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<<< James Mutisya >>>

PERSONAL DETAILS

 

James Mutisya is a Talented visual Artist , with interior Design Diploma . He is specialised in Lino ,wood cut prints and, sculpture and paintings from Acrylics, oils, and mixid media on canvas. 

 

• Exhibitions •

 

1996--- Solo exhibition at International Casino,Italian restaurant. 63{sixty three }paintings hunged for three years.


1998--- Participated in a Sundaneese art workshop in French Cultural and cooperation Centre.


1998--- Participated in European film poster competationin French Cultural and cooperation center.


1999--- Peace talks. National Museums of Kenya. Nairobi


1999--- Art Affair village market Nairobi


1999--- 14—24th participated in K.A.A art exhibition(Nairobi insecurity) at Goeth institute


2000--- Participated in European film poster competationin French Cultural and cooperation center.


2000--- Peace talks. National Museums of Kenya. Nairobi


2000--- Best of KUONA. National museums of Kenya Nairobi.


2000--- Art Affair village market Nairobi


2001--- Art Affair RAMOMA


2002--- Art Affair RAMOMA


2003—UN art  display. CGIR  Annual general meet and baseline conference of the
          CGIAR

2004—National  Museums of  kenya  Art  Festival

2004—National  Museums  of  Kenya , Gallery  of  contempralyOf  east  African 

          Art  Mid  year  show.

2004—4  artist  exhibition  Art  Village  market


2004—Solo  lino  and  wood  print  show  at contempraly  art  gallery  at  Ntional 
          museums  of  Kenya


2004—Taswira Artist , To ,Narumoro, Karichota , Nanyuki  Art  workshop ,
          exhibition  at National   
          Museums  of  Kenya East  Africa Contempraly  art  gallery.

2005—4 artist  exhibition  at  Village  market

2005—African  culture  African  colours, at  Fiesta  Restaurant. 

• International Exhibitions •

 

1999--- Portrait of a refugee Netherlands Tilburg festival mundial. Paitings and sculptures from kakuma refugee camp.


2002--- VAGABOND Journal project. Book design exhibition. Urbana Illinois U.S.A.


2002--- Solo exhibition. Spain Madrid 


2006---kenya  Art , Art  from YA-Africa and  Hawa  artist of  Nairobi

            -Touring  Exhibition through  out  the  UK,
               13/1/-11/2/2006 Catmose  gallery, 23/2-9/32006 Hans price  gallery,
               25/4-17/6/2006  Art gym Gallery,7/9-17/10/2006 Michael Hastltline
                Gallery.

2006---On going  exhibition  Private  art  gallery  in  Antibes France.



• Commissions •

 

1997--- Designed christmass card charity for Thomas Banados childrens home.


2000--- Christmas card design for the KUONA TRUST STUDIO’S Nairobi.


2000--- Christmas card for the Ford Foundation office Nairobi for East African (lino print on hand made paper)


2000--- Among the selected works to design Sadoline paints Kenya ltd callender 2001 .


2001--- Mural painting in Defence College Karen, Nairobi Kenya.


2001--- In mother Teressas Charity home Huruma Decorated play ground with wood and metal scuptures and paintings.


2001--- Film studio, To paint five murals for Coca-cola advert’(feel free fanta).


2001--- To make print from lino for famous SURVIVOR AFRICA film shot in maasai mara. 


2003---Mural  Painting  size  16 ft  x 9 ft ,  at  Revlon  International  school  of 

            Professions  


• Special Projects •

 

1997--- Teaching painting basic techniques to street kinds in Nairobi, N.M.K.


1998--- Painting selected to make a Christmas card for Thomas Banados childrens home.


1999--- Learning together workshop in Kakuma Refugee camp under Royal Netherland and U.N.H.C.R. As Tutor of paintings and
sculptures.


2000--- Painted the stage couch bus to create art awareness to public .


1999--- Mural painting impression of District Comisioners offices in Nairobi in 1913 for National museums of Kenya.

 

• Workshops •

 

1998--- Welding with junk metal. Kuona Trust studios, Tutors Joseph Opiyo and Prinah Shah


2000--- Current Media art. (video, internet and Cd-rom) Goeth institute Nairobi. Tutor Micky Kuella


2000--- Current Media art. Making a one minute video. Goeth institute Nairobi. Tutor Micky Kuella


2002--- Web design KUONA TRUST. Tutor: Danda 


• Awards and Prizes •

 

 1999 Third prize award, “peace talk”organized by Nairobi National Museum of Kenya .

2000 Second prize award, “peace talk”organized by Nairobi National Museum of Kenya .

1999 Art Affair First Prize .The best upcoming sculptor of the year.

1993 Highly Commended - Black & White Photograph  

 

• Donations •

 

2002--- a paint for the Kenya national museums society KNOW KENYA COURSE (4TH- 14TH NOV) 


• Voluntary  service•
 
2005—2006 – Nyumbani  childrens  of  God relief  institute  HIV positive orphans.
                     3  satardays  a  month, teaching  art  as  a  therapy.

• PUBLICATION (PRINT/Media)• 
 
1996—National  News  paper

1996—The  standard  News paper


1999—African  Journal(Reuters)Art  bus  documentary

1999—World press Photo book

2001—The People  News  paper

2002—KTN  TV, Bongola  biashara.


2005—KTN  TV, ART  SCEEN