Michael Musyoka Kenya, b. 1986
Biography
“My work investigates relationships in the public and private spheres. I'm interested in the legal, religious, and moral constraints put on individuals and their capacity to act in society.”
Michael Musyoka was born in 1986 in Nairobi where he still currently lives and works.
He grew to appreciate graffiti on commuter buses and walls of business premises in his neighborhood. This has laid the groundwork for his approach to figurative compositions before enrolling into Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts in 2009. These skills would later in life secure him a job as an illustrator in publishing companies and advertising agencies in Nairobi.
In 2013 he founded brush tu art studio, an artist collective in Nairobi, alongside two other artists who he would team up with on various artistic projects including mural painting and mentoring younger artists. This also marked his entry into professional practice which has seen him exhibiting widely locally and abroad.
He was awarded 2nd prize in the professional artist category of Manjano Art Competition in 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Works
Exhibitions
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African Identities
Group Exhibition 23 April - 27 November 2022 VeneziaAKKA Project is excited to present the huge group exhibition African Identities, collecting artists and artworks from the African Continent, and exploring the art scene of East Africa.Read more -
Africa… & the Other 54 Countries: Focus on Kenya
Group Exhibition 15 December 2018 - 30 January 2019 DubaiAKKA Project is thrilled to present the series Africa & the other 54 countries, focus on Kenya.Read more
