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@waru_guru
Born 1994, Nairobi, Kenya
Lives and works in Nairobi, Kenya

Waruguru received a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design, USA. Her work has been exhibited in America, France, South Africa and Kenya. She has participated in residencies in Kenya and Sydney, Australia and recently took part in the Saba Artists Residency in Lamu. Waruguru participated in the inaugural edition of the Stellenbosch Triennale, South Africa, 2020.
Waruguru’s work ranges from painting, drawing, printmaking, needlework and installation. The materiality of objects in space is at the core of my explorations, which are intimately rooted in personal identity politics, often referencing women’s practices and traditional cultural identifiers.

Exhibitions include: her first Solo Exhibition 'Small Things to Consider' at Circle Art Gallery this September 2020, She has recently participated in multiple group shows include 'On The Cusp', Stellenbosch Triennale, South Africa, 'I Will See What I Want To See' & 'Lucid Dreams' Nairobi, KE, Circle Art Gallery, 'A Place That is Not Yours' ,Savannah, GA.

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A special generous offer for a Kenyan artist inter

A special generous offer for a Kenyan artist interested in printmaking from the amazing Yony Waite in Lamu Town. She’s told us, she will pay for an artist to fly to Lamu from Nairobi tomorrow or Sunday to spend a week with her and friends using the Wildebeest Studio printing press. Anyone seriously keen ring her quickly on 0733 929 125 #printmaking #wildebeeststudios #artistopportunity #yonywaite

Please join us this Thursday for a conversation wi

Please join us this Thursday for a conversation with Agnes Waruguru about her solo exhibition, Small Things to Consider, currently showing at Circle.
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Use the link in bio to RSVP
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#AgnesWaruguruSolo #SmallThingsToConsider #AgnesWaruguru #ArtistConversations
#CircleArtGallery #NairobiContemporary #ContemporaryAfricanArt

This week for #CircleArtonSunday we have Remnants

This week for #CircleArtonSunday we have Remnants #3 (2019) by Agnes Waruguru.

This monoprint in one of a series made with acrylic on paper using discarded bits of construction netting (2nd image). Made in 2019 while on the @saba_artist_residency, this is one of several prints in her ongoing show, #SmallThingsToConsider, on view until 9 October (use the link in bio to book an appointment).
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#AgnesWaruguru #CircleArtGallery #ContemporaryAfricanArt #NairobiContemporary

Henry Mzili Mujunga's (@henrymujunga) Space Icon (

Henry Mzili Mujunga's (@henrymujunga) Space Icon (2019), is featured in Now's the Time: Eight African Painters in SCOPE Immersive, curated by Paul Laster.
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Henry ’Mzili’ Mujunga’s paints stunning, realistic portraits from a slightly surreal point of view. Bringing together people with seemingly disparate objects in a single frame, he constructs strange narratives, such as the placement of a figure in a beauty salon hair dryer that doubles as an astronaut’s space helmet, which makes it seem as though the subject is dreaming of a reality that might be better than the one he’s currently living.
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#HenryMujunga #Mzili #ContemporaryAfricanArt #ScopeImmersive #CircleArtGallery

@waru_guru's solo exhibition, Small Things to Cons

@waru_guru's solo exhibition, Small Things to Consider is on view until the 9th October.

Click on our link t.ree to book your slot to view the show.
#AgnesWaruguru #SmallThingsToConsider #NairobiContemporary #ContemporaryAfricanArt

"In the painting, In Reality, Dreaming of Palms

"In the painting, In Reality, Dreaming of Palms (2020), Waruguru creates a dreamscape rooted in reality with a touch of whimsy using stylized purple palm trees. The background is treated subtly and sparingly with green an black dyes creating an open atmospheric quality with splatters of blue ink blotting into the fabric signaling some form of water body, in this case, I imagine an ocean, the Indian Ocean, also suggested by salt in different parts of the composition."

Roseline Olang' (@rosie_olang) on @waru_guru's In Reality, Dreaming of Palms (2020), one of the works featured in her solo show at @circleartagency which opened last week.
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Check the link in bio to read the rest of the essay and book an appointment to view the exhibition.
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#CircleArtGallery #AgnesWaruguru #SmallThingsToConsider #AgnesWaruguruSolo #NairobiContemporary #ContemporaryAfricanArt

Agnes Waruguru's (@waru_guru) solo show, Small Thi

Agnes Waruguru's (@waru_guru) solo show, Small Things to Consider is officially open, and it is outstanding.
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The exhibition can be viewed by appointment so please use #LinkInBio to book your time slot to see the show.

To learn more about Waruguru and her practice, look at the following materials, all of which are linked in our bio

1. An artist video in which @waru_guru discusses her work and her artistic journey. Thanks to Densu Moseti (@ihaleakala) for the great job filming this.

2. A lovely essay 'Looking for Butterflies and Finding Poetry in Waruguru's Abstract Landscapes' by Roseline Olang' (@rosie_olang)

3. And the story 'Rising Kenyan artist Agnes Waruguru on Homemaking and the Many Ways to Make a Painting' by Don Handa (@don.handa)
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Agnes Waruguru's (@waru_guru) video interview is n

Agnes Waruguru's (@waru_guru) video interview is now live on our website and on Vimeo. Check the link in our bio to watch the video, and book a time slot to see her solo exhibition #SmallThingsToConsider at Circle from 9 September to 10 October 2020
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#AgnesWaruguru #CircleArtGallery #ContemporaryAfricanArt #KenyanContemporaryArtist #ArtistInterviews

Shooting the final segment of the video to go with

Shooting the final segment of the video to go with @waru_guru's solo exhibition opening on the 9th of September. Video will be available on the website on Tuesday, 8 September.
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Click on the link in our bio and use @artsvp.co book your appointment to see the show.
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#AgnesWaruguru #SmallThingsToConsider #CircleArtGallery #NairobiContemporary #ContemporaryAfricanArt #KenyanContemporaryArtist

The exhibition's slowly coming together and we can

The exhibition's slowly coming together and we cannot wait to open our first show since March.
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In line with social distancing rules, the exhibition can be viewed by appointment only. Appointments are available for groups of up to 6 people. We're @artsvp.co for appointments so please check the link in bio to book your slot.
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#AgnesWaruguru #AgnesWaruguruSolo #SmallThingsToConsider #CircleArtGallery #NairobiContemporary #ContemporaryAfricanArt #KenyanContemporaryArtist

Getting the space ready for @waru_guru's solo show

Getting the space ready for @waru_guru's solo show, #SmallThingsToConsider, I opening on 9th September.
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#AgnesWaruguru #AgnesWaruguruSolo #CircleArtGallery #ContemporaryAfricanArt #KenyanContemporaryArtist #NairobiContemporary

Head over to @artsy - check the link in our bio -

Head over to @artsy - check the link in our bio - and check out this and other new works by Shabu Mwangi from a new, ongoing series titled The Man with Two Shadows.
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#ShabuMwangi #ArtsyOnlineExclusive #CircleArtGallery #NairobiContemporary #ContemporaryAfricanArt

One last look at Carnival (2020) by Miska Mohmmed,

One last look at Carnival (2020) by Miska Mohmmed, wrapped and ready to leave Circle for the home of a collector here in Nairobi.
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#CircleArtGallery #MiskaMohmmed #NairobiArtCollectors #SudaneseContemporaryArt #ContemporaryAfricanArt

Details from Nights In The Sun (2020) by Agnes War

Details from Nights In The Sun (2020) by Agnes Waruguru (@waru_guru), one of the works included in her upcoming solo exhibition, Small Things to Consider, opening in September.
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#AgnesWaruguru #CircleArtGallery #NairobiContemporary #ContemporaryAfricanArt #KenyanContemporaryArtist

What better way to start the week than with an vis

What better way to start the week than with an visit from the elusive Michael Wafula, in town from Kajiado with new work and old treasures.
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#MichaelWafula #CircleArtGallery #NairobiContemporary #ContemporaryAfricaArt #KenyanContemporaryArtist #KenyanAbstractArtists

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