Tabitha wa Thuku Kenyan, b. 1963
Tabitha wa Thuku Kenyan, b. 1963
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Lives and works in Nairobi
Born in the year of Independence, Tabitha Wa Thuku began her creative practice as a young, self-taught artist and one of the only female artists of her generation. Over a career of more than three decades, Wa Thuku has developed a painterly language unencumbered by convention, her works distinguished by a brooding palette which ranges from subtle browns to rich reds.
Wa Thuku originally studied Textiles and Clothing Technology at Kenya Polytechnic, then from 1996 to 1999 she attended the Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts. She has undertaken various workshops and residencies to develop a wide range of techniques, demonstrated in her extensive body of work. In addition to her own artistic production, she has also worked as an art educator, teaching and mentoring children and young artists. Wa Thuku has exhibited regularly throughout her career in Kenya and abroad, including in The Netherlands, Italy, Hong Kong and Denmark. In 2022 her work was featured in a retrospective exhibition alongside Yony Waite and Theresa Musoke at Circle Art Gallery. Her work is included in private and public collections in Kenya, including those of the National Museum of Kenya, the Safaricom collection, PwC and MMC Africa Law.
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Works
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Exhibitions
March 2025 Group Show
Circle Art Gallery3 March - 17 April 2025We don’t always have the opportunity to exhibit new works from the artists we regularly collaborate with, especially in between their solo exhibitions or curated shows. However, we have recently...Read moreTabitha wa Thuku: Seasons within a Season
Circle Art Gallery19 June - 20 July 2024In different places and spaces, she has explored notions of home and belonging; to people, to herself and to the land. These seasons, as she calls them, come together to...Read moreInvocations: A Group Exhibition
Circle Art Gallery24 January - 24 February 2024Read moreThe Forest and Desert School Revisited
Circle Art Gallery23 November - 22 December 2022Read moreA Retrospective of Three Artists: Theresa Musoke, Tabitha wa Thuku, Yony Waite
Circle Art Gallery26 January - 26 February 2022To view Yony Waite Memorial Exhibition March 2024 Portfolio click hereRead more
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