Thresholds: A Maiden Journey for Anita Kavochy
The month of love opened up with a first Solo show by the young Kenyan Artist Anita Kavochy at one of the leading Art Galleries in the East African Country- One Off Contemporary Art Gallery. February was a flurry of activities in the Kenyan Artscene. In Nairobi alone there was an art exhibition in every corner- from Lavington where Kenyan Paul Onditi launched his own art Gallery to Mukuru Art Club. All these showcases boiled up to the Coastal Lamu Festival whose highlight was the eight mahogany sculptures by a German Joachim Sauter at Lamu Fort. The sculptures represent the hard labour of Men of Manda Island whose labour was to carry heavy stones from Maweni. That aside, at Rosslyn Riviera Mall in Narobi, a young artist was making history in a first Solo exhibition dubbed ‘Thresholds.’ Hosted by One Off Contemporary Art Gallery at one of the outposts, Anita Kavochy would showcase her seven mixed medial paintings to a spectacular audience. The show which opened on Tuesday 12 th ...