A visual walk through Kenya on canvas

By Kiundu Waweru

During this festive season, you could travel across Kenya, experiencing all the regions' way of life, from Coast to the Rift Valley, Nyanza to Western, Central and back to Nairobi in less than 30 minutes.

No, you don’t need a space ship. Just walk to the Nairobi Gallery, next to Nyayo House to an art exhibition dubbed A Visual Walk Through Kenya.

The exhibition showcases artists from different regions, each depicting the region’s culture. The artists take you on an imaginative journey, from Lake Victoria to the slums of Kibera, depicting Kenya’s heritage through explosions of colour, form, and texture.

Daniel Njoroge, a wildlife and cultural painter. He feels Kenyan culture is being forgotten and has painted all traditional homesteads, which he plans to document in a book. [PICTURE: MARTIN MUKANGU]

Of course you guessed right, the painting is titled, The Polygamist: Akuku Danger and His Women.

Going to the Coast, Jepherd Jumba paints a pretty Swahili girl and a man travelling on a donkey, depicting Lamu life, where donkies the main form of transport.

Lydia Galavu, the Art Curator at the National Museums of Kenya, says the exhibition is open to all artists. "Our objective was to let Kenyans appreciate Kenyan art."

The exhibition runs until December 31.