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Personal details
Caroline Mbirua is a Kenyan born artist from Kajiado District. She is a freelance journalist whose artistic talents were moulded by Kuona Trust at the National Museum of Kenya. She is both a painter and sculptor and paints using oils, acrylic, pastel and water colours, while her sculptures are done in wood and stone. Her specialization in painting is centred around the culture of the Kenyan people.
Caroline’s interest in art started in 1992 when she joined Creative Art Centre in Nairobi and there she did a three year diploma in fine arts after which she graduated in 1995. From there she worked at an art and craft company called Kaki creations in Nairobi. She then joined other fine artists, graphic designers, sculptors, welders and batik artists at Kuona Trust.Her talent has gradually developed and improved and she has managed to successfully hold several group exhibitions in and around Nairobi over the years. Currently based at the GoDown art centre Nairobi, Kuona Trust artists studios.
EXHIBITIONS
1996 East African Art sponsored by East African
Industries at the National Museums of Kenya
1996- HFCK Visual Art Exhibition at Chartered Hall
Nairobi.
1997- East African Art sponsored by East African
Industries at the National Museums of Kenya.
Commercial Bank of Africa (C.B.A) Art Exhibition
1998- Peace and reconciliation Art Exhibition ,
National Museums
1998- The Best Kuona Exhibition, Museum
1999- The Annual arts Festival at the National
Museum
1999- Heart matters exhibition at Jacaranda Studios,
Nairobi
2001- Art Affair, Nairobi
2002- Magadi Art Festival Chemi Chemi Women art
exhibition , National Museum
WORKSHOPS
1998- Workshop in Acrylic painting at Kuona Trust
1999- Wasanii International Art Workshop in Naivasha
2000-Workshop in wood sculpturing using powersaw ,
Kuona Trust
2000-Workshop for women on wood and stone sculpture.
2002- workshop for women in beadwork in Kajiado
Carol aspires to hold a solo exhibition in the near future and also to show her work outside of Kenya where she hopes art lovers can appreciate African art and culture.