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Remembering Kenyan artist Rosemary Karuga : New Frame

Rosemary Karuga, Untitled, 1998. (Images courtesy of Red Hill Art Gallery) A vast chapter of the still mostly untold story of women’s art in Kenya starts with Rosemary Namuli Karuga. Karuga passed away on 9 February 2021 at the age of 93. She was one of the pioneers who made major contributions to contemporary art on the continent and is recognised as one of the finest East African artists of her generation.  Karuga is known for her collage works depicting pastoral and domestic African scenes, commonly villagers and farmers and animals. They would go on to be shown internationally, but she only began to produce commercial art in her 60s, once she had retired from teaching. 

Remembering Rosemary Karuga: Artworks of alluring simplicity and extraordinary detail

Remembering Rosemary Karuga: Artworks of alluring simplicity and extraordinary detail A vast chapter of the still mostly untold story of women’s art in Kenya starts with Rosemary Namuli Karuga. Karuga passed away on 9 February 2021 at the age of 93. She was one of the pioneers who made major contributions to contemporary art on the continent and is recognised as one of the finest East African artists of her generation.  Karuga is known for her collage works depicting pastoral and domestic African scenes, commonly villagers, farmers and animals. They would go on to be shown internationally, but she began to produce commercial art only in her 60s, when she had retired from teaching.

The importance of remembering Kenyan artist Rosemary Karuga

The importance of remembering Kenyan artist Rosemary Karuga
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