Fewer galleries, shrinking art space (East African)

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Feb 2017 No Comment

"[The Art Space] came onto the art scene in late 2015 with great enthusiasm. Since then, the gallery has held 12 shows and featured works of artists from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. The primary goal of The Art Space was to drive art consumption in the local market, which they

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Closing The Art Space Gallery Premises

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Feb 2017 No Comment

2015/2016 has been a great year for us at The Art Space. 2017 promises to be no different. For almost a year and a half, we have opened our doors to an ever changing crowd of people who are increasingly becoming interested in art. We have held: • 12 shows (translating to roughly a new show

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Finding freedom in coastal photography (The East African)

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Feb 2017 No Comment

"Photographer and cinematographer Emmanuel Jambo is renowned for his wedding and fashion photography. Jambo’s foundation is in photojournalism and fine art, an area he is exploring once again with a new set of creative images. He recently put together pictures of Kenya’s Coastal region. They

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“Ni Ya Leo” exhibition details unique perspective of Kenya’s open air market. (Afroway)

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Jan 2017 No Comment

"The exhibition that opened in November 26, 2016 brings together Kinuthia’s recent vibrant works. In ‘Ni ya Leo’, Kinuthia’s work looks at what one comes across while wandering through most Kenyan open air markets. He buries these memories on canvas bringing out the emotions and details that to some

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Holiday Hours: Christmas 2016 and New Year’s 2017

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Dec 2016 No Comment

What a fantastic year it has been. We would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas! The Art Space will be open until 5pm on the 24th of December 2016. We will remain closed on the 25th of December 2016 until the 5th of January 2017. We are however available by appointment in this period of time

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Galleries: Survival in a world of chaos and strife (The East African)

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Nov 2016 No Comment

Sekajugo’s paintings were big and bold, again of jerricans shoved together — the jumble of urban existence — drawn with confident strokes and presented in a rich, dark palette. There were six of them, speaking eloquently of the struggle to survive in a world of chaos and strife. Read the full

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5 Galleries in Nairobi You Have to Visit

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Nov 2016 No Comment

The Art Space This young gallery just turned one year old. The Art Space has already held nine exhibitions, and created a wonderful space for artists and art lovers to convene, exchange ideas, and gush about art and all it’s possibilities. Located off Riverside Drive near the Australian High

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Homecoming for Ngene Mwaura has been bittersweet (Business Daily)

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Oct 2016 No Comment

"Yet, if Ngene currently has a passion for African masks, be assured that his are anything but traditional (or ‘tribal’). Instead, they are delicately detailed, multicolored, multi-patterned, and nearly symmetrical in his usage of colours, designs, patterns, and facial features. What’s more, they

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The Art of Brokenness — An exhibition on reclamation

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Oct 2016 No Comment

"Living. The thing about life is that we do not appreciate it until it’s gone. Until we are in the final moments. When we face the inevitability of mortality. When we realize the finality of time. To live is fatal. It ends. A simple truth. Infinite hopes and dreams nested within a finite realm of

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The Kadhalika Lamps (Maridadi.co)

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Sep 2016 No Comment

"The Kadhalika lamp installation, which was part of the Graphic Overtures exhibition at The Art Space, is an example of Jeff Muthondu Maina’s ability to fuse his knowledge of tech and design to create what he describes as ‘engineered functional art’. A front-end developer, Jeff co-founded Waabeh,

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