Lincoln Mwangi
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.
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