Lincoln Mwangi

Born in Kenya in 1996

Lives and works in Nairobi, Kenya

ARTIST'S BIO

Lincoln Mwangi received his education in drawing and painting at the Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts, Nairobi. He continues to live and work in the city as a member of the Brush Tu Artist Collective. Mwangi draws inspiration from daily reality for his figurative paintings and portraits, exploring themes such as identity, our relationship to nature, and human emotions. He frequently employs the use of anonymous figures and symbols like animals and objects to represent the collective human experience. Mwangi’s work has been featured in numerous exhibitions including. He has exhibited his work widely including at Lamu Space Station, Lamu Island in 2022, Facing the Sun at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, in the Schloss Görne Gallery in Germany in 2021, and in I have a Dream at the AKKA Project in Venice. His first solo show, A Book Of Life Time And Feelings, was exhibited in Nairobi at Gravitart in 2021. Mwangi was the Winner of the Manjano Exhibition in the student’s category 2017.

Solo Exhibitions

Kiambiriria

A Painted Book of Life, Time and Feelings

Other Exhibitions

2024

- Hakuna Utopia? In Search of Micro-Utopias, Multi-locations, Nairobi, Kenya

2023

- Kanairo Space Program, McMillan Library, Nairobi

2021

- Facing the Sun, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Schloss Görne, Germany

2020

- Art Inhibition, Gravitart, Virtual Exhibition

2019

- Aftermath of Aftermath, Brushtu Art Studio, Nairobi

- Objects, Space, Movement and Facades, Nairobi, Kenya

- Behind This Face, Gravitart Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya

- A Glimpse of East Africa, Lagos, Nigeria

2018

- WorldArtDubai , United Arab Emirates

- The Attic Art Space, Nairobi, Kenya

- Africa And Other 54 Countries: Focus On Kenya”, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

- Walking The Line, Createhub Gallery, Dubai

- Pyenga, Brush Tu Art, Nairobi, Kenya

2017

- The Untitled, Polka Dot Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya

- Arts to End Slavery, Kobo Trust, Nairobi, Kenya

- Young Guns, Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya

- Manjano Exhibition, GoDown Arts Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

ART FAIRS

2016

- Kenya Art Fair, Nairobi, Kenya

2015

- Kenya Art Fair, Nairobi, Kenya

RESIDENCIES

2021 – Anidan art centre

FEATURES & REVIEWS

ArtAfrica Magazine – Artists in Nairobi create exhibition that challenges the idea of Utopia

ArtAfrica Magazine – Kenyan artists launch The Lamu Space Station

CNN – Spacesuit-clad artists come together to rewild Nairobi

The East African – Now flying beneath the radar, more examples of excellence

Business Daily Africa – Visual vocabulary translates into striking solo art show

InNairobi – Reimagining Futures: Kairos Futura’s “Hakuna Utopia?” and the Search for Micro-Utopias in Nairobi

Nation.Africa – Artists use creativity as a coping mechanism

Video FEATURES

Emerging Painting Invitational

Lincoln Mwangi ( Kenya) - 2020 EPI Finalist

Gallery

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