Art in the Time of COVID

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ART in the time of COVID Art Exhibition and Auction in support of www.brightercommunities.org in Kenya 7 Independent Nairobi-based women artists have formed a collective to host an art exhibition in April, part of which is to raise awareness and funds for communities hard-hit by Covid and the effects thereof.

In addition to our awareness campaign each artist has donated a piece of original artwork which will be auctioned on-line during the exhibition week and ALL PROCEEDS raised from the Auction will be given directly to Brighter Communities to support, in particular, their Woman’s Initiative.

Brighter Communities Worldwide established in Kenya in 2002 to empower people living below the poverty line to create their own opportunities for a brighter future. Read more about their inspiring work at www.brightercommunities.org.

EXHIBITION: DATES: VENUE: ARTISTS:

ART in the time of COVID Thursday 15th April to Sunday 18th April Village Market: Rooftop Exhibition Hall Gill Douglas Celeste de Vries Mary Ogembo Milena Weichelt Kushweet Bharij Lisa Davis Nadia Wamunyu

AUCTION: 9th to 18th April – online : https://www.facebook.com/141560327920/ 7 original artworks to be auctioned in aid of raising funds for BRIGHTER COMMUNITIES. All proceeds from the auction to be donated to www.brightercommunities.org Kenya, Charity OP218/051/2005/0925/3731.

Local deliveries of Auction piece winners is sponsored by Aramex. International delivery is optional at a reduced rate.

For more information call Gill +254759284522 or Celeste +254798190597

Thank you to our SPONSORS : BIK and Aramex!

Gill Douglas is a contemporary fine artist currently residing in Nairobi. Before moving to Kenya, Gill had the privilege of living in Ghana and celebrates this experience in her work. She was inspired by the brilliant colors and vibrant patterns of the Ghanaian Kente, batik and African wax print cloth which resulted in a collection of works combining portrait painting, collage, hand stitching and West African cloth to explore the many layers, textures, patterns and facets that form part of the lives of women.

Gill attempts to capture the inherent beauty, complexities and imperfection of the human face, with each brush stroke and element of collage and the distinctly decorative quality of the resulting work, Gill explores the varied roles of women and how connection and beauty, in all its forms, is at its core.

Gill’s custom portraits and artwork can be found in collections across the world.

CONTACT: +254759284522 gill-art@hotmail.com https://www.instagram.com/gilldouglasartist https://www.facebook.com/gilldouglasfineartist

WALLFLOWER COLLECTION: "Full Sun" 24cm x 30cm (Acrylic on Canvas) USD 85 / KES 8500 WALLFLOWER COLLECTION: 'Full Bloom" 50cm x 50cm (framed, Oil on Canvas) USD 550 / KES 55 000

WALLFLOWER COLLECTION: "Needs Water" 24cm x 30cm (Acrylic on Canvas) USD 85 / KES 8500

WALLFLOWER COLLECTION: "The Perks of" 50cm x 50cm (framed, Oil on Canvas) USD 550 / KES 55 000

WALLFLOWER COLLECTION: "Girl with the Flower Earring" 50cm x 50cm (framed, Oil on Canvas) USD 550 / KES 55 000

WALLFLOWER COLLECTION: "Shade" 24cm x 30cm (Acrylic on Canvas) USD 85 / KES 8500 CONTACT: +254759284522 gill-art@hotmail.com https://www.instagram.com/gilldouglasartist

WALLFLOWER COLLECTION: "Flora" 24cm x 30cm (Acrylic on Canvas) USD 85 / KES 8500 WALLFLOWER COLLECTION: "good to me" 50cm x 50cm (framed, Oil on Canvas) USD 550 / KES 55 000

WALLFLOWER COLLECTION: "Like a Tattoo" 50cm x 50cm (framed, Oil on Canvas) USD 550 / KES 55 000

WALLFLOWER COLLECTION: "Better together" 50cm x 50cm (framed, Oil on Canvas) USD 550 / KES 55 000

WALLFLOWER COLLECTION: "Ty's Girl" 50cm x 50cm (framed, Oil on Canvas) USD 550 / KES 55 000

WALLFLOWER COLLECTION: "Late Bloomer" 50cm x 50cm (framed, Oil on Canvas) USD 550/ KES 55 000

CONTACT: +254759284522 gill-art@hotmail.com https://www.instagram.com/gilldouglasartist

CELESTE de VRIES Settled in Nairobi, Kenya, Celeste de Vries is an artist who has spent many years travelling and working throughout Africa. Whilst living in Nigeria, Celeste exhibited (solo and in collaborations) in Nigeria and in the UK. Besides Kenya, her works hang in Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, UAE, South Africa and various other countries in Africa.

A self-taught artist, Celeste was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1965. She has always had a passion for producing fine detailed art and has been a commissioned artist since her teenage years.

She has developed her talent over time by experimenting with different mediums and subject matter, finding a preference in depicting wild life and nature. She often challenges herself with varied subject matter and medium from murals to miniatures, using charcoal, pencil, ink and all types of paints. Her subjects are often depicted in great detail with emphasis on movement and light.

Her philosophy regarding her art is that the viewer should derive as much pleasure from looking at the piece as what she had producing it.

CONTACT: +254798190597 sales@celestesfineart.com www.zhibit.org/celeste https://www.facebook.com/celestesfineart/

NAIROBI SKYLINE Freehand Ink & watercolour, 1,25m x 0.6m (framed) USD 1,200 / KES 120,000

ZEBRA HEAD Acrylic on canvas 40cm x 50cm (framed) USD 300 / KES 30,000.

CROWNED CRANE Watercolour 41cm x 54cm (framed) USD 280 / KES 28,000.

SERENITY Charcoal on artists paper, 1,25m x 0.6m (framed) USD 1,100 / KES 110,000

NGONG ROAD BUSINESS Ink & Watercolour 34cm x 40cm (framed) USD 10 / KES 10,000

PENSIVE Charcoal on blocked canvas 1,2m x 0,6m USD 1,200 / KES 120,000

SWARA LODGE Watercolour 34cm x 40cm (framed) USD 100 / KES 10,000

CONTACT: +254798190597 sales@celestesfineart.com www.zhibit.org/celeste

MISTY FOREST ROAD Charcoal on blocked canvas, 500mm x 800mm USD 500 / KES 50,000

MISTY MORNING Watercolour & Acrylic, 1,25m x 0.75m (framed) USD 1,000 / KES 100,000

BUSHVELD MORNING Charcoal, 1,1m x 0.6m (framed) USD 1,200 / KES 120,000

WHO Charcoal & acrylic on textured paper, 1m x 0.6m (framed) USD 450 / KES 45,000

CONTACT: +254798190597 sales@celestesfineart.com www.zhibit.org/celeste

THE HERD Charcoal on blocked canvas, 650mm x 40mm USD 200 / KES 20,000

Mary Ogembo is a Kenyan born artist who has been working as a full-time artist since 1998. She is currently based at Bric a Brac studio in Nairobi. 2005, she won commonwealth arts and craft award, worked in Ghana as a resident artist for a period of six months at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Her work has been widely recognized by local media in Kenya and other countries including, South African broadcasting cooperation, Featuring Africa Within, CNN Inside Africa 2011 and others. Collected by: The National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe, The Standard Chartered bank UK and Casoria museum in Italy. Exhibitions: Kenya, France, USA, Egypt, Canada, Finland, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia, India, Germany, Lithuania and Abu Dhabi.

Mary’s paintings are rich with vibrant earth colours that bring about the state of the African environment. She is inspired by the African woman and applies unconventional, engaging and fun concepts that overlook the negative stereotype placed on the African woman.

CONTACT: +254734881042 maryogembo4@gmail.com www.maryogembo.co.ke

TOOL OF TRADE Oil on canvas, 70cm x 80cm USD 1,200 / KES 120,000

BLUE SKY Acrylic on canvas, 70cm x 80cm USD 1,200 / KES 120,000

TRADITIONAL HOMESTEAD Oil on canvas, 70cm x 80cm USD 1,200 / KES 120,000

AFRICAN MASK II Oil on canvas, 70cm x 80cm USD 1,200 / KES 120,000 RED LIPS Acrylic on canvas, 40cm x 40cm USD 350 / KES 35,000

CONTACT: +254734881042 maryogembo4@gmail.com www.maryogembo.co.ke

INSIDE THE BEDROOM Acrylic on canvas, 70cm x 80cm USD 850 / KES 85,000

MEDITATION Oil on canvas, 70cm x 80cm USD 1,200 / KES 120,000

AFRICAN MASK I Acrylic on canvas, 70cm x 80cm USD 1,200 / KES 120,000

AFRICAN MASK IV Acrylic on canvas, 40cm x 50cm USD 380 / KES 38,000

SUNNY DAY Acrylic on canvas, 70cm x 80cm USD 1,200 / KES 120,000

CONTACT: +254734881042 maryogembo4@gmail.com www.maryogembo.co.ke

AFRICAN MASK III Acrylic on canvas, 70cm x 80cm USD 1,200 / KES 120,000

Lisa Davis Nairobi based artist and educator, Lisa Davis, cannot imagine a life without creative pursuits. As an artist-teacher, Lisa is involved in creating her own works and in the educating of others towards visual literacy and the finding of their own skilful, authentic and thoughtful artistic voice.

Lisa teaches high school art courses at Rosslyn Academy in Nairobi, Kenya. She enjoys working with a wide variety of mediums including collage, acrylic paint, watercolour, charcoal, coloured pencil and ink. Currently she is obsessed with crafting original cut-paper expressions.

Lisa has undergraduate degrees in Art Education and Graphic Design. She also earned her MA in Art Education from Boston University. Her work has been exhibited at the National Museum of Kenya (The Affordable Art Show),the Village Market Exhibition Hall, Brackenhurst Conference Centre, Limuru and at Gallery Unik at Village Market, Nairobi. She was also a finalist in the Village Market Public Art Design Competition in 2012.

CONTACT: +254702640444 lisad@rosslynacademy.com Website sites.google.com/rosslynacademy.com/lisadavis/home

CITY I Ink on Paper, Framed, 52cm x 52cm USD 100 / KES 10,000

CITY II Ink on Paper, Framed, 52cm x 52cm USD 100 / KES 10,000

BALANCE Cut Paper, Ink and Pins on Foam Core, Framed in shadow box 34cm x 80cm USD 120 / KES 12,000

DIRECTION Cut Paper, Ink and Pins on Foam Core, Framed in shadow box 34cm x 80cm USD 120 / KES 12,000

FENCE Watercolor and Acrylic on Watercolor Paper, Framed 32cm x 40cm USD 1,20 / KES 12,000

CONTACT: +254702640444 lisad@rosslynacademy.com sites.google.com/rosslynacademy.com/lisadavis/home

FIND ME Acrylic on canvas, 45cm x 60cm USD 100 / KES 10,000

ISOLATION Cut Paper, Ink and Pins on Foam Core, Framed in shadow box 86cm x 86cm USD 150 / KES 15,000

MAKING SENSE Cut Paper, Ink and Pins on Foam Core, Framed in shadow box 34cm x 80cm USD 120 / KES 12,000

FAUCET Watercolor and Acrylic on Watercolor Paper, Framed, 32cm x 40cm USD 1,20 / KES 12,000

CONTACT: +254702640444 lisad@rosslynacademy.com sites.google.com/rosslynacademy.com/lisadavis/home

PERSEVERENCE Ink on Illustration Board, Framed 40cm x 50cm USD 200 / KES 20,000

Nadia Wamunyu is a well-establish contemporary visual artist. Born in Kenya, she strongly believe that she was born an artist. The universe neglected her hearing but gave her sight and a mind to work with.

Her art is an expression of herself. At the tender age of eight she realised she could record her memories, experiences, tastes and feelings through drawing. Now people understand her perspective, how she thinks, her vision and desires much more effectively. Her art feels like a relief from the stress of vocal communication that she struggles with. Her wild brush is the only tool that complies to the dance of the rhythm of her soul with every motion and brush stroke she makes. Her art not only decorates society, it also expresses emotions, struggles, desires and most importantly her perspectives. Nadia also view artists as the third eye of society; this skill is like a pass to a special and unique dimension of the world and society, that only they can access. Nadia reports her findings and reactions to these revelations by replicating it on the canvas or paper.

Nadia aspires to have her own studio and experiment with other art forms i.e. portraits, memories, women’s rights, feminism, culture, environment and illustration. She uses charcoal on paper, coffee, inks, bleach and oil paint on canvas to create her artwork.

CONTACT: +254707012603 nadiawamunyu@icloud.com https://nadiavisualartistcoke.wordpress.com

MEET ME AT PEPONI Oil on canvas, 72cm x 82cm USD 500 / KES 50,000

DONKEY CARRIER Oil on canvas, 55cm x 90cm USD 500 / KES 50,000 LAMU DONKEY Oil on canvas, 41cm x 61cm USD 400 / KES 40,000

LAMU FORT TOWN Oil on canvas, 96cm x 88cm USD 700 / KES 70,000

CONTACT: +254707012603 nadiawamunyu@icloud.com https://nadiavisualartistcoke.wordpress.com

CHILLING DAY 2 CAT Oil on canvas, 60cm x 46cm USD 380 / KES 38,000

SELF ISOLATION 1 Mixed media on paper 42cm x 37cm USD 400 / KES 40,000

GARBAGE DUMP TRUCK Oil on canvas, 55cm x 80cm USD 500 / KES 50,000

Ume Mixed media on paper 38cm x 33cm USD 400 / KES 40,000

CONTACT: +254707012603 nadiawamunyu@icloud.com https://nadiavisualartistcoke.wordpress.com

SELF ISOLATION 2 Mixed media on paper 42cm x 37cm USD 400 / KES 40,000

SHELA MAISON Oil on canvas, 46cm x 46cm USD 250 / KES 25,000

Milena Weichelt was born in Hamburg and arrived in Africa when she was only one year old. She grew up in Kenya, where her father's love of safaris took her family to the bush frequently.

Much to her parent's dismay, her main activity on those adventures was to collect all kinds of insects and take them along. She considered their car to be an "insect bush-taxi" and, in Milena's words, "You never leave friends behind."

It was during those early years that Milena fell in love with nature and African wildlife. Milena's art is naturally inspired by her unforgettable childhood memories, and her pieces have found homes all around the world.

She initially trained in Germany as a Silversmith but a chance meeting brought her back to painting, where she combines silver with acrylics and various materials, creating a distinctive style of flowing, bold colours and textures combined with graphic elements.

As an active nature conservationist, Milena hopes to preserve and share her passion for a green environment by sharing art that speaks to people’s hearts.

CONTACT: +254 733232431 www.milenasilverart.me milenasilverart@gmail.com

SUSTAINABLY INTERCONNECTED Acrylic & Kanga mask scraps on canvas 90cm x 80cm USD 655 / KES 65,500

COLOBUS Acrylic on canvas, 80cm x 60cm USD 180 / KES 18,000

DOLLY ROSSO Acrylic on canvas, 100cm x 70cm USD 517 / KES 51,700.

USHA'S LITTLE GORILLA Acrylic on canvas, 80cm x 90cm USD 650 / KES 65,000.

ON MY WAY...

Acrylic & Kanga material on canvas, 100cm x 150cm, USD 1,210 / KES 121,000

CONTACT: +254 729530797 www.milenasilverart.me milenasilverart@gmail.com

STARLING Acrylic on canvas, 28cm x 43cm USD 150 / KES 15,000.

OH WET!!

Acrylics & Silver Artefacts on Canvas 80cm x 90cm USD 655 / KES 65,500

OTITMAEI Acrylics & Silver Artefacts on Canvas 80cm x 60cm USD 150 / KES 15,000.

SACRED IBIS Acrylics & Silver Artefacts on Canvas 100cm x 150cm USD 121 / KES 121,000.

JACKSON'S Acrylics on Canvas, 50cm x 70cm USD 335 / KES 33,500.

CONTACT: +254 729530797 www.milenasilverart.me milenasilverart@gmail.com

DIK DIK'S Acrylics on canvas, 28cm x 43cm USD 150 / KES 15,000.

Kushweet Bharij also known as Kush is a self-taught artist / designer from Kenya.

In 2016 Kush started working as a lodge manager at Lentorre Lodge. During this period, she had some quiet time and being inspired by the wilderness around her she decided to pick up the paint brush.

In addition to exhibitions, Kush takes on commission work ranging from pencil portraits, watercolour paintings, oil paintings to designing logos.

She likes to try her hand at anything artistic in order to familiarize herself with various areas of the arts and the use of different mediums.

Kush loves to discover more and more in the creative world. Discovering new techniques and tweaking them into a new style or feature of a painting/drawing.

CONTACT: +254 705 980 209 kushweetkb@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/kushweet.bharij/ https://www.instagram.com/kushweet/

GOLDEN POP Acrylic & oil 50cm x 200cm, USD 500 / KES 50,000

SPLICED Acrylic & oil 75cm x 95cm USD 150 / KES 15,000

CONTACT: +254 705 980 209 kushweetkb@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/kushweet.bharij/

LEO Acrylic & oils 40cm x 58cm USD 100 / KES 10,000

LEAPING LIGHT Acrylic & oils 69cm x 50cm USD 150 / KES 15,000

GALAXIES

Acrylic & oil on canvas, 90cm x 90cm

USD 200 / KES 20,000

ORANGE LIME Acrylic & oil on canvas, 50cm x 20cm USD 50 / KES 5,000

YIN & YANG Acrylic & oil on canvas, 50cm x 50cm USD 100 / KES 10,000

LADY OF THE ROSE Acrylic &oil on canvas, 68cm x 50cm USD 200 / KES 20,000

PROTECTION Acrylic & oil on canvas, 41cm x 58cm USD 80 / KES 8,000

CONTACT: +254 705 980 209 kushweetkb@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/kushweet.bharij/

Please contact each artist directly to buy or order original art pieces.

For more information on ART in the time of COVID contact Gill +254759284522 or Celeste +254798190597 THANK YOU Terms & Conditions: E&OE&AA Each transaction is directly between the artist and the buyer.

The art remains the property of the artist until paid for in full.

Sizes listed herein are approximate - contact the respective artist for exact dimensions.

No liability whatsoever falls on the curators of this exhibition.

Local and International shipping can be arranged.

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