Kenya

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PERSONAL DETAILS

 

EDUCATION

Parklands Boys High School

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

 

SELECTED WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

2004- Portraiture workshop

          godown art centre

          Tutor: peter klashoerst (Holland)


2003- Aquatint and acid etching workshop

          Kuona trust

          Tutor: robino ntila (Tanzania)

    

        - Dark to light light to dark woodcut workshop

          Kuona trust

          Tutors: Fred mutebi and Henry mujunga (Uganda)

      

        - Acetate etching

          Kuona trust

          Tutor: Rafael zarza (Cuba)

2003- drawing the nude workshop

          Godown art center

          Tutor: dr. kivubiro (Australia)

 

       - Perspex etching and monoprint

         Kuona trust

         Tutor: Joyce wellman (U.S.A)         

2002- Webpage Design Workshop

         Kuona Trust

         Tutor: danda jaroljmek


2002- Still Life, Composition, figure drawing Workshop

         Rahimtulla Museum of modern art (RAMOMA)

         Tutor: timothy brook


2002- Figure drawing Workshop

         RAMOMA   


2001- Cardboard Printing Workshop

         Kuona trust

         Tutor: ndassunye shikongeni (Namibia)        


1999- Pastel Painting Workshop

         Kuona Trust

         Tutor: Francis kahuri

 

WORKSHOPS FACILITATED

 

2002- Monotype workshop

          Kuona Trust

 

2002- Cardboard Printing Workshop

          Visa Oshwal Girls’ High School


2002- Monotype workshop

          Visa Oshwal Girls’ High School

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

 

2004- Kenya art

         Selena gallery (university of Long Island – New York)

       

      - Two faces of love (two-man exhibition)

         Le rustique restaurant 

 

2003- Arts Carnival

         Nairobi Museum

 

      - Festival Mundial                       

        Tilburg Holland

 

      - Insights into Kenya

        Le Critique Restaurant


2002- Arts festival

         Nairobi Museum

 

      - Best of Kuona

        East African Gallery of Contemporary Art

      

      - Solo show

        Ngong racecourse restaurant 

 

2001- Constitutional review exhibition

          Nairobi Museum

 

        - Art affair

          The Village Market


2000- Best of Kuona

         E.A. Contemporary Art Gallery

 

         - Art affair

           RAMOMA


1999- Hanging Around

         E.A. Contemporary Art Gallery


AWARDS


2001- Constitutional Review Art Competition

         Special Mention


PROJECTS

2000- Children Rights –Kenya Denmark

         (Tutor)Nairobi Kenya


2003- Kenya Netherlands Exchange Program

         Tilburg, Holland – Nairobi Kenya


2003- Assistant to artist in residence (Rafael zarza – Cuba)

         International artists in residence

         Kuona trust

 

2004- Photo assistant to Marie Angie bordes- (Brazil) displacements exhibition

         French cultural and cooperation center (F.C.C.C)