wangari Maathai in a lighthearted moment at Paa ya Paa moments before the official opening. Maathai was the chief guest.}

Wangari and artist

^{Professor Wangari Maathai is presented with a portrait of herself by artist Kibacia Gatu at Paa ya Paa gallery}

Philda and Wangari

^{Paa ya Paa’s Philda Njau poses with Wangari next to the famous freedom fighters’ sculpture that is located in the love garden.}

Wangari and the artist

^{Professor Wangari Maathai admires the portrait that took four months and one million beads to complete.}

Wangari

^{Wangari Maathai portrait by Kibacia Gatu}

^{Photographs: Andrew Njoroge/ AfricanColours.net}

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