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Jonh NgugiEDUCATION BACKGROUND


November 2000 – March 2001: Ms – windows, Corel Draw 9, Adope Photoshop,Adope Page Maker.

1998 –1999: Creative art Centre. Certificate in cartoons and illustrations.


WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

December 2003: The Go Down Art Center.
Figure Drawing
July 2003 : Kuona Trust Studio. Basics in Acrylics
Dec. 2002 : Kuona Trust Studio. Lino Print Making

Sept 2002 French Cultural Center. Cartooning

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

October -November: Bonzo Art,Casablanca, chaka road
August 2005: African cultures , African colours, Fiesta Restaurant, Nairobi

December 2004: Exmas Mural Project- Turkana

August – September: The Journey, National museums of Kenya Gallery of contemporary east of African art.

March 2004: New Expressions in Art 2004, National museums of Kenya.

December 2003: Christmas sale, National museums of Kenya, Gallery of contemporary art
October – November 2003: Art Affair, RaMoMa (Rahimtulla Museum of Modern Art) Nairobi.

May – June 2003: Sanaa Bila Mipaka, Village market exhibition hall
Dec. 2002:       Best of Kuona, National museum of Kenya, Gallery of contemporary art

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

16th Sept 2000: Young Nation Illustration Winner, Publication nation, Nation News Paper

October 2000: 1st prize, IFAW (east Africa) post card Design, Tertiary category


PUBLICATION

Utopia – 2004

RESIDENCIES                                      

Kuona Trust

2001 –2004: National Museums of Kenya                                                         
January – February 2004: Mua Hills Residency.

30th August – 11th September 2004: Karichota Artists Camp ( Naromoru)


SPECIAL PROJECTS
                                                                                
           

Dec 1st - Aids Day, Nyumbani children’s, Karen.