ABOUT US

Brush Tu Art studio was established in mid-2013, with the main objective of coming together to harness the artistic potential of the member artists and utilize their prowess to deliver collaborative works of art on expansive surface areas. Space was among the major things the 3 founding members came together to enable, before expanding to 5 including Elias Mung’ora and Waweru Gichuhi then 6 members with Kimani Ngaru the 6th one who had been a lecturer to 2 of the founding members in 2015 at their 379 premise on Ol Leleshwa in Buruburu estate East of Nairobi. 

The name “Brush Tu” which translates to “Brush Only” or ‘Just Brush’ is derived from the artists’ tendency to opt for paint and brush as their preferred medium of expression when they worked on their massive Mural projects for high school musical and drama festival backdrops, this was also one of the initiations into the collective for most of the members who joined afterwards. This has however never been an impediment to experimenting with different other mediums to achieve greater creative exploits for the members individually. The portfolio of works by the group began by commissioned art pieces for theatre backdrops, interior and outdoor deco for homesteads and business places around the country but expanded to personal practices across all the diverse medias of art including installation, sculpture and photography besides paintings and drawings. In 2017 the collective further added members with Peteros Ndunde, Lincoln Mwangi and Emmaus Kimani first before BushKimani Moira and Sebawali Sio joined in 2018 after being part of the local incubation residency programme.