Fred Abuga is a member of the collective Kuona Trust, Centre for Visual Art in Kenya.
ABOUT FRED ABUGA
Fred Abuga’s creations are influenced by colour, nature and women’s activities. Made with his typical broad strokes of single hues the paintings are a rainstorm of colour that melts into unity when viewed from a distance. Fred is a creative Kenyan artist who showed exceptional talent at an early age. He was constantly referred to as ”chief artist” because of his contribution to the drama and journalism clubs painting backdrops and cartoons.
Fred holds a diploma in Fine Art from the Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts (BIFA) and has participated in numerous exhibitions both locally and abroad; at the National Museum of Kenya, National Arts Exhibition, ISK shows, Karen Blixen, La Rustique, Goethe Institute, Alliance Francoise and in Cortina, Italy. In 2006 he was the most promising male artist in the ‘Contemporary Art in Kenya’ juried exhibition held at the French Cultural centre and at the German Institute, Nairobi.
KUONA TRUST
Kuona Trust, Centre for Visual Art is dedicated to the generation, presentation and promotion of innovative contemporary visual arts practice in Kenya. Its artists’ studios, library, programme of exhibitions, artists’ talks, training & mentoring, education and international exchange, aims to provide opportunities for artists to develop new and experimental contemporary artwork within a context of international current practice.
Kuona provides a platform for innovation through art and creativity. We act as a voice for over 500 artists, plus, thousands each year who benefit from our training and programmes.
Kuona aims to;
- To find and nurture innate artistic talent
- To improve capacity and opportunities for professional artists
- To increase awareness and appreciation of contemporary Kenyan artists and art
KUONA offers a space for public to engage with creativity.
Kuona is also strong advocate for cultural exchange, hosting international artists’ workshops and residencies and assisting established artists to participate in exchange throughout the world- Kuona acts as a hub for its African network.
NEXT EXHIBITION
This is a photographic exhibition that highlights some of the challenges the African Continent is facing today and the reason behind this disjointed continent.
The exhibition brings together unique pieces of conceptual photographic artworks produced by Taye Balogun and photographed by Muthua Matheka under the Storyteller’s project.
The artists’main aim is to provoke people (Africans all over the world) to take action and want to be part of building a new continent.
Taye Balogun is well known as a Pan Africanist, a film director, producer as well as a photographer. He has worked in the Africa film scene for over a decade, directing films and documentaries in and outside Nigeria.
Official opening: Thursday 21st August 2014.
Exhibition dates: 21st August – 4th September 2014