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Thandiwe Muriu193 Gallery

Born 1990 in Nairobi, Kenya
Lives and works in Nairobi, Kenya 

Thandiwe Muriu, CAMO36, 2022, Photography, 150 x 100 cm, Edition of 3. Courtesy of 193 Gallery. 

Thandiwe Muriu is a self-taught photographer born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. Muriu’s body of work showcases Africa’s diversity of cultures, textiles, and beauty norms, with an emphasis on empowering women. By employing rich, vibrant colours, she cleverly celebrates her African heritage and successfully tackles issues surrounding identity and self-perception.

Drawing inspiration from everyday faces and traditional hairstyles, Muriu explores the individual’s quest for identity and cultural roots, and in doing so explores her very own identity; first as an artist and creator, and secondly as a Black woman. The CAMO series, for instance, represents the tumultuous voyage to reclaim self-love which is often excluded from beauty standards in her own community.

Selected Artists

Boluwatife Oyediran

King Houndekpinkou

Zéh Palito

Alshaikh Idrees

Renee Cox

Leila Rose Fanner

Chinaedu Nwadibia

Elias Mung’ora

Artists 2022

  • A

    • Abi Salami
    • Alshaikh Idrees
    • Audrey Lyall
  • B

    • Bashaer Hawsawi
    • Bertina Lopes
    • Boluwatife Oyediran
    • Bre Andy
  • C

    • Chinaedu Nwadibia
    • Cosmo Whyte
    • Cristiano Mangovo
    • Crystal Yayra Anthony
  • D

    • David Uzochukwu
    • Demarco Mosby
    • Didier Viodé
    • Dindga McCannon
    • DuduBloom More
  • E

    • Elias Mung’ora
    • Everlyn Nicodemus
  • F

    • Fahamu Pecou
  • H

    • Hend Adnan
  • I

    • Ibrahim El Dessouki
  • J

    • Jess Atieno
    • Jewel Ham
    • Joël Bigaignon
    • Johanna Mirabel
    • Johnson Ocheja
  • K

    • King Houndekpinkou
    • Kpé Innocent
  • L

    • Leila Rose Fanner
    • Lewinale Havette
    • Lord Ohene
    • Ludovic Nkoth
  • M

    • Michael Reese
    • Morgan Mahape
    • Moshekwa Langa
    • Moustapha Baidi Oumarou
  • N

    • Nicolas Coleman
  • P

    • Preston Sampson
    • Prince Gyasi
  • R

    • Renee Cox
    • Roméo Mivekannin
    • Ryan Cosbert
  • S

    • Salifou Lindou
    • Sanaa Gateja
    • Senzeni Marasela
  • T

    • taylor barnes
    • Thandiwe Muriu
  • W

    • WonderBuhle Mbambo
  • Y

    • Yoan Sorin
  • Z

    • Zéh Palito

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