ARTIST'S BIO
Moira Bushkimani, born Muthoni Kimani in Mombasa, Kenya, has been practicing visual arts in Nairobi since 2013. Her mediums include natural and human sources, and she has lived and worked at Nairobi National Park for four years. She uses objects, masks, photography, mixed media, collage, and sculpture to explore human nature and responses to pressures. She has exhibited her work in Kenya and Berlin.


Exhibitions
2022
- African identities, AKKA Project Venice, Venice, Italy
- Walking the Edge, Afriart Gallery, Kampala, Uganda
2021
- East African Encounters, Cromwell Place, London, UK
- African Galleries Now, Artsy Online, Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
2020
- East Africa Art Auction, Nairobi, Kenya
- Nairobi Altered States, Artsy Online, with Circle Art Gallery
2019
- Objects Space Movement and Facades, One Off Contemporary, Nairobi, Kenya
- Anima Mundi {Consciousness}, Venice, Italy
- Behind This Face, Gravitart. Nairobi, Kenya
2018
- Ode To Mankind, ARTYRAMA, Lagos, Nigeria
- A Glimpse Of East Africa, Lagos, Nigeria
2017
- East African Art Auction, Nairobi, Kenya
- Art Transposition, LKB/G, Hamburg, Germany
- Young Guns, Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
2016
- Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi Kenya
- Danish Embassy Residence, Nairobi, Kenya
- Glocal Art Gallery, Denmark
2015
- Russian Embassy Residence, Nairobi, Kenya
2014
- Nairobi National Museum, Nairobi, Kenya
- Finding Voice I, II, III, Kenya National Theatre, Nairobi, Kenya
2013
- UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya
- Glocal Art Gallery, Denmark
2012
- Discovered Talents, Nairobi National Museum, Nairobi, Kenya
2010
- Unveiling Africa, Alliance Francaise, Nairobi, Kenya
- Italian Institute of Culture, Nairobi, Kenya
ART FAIRS
2022
- WopArt Fair, Lugano, Switzerland with AKKA Project
- Art Dubai 2022, Dubai, UAE
- Investec, Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town, South Africa
2021
- East African Encounters, Cromwell Place, London, UK
2018
- World Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE, with AKKA Project
- ART X, Artyrama, Lagos, Nigeria
2017
- Jo’burg Art Fair, Johannesburg, South Africa
- AKAA (Also Known As Africa), Paris, France
2016
- Kenya Art Fair, Nairobi, Kenya
2015
- Kenya Art Fair, Nairobi, Kenya
2014
- Kenya Art Fair, Nairobi, Kenya
RESIDENCIES
2020 – Rika Residency on printmaking, TICAH

FEATURES & REVIEWS
Africanah – The journey of Moira Bushkimani
Business Daily Africa – Moira sculpts masks with deep meaning
Video FEATURES
DW
Nairobi colourful art scene I Art.See Africa
Margaretta Wagacheru
Young Kenyan Artists at The Attic Art Space
Corrie Wingate
The Spirit of Kalongo
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