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EAST AFRICA · NAIROBI

Kenya

Nairobi-tech aesthetics and Maasai chromatics.

An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Kenya's contribution to the contemporary African movement — assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.

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FEATURED ARTIST
Portrait of Adisa Dlamini

Adisa Dlamini

NAIROBI · KENYA

Adisa works between Nairobi and the broader East African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Adisa's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Kenya.

ALSO FROM KENYA

  • Kwame Touré

    Nairobi, Kenya

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  • Imani Hassan

    Nairobi, Kenya

    EMERGING →
  • Jelani Bekele

    Nairobi, Kenya

    EMERGING →
CURATED WORKS

Available from Kenya

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Crimson Crossing by Kwame TouréAVAILABLE

KWAME TOURÉ · 2023

Crimson Crossing

Oil and indigo on linen · 168 × 90 cm

Price Upon Request
Silent Thread by Adisa Dlamini

ADISA DLAMINI · 2021

Silent Thread

Charcoal and ochre on paper · 117 × 105 cm

Exhibition only
Crimson Memory by Adisa DlaminiAVAILABLE

ADISA DLAMINI · 2018

Crimson Memory

Acrylic and gold leaf · 174 × 132 cm

Price Upon Request
Songs from Crossing by Kwame TouréAVAILABLE

KWAME TOURÉ · 2022

Songs from Crossing

Charcoal and ochre on paper · 156 × 76 cm

Price Upon Request
Songs from Light by Kwame TouréAVAILABLE

KWAME TOURÉ · 2025

Songs from Light

Charcoal and ochre on paper · 131 × 133 cm

Price Upon Request
Silent Geometry by Jelani Bekele

JELANI BEKELE · 2022

Silent Geometry

Charcoal and ochre on paper · 194 × 65 cm

Exhibition only
EDITORIAL

Stories from Kenya

Editorial image from Kenya
A studio afternoon in Nairobi

STORIES FROM KENYA

A studio afternoon in Nairobi

Inside the studios shaping Kenya's new visual grammar — where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.

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Adisa Dlamini on process and place

VOICES FROM KENYA

Adisa Dlamini on process and place

Nairobi-tech aesthetics and Maasai chromatics. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the east African horizon.

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Emerging voices around Nairobi

NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM KENYA

Emerging voices around Nairobi

Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Kenya's cultural output for a global audience.

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PROGRAMME

Exhibitions linked to Kenya

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Threads of Kenya

Ongoing — March 2027

Threads of Kenya

NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Nairobi

East Currents

Sept 2026 — Jan 2027

East Currents

Group show · touring East Africa

IMMERSIVE MODE

Step inside the Kenya pavilion.

A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Kenya.