The Works of Kaloki Nyamai at Surovek Gallery

Kenyan artist Kaloki Nyamai (b.1985) had his New York debut and first solo exhibition at the Cohan Gallery last March. His works depict daily life in Kenya, textured with a mix of thick acrylic paint, sisal rope and burnt yarn. 

 

 

Nyamai studied at the BiFa Institute of Fine Arts in Nairobi. He has had solo exhibits in Paris, Berlin, the UK and Nairobi.  His works are in the public collections of the Dallas Museum of Art and the Southern African Foundation for Contemporary Art in  Brussels.

 

Nyamai was one of four artists included in the Kenyan Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022. He debuted Dining in Chaos, a large triptych, at Art Basel Unlimited in 2023.

 

In 2023, Nayamai launched the Kamene Art Residency in with a focus on artistic growth and cross-cultural collaboration in the heart of Nairobi, where he lives and works.

 

Rich, textured paintings by Kaloki Nyamai, that reflect domestic life in Kenya, are available at Surovek Gallery.

 

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A unique exhibit that has been traveling through Europe and the U.S. is set to be shown at the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach in April.

 

The exhibit contains a collection of jewelry, all made by modern and contemporary artists, from the collection of Diane Venet, the wife of French artist Bernar Venet.

 

 

More than 150 pieces from the collection will be on display, alongside works by the artists from the Norton’s permanent collection.

 

Distinctive pieces of jewelry, created by great artists like Alexander Calder, Frank Stella and Roy Lichtenstein, whose works are available at Surovek Gallery, are part of Venet’s incredible collection.

 

Artists’ Jewelry: From Cubism to Pop, the Diane Venet Collection will be on view at the Norton Museum from April 12 through October 5, 2025.

 

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Thanks to a generous donation, the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland has expanded and re-opened to the public on January 18th. It’s now the The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art (The AGB). The museum has added seven new exhibition galleries, a new creativity lab, renovated and updated classrooms, and interactive art laboratory spaces.

 

 

The AGB is affiliated with Florida Southern College and has been a Smithsonian Affiliate since 2010. 

 

Currently on view at the AGB is American Art Since the 1960s, which includes works by Andy Warhol and other modern and contemporary artists, from the museum’s permanent collection. American Art Since the 1960s is currently on view and will run through August 31, 2025.

 

Admission to the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art is free. 

 

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January 23, 2025