KENYAN ARTISTS

Zacharia Mbutha was born in 1949 in Kamburu Village in Kenya’s Kiambu District.

In 1979 he resigned as a primary school teacher and steadily devoted more of his time to painting. His entry into the Nairobi art scene began at Gallery Watatu in the mid 1980s.
His work is a product of his experimentation and inspiration by modern European art obtained from library books.

He invented his own style with vivid, statuesque figures and an unusual sense of design. Putting dabs of oil paint in thick layers on the canvas with a palette knife, his colours are not mixed but overlaid, creating illusions of depth and shading.

Mbutha has participated in many exhibitions locally and internationally. His work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Japan, Germany and Portugal.

THE DRESSING{1990}

MEDIUM:Acrylic On Canvas
SIZE: 119cm X 160cm
REPOST FROM JEAN PIGOZZI PRIVATE ART COLLECTION
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• Richardonyango.Born in 1960 in Kisii, Kenya.Lives and works in Malindi, Kenya.He is Postwar & Contemporary painter.Whose work was featured in many exhibitions around the world. Richard Onyango's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from $4,602 USD to $10,561 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

Master sculptor Kevin Oduor has had a career spanning over 25 years sculpting and teaching. He created many of Nairobi’s public sculptures, including Dedan Kimathi at the heart of Nairobi Central Business District, Wanjiku sculpture at the High Court, and the Mau Mau Memorial sculpture of a freedom fighter receiving food from a woman passing a the “Kiondoo” basket.

In addition he is also a conceptual artist on the Nairobi art scene.