<< Nakuru Residency

			Lisa Ladner co-organizer of the show Joseph Nyaisa co-organizer of the show with his son Arroyo

Approximately 20 of the 40 Deep East Africa artists will participate in an exhibition scheduled for April/May 2010 in Puerto Rico. This page gives a preview.

The exhibition is currently being organized by Lisa Ladner (Switzerland and Puerto Rico) and Joseph Nyaisa (Kenya), initiators and coordinators of the Nakuru Residency for Caribbean Artists in collaboration with Afro-Puerto Rican organizations in Puerto Rico.

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All prices are subject to change.

Batiks
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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 full time as an artist. These batiks will be sold at $ 50 or more of which at least $ 12 will go to the artist.
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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 $ 50 or more of which at least $ 15 will go to the artist.
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Animals by Samwel Waraira Topic: Animals that can be seen at the Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya. These paintings will be sold at $ 40 or more of which at least $ 12 will go to the artist.
Fiber works
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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 $ 75 or more of which at least $ 20 will go to the artist.
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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: $ 100 of which at least $ 72 go to the artist f10-f11: $ 50 of which at least $ 25 go to the artist James Ndegwa	f11
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Banana fibre collages by Benson Fugah These works show a zebra and a giraffe and a zebra herd Price: $ 30 or more of which at least $ 23 go to the artist.	Benson Fugah
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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 a minimum of $ 30 goes to the artist.	Stephen Njoroge
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f27-30	Banana fibre collages by George Mukolo 10 small works Subjects: Maasai women and men, zebras, giraffes and elephants Sold at $ 20 or more of which the artist gets at least $ 19. George Mukolo
Works on tree bark
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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 $ 50 or more of which at least $ 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 $ 50 or more of which at least $ 25 will go to the artist.
dp5 - 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 go to the artist; the drawings sell at $ 15-25 of which at least $ 10-15 go to the artist	David Masudi
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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 $ 25 of which all 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 $ 80 of which at least $ 23 go to the artist.	George Ngotho
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c9	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: $ 25 of which $ 20 go to the artists
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c12	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 three paintings on canvas show a young Maasai boy holding a lamb to kiss its mom (left) and Morans looking after their herds in the Maasai community (above left and right). Price: $ 300 each of which $ 200 go to the artist (who can sometimes sell his paintings for up to $ 350 to a tourist in Kenya - on a lucky day...). Stephen Macharia
Photography
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Ruth Kerubo Boyani & Joseph Nyaisa Ruth is the co-chairlady of DEA, lives in Kenya and has a 9 year old girl. Joseph is the co-organizer of the show, is married, has a boy and lives in Nairobi, Kenya. While Ruth makes a living as a photographer, Joseph is also active as 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 Price for the 10-piece set: $ 800 (or $ 100 for each print). The whole amount goes to the photographers who helped gathering and sending off all the works displayed on this page!	Ruth Boyani, co-chairlady of Deep East Africa
Cards
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card 10	Art cards by Agnes Chirus (not a DEA member) above: banana fibre collages left: mixed-media (felt pen and textile) The cards' motives are animals (elephants and lions) as well as Christmas themes such as Joseph, Maria and Jesus and shepards praying in Bethlehem. Prices range from $ 5-10 Post cards Five postcards with flamingoes photographed by DEA artist Ruth Boyani will be sold for $ 3 each.
Handcrafts
Above: Wide bracelets 1, 2 and 3 (SOLD)
	Left: Narrow bracelets 1 (SOLD) 2/Tanzania 3/TZ 4/Kenya 5/Karibu Below: Green foulard and dark yellow foulard SOLD. Light yellow foulard still available. Prices on request.
One pair of black/white flowers sandals available; one SOLD; one pair of brown flowers SOLD. Approx. US shoe sizes 7-8.
	All t-shirts XL, cotton, embroidered Prices on request.
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.

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