<< Nakuru Residency

Below are some works from the Deep East Africa group that consists of about 40 artists in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

The artists are eager to enter a market outside Africa or to at least share, connect and sell some of the works that are currently stored in San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Zurich (Switzerland). The exchange organizers Lisa Ladner and Joseph Nyaisa are also offering help to artists that want to experience the Nakuru Residency for Caribbean Artists.

If you are interested in buying any of the works below or contacting any of the artists or craftsmen, do let us know!

All prices are subject to change/negotiable.

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Batiks
b1 - SOLD (prior to MERCADO AFRICANO)	b2
b3 - SOLD $ 50 (MERCADO AFRICANO)	b4
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"African Set-ups" by George Monyaru, Kenya Material: cotton/polyster Topics: b1: A traditional and still common Kenyan dance with Luyha drums. Luyha is the fourth largest tribe in Kenya. b2: Young women and men drinking traditional African beer from one pot. The beer is called "busaa" and the set-up is about having fun. b3/b4: Women walk long distances in search of water which they carry home in pots. b5: Women cooking "Uji" (porridge) in a pot over firewood. b6-b8: Traditional Maasai woman and man - while women take care of daily chores and the babies, men defend the homestead with spears and knives. Artist George Monyaru is a Deep East Africa member from Nakuru, Kenya. He was born 1973 in Rift Valley, Nakuru district. He paints, draws, carves and does batik art works. He is a father of two and resides in Nakuru where he works as an artist. The photo shows him with his wife in Nairobi. These batiks will be sold at approx. $ 50 of which at least $ 12 will go to the artist.
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b11	b12 - SOLD $ 15 (MERCADO AFRICANO)
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Massai batiks by Sam Wara, Nakuru, Kenya Sam Wara was born in 1975, is single and works as a full time Deep East Africa artist in Nakuru, Kenya. He is an expert in batik, paintings, drawings and he likes to show the life of Maasais, especially Morans. b9-b10: Morans (young Maasai adults) having a jix with arrows and bows. They do their traditional jumping dance. b11: Morans take care of animals b12-b14: Women in traditional clothings carry milk in pots These batiks will be sold at approx. $ 50 of which at least $ 15 will go to the artist.
b15 Detail of image on the right (signature)	b16 - SOLD $ 20 (MERCADO AFRICANO)
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Animals by Samwel Waraira Topic: Animals that can be seen at the Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya. These works will be sold at approx. $ 40 of which at least $ 12 will go to the artist.
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b015	b020 - SOLD $ 40 (MERCADO AFRICANO)
b030 - SOLD $ 50 (MERCADO AFRICANO)	b040
Latest arrivals / various artists - approx. $ 40-50
Fiber works
f1 Detail of lion head (image on the right)	f2
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Banana fibre collages by Pater Ndugu The artist is a single man based in Nakuru, Kenya. He is a master in doing banana fibre collages (on jute/paper) and carvings. Topics: Local animals, homested set-ups and village people. These works will be sold at approx. $ 75 of which at least $ 20 will go to the artist.
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f9	f10 - SOLD $ 20 (MERCADO AFRICANO)
Banana fibre collages by James Ndegwa The artist lives in the Kiambu District (Central Province, Kenya). He is 22 years old, married, has no kids. Due to the school fees he could only optain a lower level education. He's been working for 4 years with banana fibre with the DEA group. His hobbies are going to the gym, travelling and reggae music. His vision is to have an independent art business, to "make money and be self-reliant". Subjects in his works: homested set-ups with women carrying out daily chores (top) and Maasai Mara Elephants and giraffes (above and right) Prices: f7-f9: approx. $ 100 of which approx. $ 70 goes to the artist f10-f11: approx. $ 50 of which approx. $ 25 goes to the artist James Ndegwa	f11 - SOLD for $ 25
f12 - SOLD for $ 23	f13 - SOLD $ 20 (MERCADO AFRICANO)
Banana fibre collages by Benson Fugah These works show a zebra and a giraffe and a zebra herd Price: approx. $ 30 of which approx. $ 23 go to the artist.	Benson Fugah
f14 - SOLD $ 20 (MERCADO AFRICANO)	f15 - SOLD $ 20 (MERCADO AFRICANO)
f16 - SOLD $ 25 (MERCADO AFRICANO) .........................................................f17 -	f18...............................f19 - SOLD $ 20 (MERCADO AFRICANO) .....................................................................f20
Banana fibre collages by Stephen Njoroge Born 1976, married, no kids, Stephen Njoroge has been working with banana fibre for 8 years. His work has sold in exhibitions in Nairobi, London, China, Kampala and Arusha. His hobbies include travelling, yoga and drinking. The seven works show homesteads, traditional set-ups in a village surrounded by acacia trees where you can see old women consulting each other (top row). The lower row shows Maasai Morans in a war mood carrying arrows, shields and swords and Maasai women dressed in red. The woman who carries a baby on her back carries a typical jar which is used to carry milk. Materials: banana fibre, glue, hard panel, paper; black textile or jute Price: $ 35-50 of which approx. $ 30 goes to the artist.	Stephen Njoroge
f21 - SOLD $ 10 ...........................f22 - SOLD $ 10 ..................................................f23 - SOLD $ 20 .........................................................................f24-SOLD $ 10 all at MERCADO AFRICANO	f25-.....................f26 - SOLD $ 15 (MERCADO AFRICANO)
f27 - SOLD $ 10 (MERCADO AFRICANO) f28 - SOLD $ 20 (MERCADO AFRICANO) f29 - SOLD $ 10 (MERCADO AFRICANO) f30 - SOLD $ 10 (MERCADO AFRICANO)	Banana fibre collages by George Mukolo 10 small works Subjects: Maasai women and men, zebras, giraffes and elephants Sold at approx. $ 20 of which the artist gets approx. $ 19. George Mukolo
Works on tree bark
tb1 - SOLD $ 50 (prior to MERCADO AFRICANO)	tb2
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Prints (or drawings?) on tree bark by Ken Mutungwa, Uganda Ken Mutungwa was born in Tororo, Uganda. He is married, has three kids and works out of Nakuru, Kenya and Kampala, Uganda. He draws, paints and sings. These unique works on fine cut tree bark are only done by few in Uganda. These works will be sold at approx. $ 50 of which approx. $ 25 will go to the artist.
Drawings and paintings
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African culture drawings by Fred Aila, Kenya Fred Aila was born in Machakos, Kenya in 1977. He is married, has two children and only draws African culture and set-ups. He uses Manilla paper, glued to other paper and draws with different colors. d1: Morans (young Maasai men) facing east d2: Maasai mother with baby, brushing her teeth with a tree branch stick d3: Well decorated traditional Maasai woman d4: Moran These works will be sold at approx. $ 50 of which approx. $ 25 will go to the artist.
dp5 - SOLD $ 40 (MERCADO AFRICANO), painting on canvas	dp6- watercolor on paper
dp7 - drawing (pencil on paper, slightly damaged)	dp8 - drawing (pencil on paper, slightly damaged)
dp9 - drawing and watercolor on paper	dp10 - drawing and watercolor on paper
A painting and five drawings by David Masudi Masudi was born in 1977. He is married with two children and lives in Nairobi, Kenya. He has 12 years of art experience and has participated in national and regional exhibitions. The artist won various awards including high-school awards. Subjects: Sceneries at the Indian Ocean in Mombasa - an ordinary day for a fisherman; Lion and lioness preying at Lake Nakuru National Park; Cub posing in sunlight at Lake Nakuru National Park; Zebras Prices: the painting sells at $ 35 of which at least $ 15 goes to the artist; the drawings sell at $ 15-25 of which approx. $ 10-15 go to the artist	David Masudi
c1	c2 - SOLD prior to MERCADO AFRICANO (gift for a child)
c3	c4 - SOLD $ 20 (MERCADO AFRICANO)
Paintings on canvas by Paul Mureigi This young artist comes from Kampala, Uganda but resides in Nairobi, Kenya where he dedicates his time to painting, drawing and photography. He is single and disciplined, a "Rasta in nature" he likes to draw anything from animals to cartoon characters. These works will be sold at max. $ 25 of which most goes to the artist.
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Paintings on canvas by George Ngotho The artist was born in 1975 in Nakuru, Kenya. He is married with four kids. He has 13 years experience in drawing, painting and coloring and is an expert in painting traditional scenaries, mountains, forests, cultural homesteads, lakes and humans. His hobbies include dancing and travelling. The above paintings on canvas show young adult men relaxing in the forests of Mt. Kenya, facing Mt. Kenya from a distance (mountain landscape) and a traditional Kikuyu homestead set up with traditional Maasai women carrying out daily chores. These works will be sold at approx. $ 80 of which at least $ 23 go to the artist.	George Ngotho
c7 - bad condition - SOLD $ 8 (MERCADO AFRICANO)	c8 - bad condition - SOLD $ 8 (MERCADO AFRICANO)
c9 - bad condition	above left: signed AMANI: flamingoes - painting on textile above right: signed R. DUKE: antilopes - painting on textile (slightly damaged) left: signed J.P. for James Puyaro: animals - painting on textile These artists are part-time members of Deep East Africa. They come from Limuru, the coldest area around Nairobi and are full-time artists as many of the DEA members are. Prices: approx. $ 25 (due to bad condition) of which approx. $ 12 go to the artists
c10 - SOLD $ 65	c11
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c 14 ... photo out of focus, art work is fine ;-)	Paintings by Stephen Macharia 29 year old artist and performer Stephen Macharia lives in Nakuru, Kenya. He has 13 years of experience in drawing, painting and sculpturing. The artist mostly paints Maasai set-ups, Morans (young Maasai men), nature, coast sceneries and animals. These paintings on canvas show a young Maasai boy holding a lamb to kiss its mom, Morans looking after their herds in the Maasai community, a boy in front of his home and a ion couple. Stephen Macharia
c20 - bad condition - SOLD $ 8 (MERCADO AFRICANO)	c21 - bad condition
c22 - bad condition	c23 - bad condition - SOLD $ 10 (MERCADO AFRICANO)
c24 - bad condition	c25 - bad condition (but the work is better than the photo)
c26 - bad condition
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Latest arrivals / various artists (unsorted) - prices to be discussed
Photography
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Ruth Kerubo Boyani & Joseph Nyaisa Ruth was the co-chairlady of DEA and a photographer. She lived in Kenya. She died unexpectedly on March 28, 2010. We are very sad. Joseph is the co-organizer of the show. He is married, has a boy and lives in Nairobi, Kenya. Joseph is a part-time photographer and a cultural producer among many other jobs. Five larger and five smaller photos of nature and of art works (?) as well as of Kikuyu and Maasai traditions. The Masai Mara is a large game reserve in south-western Kenya. Digital prints on plastic - SOLD ($ 40 + donation for Ruth's kids)	Ruth Boyani, former co-chairlady of Deep East Africa died on March 28, 2010 - Rest in peace, Ruth!
Cards / Posters
cards 1-4 $ 8 each (SOLD during MERCADO AFRICANO: 2 x Elephants, 1 Lion / 1 Lion still available)	cards 5-9 $ 8 each (3 of 5 cards SOLD during MERCADO AFRICANO)
card 10 - SOLD $ 8 (MERCADO AFRICANO)	Art cards by Agnes Chirus (not a DEA member) above: banana fibre collages left: mixed-media (felt pen and textile) - SOLD The cards' motives are animals (elephants and lions) as well as Christmas themes such as Joseph, Maria and Jesus and shepards praying in Bethlehem. Post cards Five postcards with flamingoes photographed by DEA artist Ruth Boyani will be sold for $ 3 each.
poster 1	poster 2 - SOLD $ 5 (MERCADO AFRICANO)
poster 3	poster 4
posters 1-4 (unknown artist) - price on request
Handcrafts
Above: 3 Wide bracelets - 1 SOLD prior to MERCADO AFRICANO, 2 SOLD during MERCADO AFRICANO $ 15
	Left: Narrow bracelets 1/neutral (SOLD prior to MERCADO AFRICANO) 2/Tanzania 3/TZ 4/Kenya (SOLD $ 7 during MERCADO AFRICANO) 5/Karibu Below: Green foulard, dark yellow foulard and light yellow foulard SOLD (1 prior, 2 during MERCADO AFRICANO for $ 25 and $ 20).
One pair of black/white flowers sandals available and one SOLD prior to MERCADO AFRICANO; one pair of brown flowers available. Approx. US shoe sizes 7-8.
	All t-shirts XL, cotton, embroidered SOLD $ 15 each (MERCADO AFRICANO)
Handcrafts by Kevin Chacha, Arusha, Tanzania Kevin Chacha works out of Arusha, Tanzania, Nakuru, Kenya and Nairobi, Kenya (where there are more tourists than in Tanzania and thus higher prices can be asked). He prints and embroiders t-shirts, prints on foulards (so called "Kikois"), does sandals and bracelets. As an artisan he works in a highly competitive market and thus produces whatever the market demands. But he loves to base his work on traditions: "The Kikois are real loved by women in general and are ever smart with African pictures and animals" Kevin writes. "The bracelets are very traditional - our grand mothers used to wear them. Maasai people of both Kenya and Tanzania wear them as their culture which is very beautiful. Maasai people like red colour which is mostly used by their Morans. If you are curious every Maasai must wear something red! It is a sign of bravely or ready to face the danger (red for danger). There is also green colour which show how our country is green and natural. The design has no big meaning but something traditional." He crafts sandals from pure leather which he gets from a local leather factory and adds decorative elements done by hand by other artisans. The sole is made of rubber which he obtains in Arusha. In December 2009 Kevin Chacha wrote that he is 36 years old and that he lives from being an artist/artisan with a "small curio shop where I act from". He is married and has three boys and a girl. The artist has a certificate of fine arts from Mwanza School of Fine Arts and joined East Africa in January 2009. He is also an expert in making beer.
a10 - five wooden masks by Peter Nyanyu depecting old tales in African culture - approx. $ 50 per mask	a20 - 8 Massai carvings (4 pairs) by Peter Nyanyu Peter Nyanyu is a talented artist who lives in Rift Valley, the heart of Nakuru. He does sculptures, carvings, clay moulding and likes to sing. approx. $ 60 per pair
a30 - salad cutlery: 2 giraff sets, 3 elephant sets - approx. $ 40 per set (SOLD all for an average of $ 30 each, some in PR, some in CH)	a40 - sandals: 3 pair for women (1 SOLD during MERCADO AFRICANO for $ 10), 2 pair for men, 1 pair for kids (2 left foot sandals returned)
Latest arrivals / various artists and artisans

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