Kenya

^objectives

^{Liberated artistic expression; increased exposure through public exhibition of works; to influence and inspire others to express themselves creatively through art (in particular the less fortunate, including street-children and the mentally ill, from whom I draw inspiration as an artist).}                                                        

^exhibitions

^{Alliance Française (July - August, 2007)       -       Nairobi, Kenya}

^{Solo Exhibition: Jes’seNg’an’ga}

^{University of Kentucky (December, 2006)       -       Lexington, Kentucky, USA}

^{Solo Exhibition: Jes’seNg’an’ga}

^{Goethe Institute (April – June, 2006)       -       Nairobi, Kenya}

^{Communicating Artist in the “All Kenyan Cartoonist” Exhibition}

^{Le Rustique (December, 2005)       -       Nairobi, Kenya}

^{Joint Exhibition: Jes’seNg’an’ga & Maina Mbuthia}

^{Alliance Française (May – June, 2005)       -       Nairobi, Kenya}

^{Group Exhibition with 16 Contemporary Kenyan Artists: “The Dangers of Mines”}

^{Le Rustique (December, 2004)       -       Nairobi, Kenya}

^{Joint Exhibition: Jes’seNg’an’ga & Maina Mbuthia}

^{Java House Downtown (March – April, 2004)       -       Nairobi, Kenya}

^{Solo Display of Drawings: Jes’seNg’an’ga}

^{Alliance Française (November, 2003)       -       Nairobi, Kenya}

^{Group Exhibition with Kuruka Maisha Boys: “Jump Up & Grab Life”}

^{Scholarships & AWARDS}

^{University of Kentucky (August - December, 2006)       -       Lexington, Kentucky, USA}

^{Ruth Hunt Wood Scholarship}

^{Professional & VOLUNTEER Experience}

^{Visual Arts Instructor       -       Kuruka Maisha}

^{2002 - 2007       -       Umoja, Nairobi, Kenya}

^{Counsellor        -       Daraja Rescue Project}

^{2002 - 2007       -       Umoja, Nairobi, Kenya}

^{Volunteer Facilitator       -       BodyMaps}

^{2004-2006       -       Various, Kenya}

^{Documenting the lives of people living with H.I.V/AIDS through art.}

^{Cartoonist       -       Communicating Artists of Kenya}

^{2003       -       Nairobi, Kenya}

^{Illustrator (Cartoonist)       -       Media Meridian International (Kenyan Military Journal)}

^{2000-2002       -       Nairobi, Kenya}

^{Salon Technician       -       Dort}

^{2002 – 2007       -       Nairobi, Kenya}

^{Participant        -       World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders (WFSAD)}

^{November, 2004       -       Chennai, India}

^{Conference regarding the importance of families in coping with mental illness}

^{Secretary       -       Schizophrenia Foundation of Kenya (S.F.K.)}

^{2006 - 2007       -       Nairobi, Kenya}

^EDUCATION

^{Pumwani Secondary School (1997 – 2000)       -       Nairobi, Kenya}

^{Kombo Primary School       -       Machakos District and Nairobi, Kenya}

^{INTERESTS & INSPIRATION}

^{Modern contemporary art; music, especially West-African music.}

^{Working with and helping the unfortunate and the voiceless people in society.}

^Languages

^{Swahili, English, Kamba & Kukuyu dialects}

^{REFERENCES AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF SAMPLE ARTWORKS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST}

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