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Biography
Michael Armitage Kenya (Nairobi)
Michael Armitage is a British artist who was born in Kenya in 1984. He is known for his vibrant and colorful paintings that often depict scenes from Kenyan life and culture. In May 2022, the Royal Mint announced that he would design a new £1 coin for the United Kingdom, to be issued in 2023.... |
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Biography
Rosemary Karuga (1928 - 2021) - Kenya (Meru) ジャンクアート
Rosemary Namuli Karuga (19 June 1928 - 9 February 2021) was a Kenyan visual artist. In 2017, she was named Artist of the Month by the National Museums of Kenya. She is known to be the first woman artist to have studied at Makerere University. Karuga was born in Meru, Kenya to a Ugandan father and a Kenyan mother. She was the first female graduate o...... |
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Biography
Wangechi Mutu Kenya (Nairobi)
Wangechi Mutu (born 22 June 1972) is an artist and sculptor who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Mutu is considered by many to be one of the most important contemporary African artists of recent years, and her work has achieved much global acclaim. Mutu was born in Nairobi, Kenya, where she was educated at Loreto Convent Msongari (1978–1989) ...... |
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