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At 87, Geraldine Robarts still paints to tell her stories

Nairobi, June 4 -- At 87, Geraldine Robarts is perhaps the oldest living visual artist in Kenya. But her paintbrush isn't drying up any time soon. This weekend, some of her works will be showcased at... Read More


How trio turned studio into big art movement

Nairobi, May 28 -- Three painters, disgruntled by the bureaucratic eccentricities of the traditional art scene, joined brushes together to form a collective pact that would come to be known as Brush T... Read More


Wako's journey from stable boy to a globe-trotting horseman

Nairobi, May 26 -- We meet a few hours before his flight back to Denmark at the Ngong Racecourse, a place that feels like home to Ramadhan Wako. Before moving to Denmark to work with horses that are ... Read More


Enter the 'Chorus of Beings': Show casts a spotlight on Kenya's invisible prisons

Nairobi, May 14 -- At the One Off Art Gallery, prison uniforms dominate the canvases in Chorus of Beings, the new exhibition by artists Newton Eshivachi and Paul Njihia. The striped outfits appear aga... Read More


'Fragments': Thom Ogonga opens doors for emerging artists

Nairobi, May 7 -- Thom Ogonga, one of Nairobi's understated curators, is a brilliant visual artist who also connects hidden talent with galleries that might otherwise overlook them. At the One-Off Ar... Read More


Peter Kamwathi honours Patrick Mukabi's lasting legacy

Nairobi, April 30 -- It isn't over till the fat lady refuses to sing. What it means is that the shows must go on until the last available paint brush dries up. This is the biggest honour that the art... Read More


'Deprivation': Where metal carries Sudan war memories

Nairobi, April 23 -- Adlan Yousif's exhibition unfolds like an unsettling walk through a carefully tended war cemetery. Contorted figures, assembled from fragments of scrap metal, stand frozen in sile... Read More


'Uselessness of a professor': Martin Kigondu lifts curtain on academia's quiet frustrations

Nairobi, April 16 -- For seasoned thespian Martin Kigondu, April has been nothing short of frenetic. He has been everywhere, in a good way, like a man running on a diesel tank engine. When we speak, ... Read More