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What joy there is in looking again and again at a

What joy there is in looking again and again at a old favourite and finding great pleasure in it. Sane Wadu the master as always #sanewadu #kenyanart #tinypaintings #circleartgallery

Whilst we are showing art in people’s homes. Her

Whilst we are showing art in people’s homes. Here is another lovely small painting by Salah Elmur that found its way across the Atlantic #salahelmur #sudanesecontemporaryart #circleartgallery #africanartists

A corridor lined with Samuel Githui's (@githui.s)

A corridor lined with Samuel Githui's (@githui.s) drawings from his Transformations series, which we showed during his 2018 solo exhibition (swipe for an installation view).
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#SamuelGithui #CircleArtGallery #CircleArtGallery #ContemporaryAfricanArt #KenyanContemporaryArtist #NairobiArtCollectors

Today was a good day for seeing artists's works in

Today was a good day for seeing artists's works in collectors homes. Here are two works @salahelmur and @soadabdelrasoul in the home of a Nairobi collector.
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#CircleArtGallery #CircleArtatHome #SalahElmur #SouadAdbelrassoul #ContemporaryAfricanArt #NairobiContemporary

#Repost @artauctioneastafrica (@get_repost) ・・

#Repost @artauctioneastafrica (@get_repost)
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We've been speaking to, and visiting collectors in and around Nairobi, catching up and also looking at possible lots for the next @artauctioneastafrica
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What do you think of this #PeterElungat work from 2012?
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#ArtAuctionEastAfrica #NairobiContemporary #CircleArtGallery #CircleArtatHome

Danda shares her thoughts on a work by one of our

Danda shares her thoughts on a work by one of our favorite artist, Tahir Karmali (@tacaka)
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Tahir Karmali, Paradise (III), 2019, Screen printed acrylic on natural dyed canvas.
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#TahirKarmali #CircleArtGallery #Paradise #NairobiContemporary #ContemporaryAfricanArt #KenyanContemporaryArtist

#Repost @silhouette.projects (@get_repost)
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Why do we need Artist Residencies? – Live on Zoom and Facebook.
July 3rd 2020, 11am East African Time

Silhouette Projects invites you to join a conversation with @daudikarungi (@afriartgallery , Kampala), @teesabahana (@32degreeseast , Kampala), @dandajaroljmek (@circleartagency , Nairobi) and @valeriekabov (@firstfloorgalleryharare , Harare). We will be discussing the importance of artist residencies, especially in the growing art scenes on the African continent. How are artist residency programs able to support artists? How should a program be set up to be beneficial and relevant? What are the institutional, ethical and cultural considerations to be taken? And last but not least, how does a successful application for an AiR program look like? Join us as we tackle those questions from different angles and experiences and don’t hesitate to share your views on the topic!
The talk will be moderated by @wabwirewa
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We will share the Zoom Meeting Login on our social media. Stay tuned. Alternatively send an email to sp@afriartgallery.org to receive the link.
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@afrique.creative #artistresidency #artistinresidence #art #contemporaryart #silhouetteprojects #silhouettetalks #kampala #uganda #SPAiR

Lovely to receive an image of Dickens Otieno's Sta

Lovely to receive an image of Dickens Otieno's Stacks I, 2019 in it's home in France. Thank you to @celine_melon_ for the photo.
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#CircleArtatHome #DickensOtieno #CircleArtGallery #NairobiContemporary #ContemporaryAfricanArt #KenyanContemporaryArtist

A few weeks ago we had the honour of hosting Syowi

A few weeks ago we had the honour of hosting Syowia Kyambi (@syowia_studio) at the gallery while she recorded a performance for an ongoing project. We cannot wait to see the results of this work.
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#SyowiaKyambi #ContemporaryAfricanArt #CircleArtGallery #KenyanContemporaryArtist

Small things to consider . Lovely studio visit thi

Small things to consider
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Lovely studio visit this afternoon with Agnes Waruguru (@waru_guru), catching up on new work and planning her solo show in September, where she'll be showing print work, painting, and installation created over the past year, starting from her time at the @saba_artist_residency in Lamu. .
#StudioVisit #CircleArtGallery #NairobiContemporary #ContemporaryAfricanArt #KenyanContemporaryArtist #AfricanWomenArtists

@dennis_muraguri and @wanjohi2721 installing Shoot

@dennis_muraguri and @wanjohi2721 installing Shoots (2020) a new sculpture by Dennis Muraguri commissioned by a Nairobi-based collectors their garden.
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#DennisMuraguri #CircleArtGallery #NairobiContemporary #OutdoorSculpture

Today we're taken by the mystery of Salah Elmur's

Today we're taken by the mystery of Salah Elmur's (@salahelmur) Tilapia Fish, 2018.
#CircleArtGallery #SalahElmur #NairobiContemporary #ContemporaryAfricanArt #SudaneseContemporaryArt

Beautiful objects coming to life in Dickens Otieno

Beautiful objects coming to life in Dickens Otieno's (@dickensgeorgeotieno) studio.
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Working on another artist video, coming soon to a screen near you.
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#DickensOtieno #NairobiContemporary #CircleArtGallery #ContemporaryAfricanArt #KenyanContemporaryArtist #cromwellplace

It's Not My Face, 2020 (Acrylic on canvas), is one

It's Not My Face, 2020 (Acrylic on canvas), is one of the exceptional works featured in Souad Abdelrassoul's (@soadabdelrasoul) ongoing online exhibition, #Confusion. Check the link in the bio to see this and other new works.
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You can also drop by the gallery during our working hours - weekdays 10am to 4pm - to see some Souad's drawings on maps.
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#SouadAdbelrassoul #EgyptianContemporaryArtists #CircleArtGallery #NairobiContemporary #CromwellPlace

Feels good to put up work on these walls again. A

Feels good to put up work on these walls again. A selection of work from East Africa by artists including @salahelmur, @onyismartin, @waswad_, @nabulime_lilian, @henrymujunga, @soadabdelrasoul, @maliza.kiasuwa, @dennis_muraguri .
We're going to be open Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm. (Social distancing rules apply)

that flowers do not sprout in us?" - @soadabdelras

that flowers do not sprout in us?"
- @soadabdelrasoul
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I use these old maps to draw because I feel like these maps are a part of me. I think that the geography of a place shapes the person living there."
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Souad Abdelrassoul's online show, Confusion, is now live on @artsy. Check the #LinkInBio for more of her mixed media drawings on old maps, and fascinating paintings.
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#CircleArtGallery #SouadAdbelrassoul #OnlineExhibition #ArtsyOnlineExclusive #EgyptianContemporaryArt #ContemporaryAfricanArt

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