- Jimmy Ogonga
Jimmy Ogonga is a
Kenya n multi-media artist of international caliber. Born in 1977 inNairobi , the capital of Kenya, Ogonga taught himselffine arts bydrawing portraits; these images were often ofpolitical figures, the people whose stories and activities he was being exposed to while growing inEast Africa . He has traveled to many countries, exhibiting inAfrica n andEurope an art galleries. He considers his mission to be the project of recreating African heroes through art. Ogonga started hissculptural works in the 1990’s, and ten years later many of the collectors of his work have been drawn to his curved-wood and welded-metallic images. He lives and works in Nairobi.He founded the Nairobi Arts Trust in 2001.
Sources
* [http://www.ingridmwangi.de/mh/news.html Information on an exhibition]
* [http://www.jimmyogonga.com/Home.html Ogonga's official website]
* [http://portal.unesco.org/culture/es/ev.php-URL_ID=30863&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html Bio details, UNESCO portal]
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