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Wawi Amasha
About the Artist:
Wawi Amasha is among an emerging generation of Kenyan
artists working and living in the USA. With a professional career
spanning three years, the artist draws inspiration from her
home country. Themes of her work mirrors varied aspects of
Kenyan culture. She was born and raised in a small village
in Embu district, about 220 miles from Nairobi, Kenya’s capital.
A keen study of her paintings reveals a seemingly deliberate
lack of facial features on her subjects. This is a technique she
uses to portray “the faceless nature of African people” as
viewed by the rest of the world. But lately she is branching out
to moredetailed paintings while still staying true to her own
original style. If you look carefully at all of her work, you will
findthat she places a giraffe in every painting. She does this in
honor of her grandfather whose name “Ndwiga” in her
language “Kiembu” means giraffe.
to view Wawi’s art visit
http://www.wawiart.com
to contact Wawi email
wawi@wawiart.com
