Beatrice Wanjiku Explained
| Beatrice Wanjiku |
| Birth Place: | Ngong Hills, Kenya |
| Alma Mater: | Undisclosed High School
Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts
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| Occupation: | Fine artist |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
| Nationality: | Kenyan |
| Citizenship: | Kenyan |
| Abstract Artist |
Beatrice Wanjiku, is a Kenyan visual and abstract artist, who practices independently in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya.[1]
Early life and education
Beatrice was born in the Ngong Hills Area in 1978. After attending local primary and secondary schools, she was admitted to the Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts, in Buruburu, a neighborhood in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. In 2002, she graduated with a Diploma in Fine Art.[2]
Career
Her work is divided into distinct phases (a) Mortality Phase (b) X-ray Phase (c) American Experience Phase (d) Introspective Phase.[3]
- Mortality PhaseThis phase reflects Beatrice's personal feels of profound personal loss, following the death of her mother, with whom she was very close.[4]
- X-Ray PhaseIn this phase, she appears to strip away the exterior of her subject and look directly "into the very soul of her subject".[4]
- American Experience PhaseIn the second decade of the 21st century, Beatrice spent three months in the state of Vermont in the United States. Her visit coincided with the Occupy Wall Street Movement. This phase of her art involves work with embedded newspaper clippings on the topic from this period.[4]
- Introspective PhaseThis phase continues the search for the soul and internal meaning. One piece from this phase is "The Strangeness of My Madness" and another one shows weeping teeth.[4]
Other consideration
Beatrice Wanjiku has exhibited her work in galleries and public and private exhibitions internationally.[3] [5]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Gacheru . Margaretta Wa . 9 November 2018 . Beatrice is Back . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920151205/https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/lifestyle/art/Beatrice-is-Back/3815712-4844570-7sl59b/index.html . 20 September 2020 . 15 November 2018 . . Nairobi.
- Web site: Wilcox . Isabel . 3 November 2016 . Interview with Kenyan artist Beatrice Wanjiku . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224105659/http://www.happeningafrica.com/interview-with-kenyan-artist-beatrice-wanjiku/ . 24 February 2023 . 15 November 2018 . Happening in Africa .
- Web site: Beatrice Wanjiku . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240215034855/https://www.oneoffcontemporaryart.com/beatrice-wanjiku.html . 15 February 2024 . 19 November 2018 . One Off Africa Art Gallery . Nairobi.
- Web site: November 2018 . Overview of Beatrice Wanjiku . 19 November 2018 . Gallery of African Art . Gallery of African Art . London.
- Web site: 2017 . ARTLabAfrica: Beatrice Waniku . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709010653/https://ny.voltashow.com/archive/2017/exhibitors-2017/galleries/list/artlabafrica-nairobi/beatrice-wanjiku/ . 9 July 2019 . 19 November 2018 . Volta Art Show .
