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Florence Wangui

Florence Wangui
I was born and raised in Nairobi Eastlands area. My interest in art
started in my kindergarten years and ever since, my passion in art has
been growing. I started working as a visual artist under the tutelage
of Patrick Mukabi at the Go Down Arts Centre since January 2012. This
has improved my skills and I have continued to work there with my main
media being charcoal on paper and also acrylics.

I draw inspiration from life itself, its manifestation in my surroundings, its 
simplicity and complexity. This includes both animate and inanimate subjects 
which I draw as I see them.

Currently I have been working on charcoal drawings of chickens inspired
by their simple nature, forms and character. I continue to learn from these
subjects by observing them and relating them to us humans.

Florence Wangui – Nairobi – January 2013

Selection of works

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Florence Wangui - This Time Ask the Real Question, 2019 - Charcoal on paper - 91h x 62w cm
Florence Wangui - Laughter disease II, 2019 - Oil on canvas - 61h x 61w cm
Florence Wangui - Knowledge in a Rut, 2019 - Oil on Canvas - 61h x 55w cm
Florence Wangui - Laughter Disease III, 2019 - Oil on Canvas - 149h x 100w cm
Florence Wangui - Waiting Transitions III, 2018 - Charcoal on paper - 112h x 74w cm
Florence Wangui - Waiting Transitions IV - Oil on canvas - 70h x 59w cm
Florence Wangui - Insightopia I, 2018 - Charcoal on paper - 69h x 113w cm
Florence Wangui - Awakened, 2018 - Charcoal on paper - 58h x 48w cm
Florence Wangui - Waiting Transitions I, 2018 - Oil on board - 19.50h x 35.50w cm
Florence Wangui - Insightopia II, 2018 - Oil on board - 20h x 57w cm
Florence Wangui - Dreams about Swans - Oil on board - 19.50h x 35.50w cm
Florence Wangui - Empty Conversations I, 2016 - Oil on Canvas - 30h x 30w cm
Florence Wangui - Empty Conversations II, 2016 - Oil on Canvas - 30h x 30w cm
Florence Wangui - Before Rest Series II, 2017 - Charcoal on paper - 100h x 86w cm
Florence Wangui - Before Rest Series I, 2017 - Charcoal on paper - 94h x 152w cm
Florence Wangui - Rest Series Chicken VI, 2017 - Charcoal on paper - 115h x 69w cm
Florence Wangui - The Last Peek I, 2016 - Charcoal on paper - 66.50h x 82w cm
Florence Wangui - The Last Peek II, 2017 - Charcoal on paper - 92h x 96w cm
Florence Wangui - Before Rest Series III, 2017 - Charcoal on paper - 103h x 128w cm
Florence Wangui - Rest Series Chicken Head IV, 2017 - Charcoal on paper - 71.50h x 90w cm
Florence Wangui - Before Rest Series IV, 2016 - Charcoal on paper - 65.50h x 75w cm
Florence Wangui - Rest Series Chicken Head III, 2017 - Charcoal on paper - 60h x 50.50w cm
Florence Wangui - Looking for Possibilities II - Charcoal on paper - 82h x 142w cm
Florence Wangui - In space - Charcoal on paper - 114h x 164w cm
Florence Wangui - Self Affirmations - Charcoal on paper - 84h x 114w cm

Exhibitions

2019 - Solo exhibition, 'Remnants of an Experience', One Off Contemporary Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
2016 - 2019 - Solo exhibition,
"Denial", One Off Contemporary Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
2013 - First ever solo exhibition, "Will Power", One Off Contemporary Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya

Wangui worked full time under the direction of the glass artist John Clark on a major commission for a Roman Catholic cathedral in Kericho, Kenya.

Press

EastAfrican - 16-03-2019 - GALLERIES: Which came first, chick or the egg?​​
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EastAfrican - 15-10-2016 - An artist in denial serves the church
Business Daily - 07-10-2016 - From chicken paintings, artist finds solo voice
EastAfrican - 18-01-2013  -  East and West unite to show their best
EastAfrican - 1-11-2013  -  Bold new strokes in the chicken run
EastAfrican - 7-12-2012  -  Artist finds inspiration and models in the chicken run

Florence Wangui is exclusively represented in East Africa by One Off
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