Rosemary Karuga is known for her collage works depicting pastoral and domestic African scenes, commonly villagers and farmers and animals (Museum der Weltkulturen, OSU, Contemporary African Art Gallery)
Rosemary Karuga is known for her collage works depicting pastoral and domestic African scenes, commonly villagers and farmers and animals.
Art practices evolved around her work and scholarly works have been inspired and influenced by her practice.
At one point, she was the only woman to have her work internationally along acclaimed African artists like El Anatsui, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Ablade Glover and Tapfuma Gutsa.
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.
The importance of remembering Kenyan artist Rosemary Karuga
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The importance of remembering Kenyan artist Rosemary Karuga
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