Thom Ogonga
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Born (1975) in Nairobi – Kenya, Thom Ogonga is an artist whose specialty is in painting and printmaking.
He is inspired by fashion, music, urban lifestyles and even more fascinated by the controversial city nightlife. All the activities that color the night excite the artist in him and feature prominently as the theme of his work. He is also an independent curator and the founder/artistic director of Nairobi Contemporary, an artist led platform commentating and contributing to the discourse of the local & regional art practice and publishers of the Nairobi Contemporary magazine. He has exhibited widely and featured in numerous public art projects and artist residencies, both locally and abroad. He was awarded the 2nd prize in the painting category in the Elysee Treaty competition in 2006. |
Selection of works
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Selected Exhibitions2021 - Line and Smudge 2 – One Off Contemporary Art Gallery
2019 - Village Gentrification – One Off Contemporary Art Gallery 2014 – 2020 - Sex & The City – Alliance Francaise, Nairobi 2014 - Line and Smudge 1 – Shifteye Gallery, Nairobi 2012 - Riziki - Alliance Francaise, Nairobi 2012 - The Gentleman’s Club – One Off Contemporary, Nairobi 2010 - Management Reserves the Right of Admission – Kuona Trust. 2007 - Jana Leo Kesho - Rahimtulla MoMa, Nairobi 2004 - For Your Mind’s Eye - Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka-Mauritius 2003 - Festival Mundial - Tilburg, Netherlands Workshops2010 - Braziers Artists Workshop – Oxfordshire, UK
2007 - Thupelo International Workshop - Cape Town, South Africa 2006-7 - Landscape Workshop - Ngong’ Forest Sanctuary, Nairobi 2004-2011 - Wasanii International Workshops - Kenya 2004 - Partage International Artists’ Workshop - Flic en Flac, Mauritius 1999 - Building Art Together - Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya |
Selected Curatorial Projects2022 - Prints – Limited Edition Iterations – One Off Gallery
2019 - Critical Writing Workshop – 32 Degrees East, Kampala 2019 - Village Gentrification – One Off Art Gallery, Nairobi 2018 - Cultural Journalism – BIEA, Nairobi 2017 - Proximity To Power – Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi 2016 - Art Critic Forum – Goethe Institute, Nairobi 2016 - Migrants & Refugees – Alliance Francaise/Goethe Institute 2011 - Turbine Generation Schools Project – Gasworks Studios, UK Residencies2010 - On Independence & the Ambivalence of Promise
Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA)- Lagos 2004 - East African Artists’ Residency, Godown Art Centre-Nairobi 2003 - Fontys Akademie, Tilburg-Netherlands |
Thom Ogonga is exclusively represented in East Africa by One Off