Taabu Munyoki, b. 1995, is a Kenyan contemporary artist whose paintings combine a range of media including image transfer, screen printing, oil pastels and acrylic depending on the idea or subject matter.
Irene Katumbi, b. 1986 in Machakos, is a self-taught Kenyan figurative painter who is freely defining her own path with an aim to voice her personal experiences around women empowerment.
Doreen Mueni, b. 1996, is a Kenyan painter, mental health advocate and feminist, who is exploring and advancing portrait and figurative painting with the intent of glorifying her imaginary subjects.
In Studio: Salvador Tomnyuy
Morocco-based South Cameroonian visual artist Salvador Tomnyuy, defies the persistence with which the world around him tries to turn his humanity and blackness into a vessel of pain and trauma. Salvador has tasted violence and conflict in a land that precariously questions the existence of dark-skinned Africans. Like a lifeline, his art…
Muramuzi John Bosco (b. 1991, Ugandan) grew up in Sheema, a rural area in Western Uganda, and later moved to Kampala in 2004 to pursue his education and later his art career.
Kelvin Ngatia Wambugu (b. 1997, Kenyan) obtained his bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Maseno University in Kisumu.
Wafa Salah (b. 1994, Sudanese) received her bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the Sudan University College of Fine and Applied Arts – Painting Department in 2014.
Usra Hamza (born 1992, Sudanese) attained a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 2014 from Alneelaain university before pursuing art full-time.
Timothy Ochola (b. 1994, Kenyan) attained his degree in Landscape Architecture from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in 2017 before pursuing his career in art full time. He lives and works in Nairobi.