Tag: Art

• Coffee and Conversation at the Kioko Art Gallery

  

  I knew it was going to be something special when Lut, my wife, placed the big box in front of me after the family dinner. I could see the excitement on all the faces round the table. I opened the box, unwrapped the paper, and took out the most beautiful, the most ingenious birthday present […]

  John Fox

  19/01/2020

  Exhibitions

  Art, Kioko Art Gallery, Kioko Mwitiki, Lavington, Metal Art, Nairobi, Recent

• The Nairobi Gallery and African Twilight Exhibition

  

  I want to pay tribute to a man who has devoted so much of himself to paying tribute to another. I am talking about Alan Donovan, who has ensured that people will know – and also enjoy – the amazing contribution that Joseph Murumbi made to the appreciation of African art and African culture. Alan […]

  John Fox

  06/01/2019

  Events, Exhibition

  African Art, African Heritage House, African Twilight, Alan Donovan, Art, Art Gallery, Exhibition, Joseph Murumbi, kenya, Nairobi, The Nairobi Gallery

• Celebrating Pioneer Women of the Arts

  

  The Nairobi Gallery is a gem. I don’t know whose smart idea it was to convert the old Provincial Commissioner’s office at the corner of Uhuru Highway and Kenyatta Avenue into an art gallery, but one man, Alan Donovan, has made it into a wonderful tribute to his old friend and business partner, Joseph Murumbi. […]

  John Fox

  16/09/2018

  Exhibitions

  African Heritage, African Heritage House, Alan Donovan, Art, Art Gallery, Geraldone Robarts, Joseph Murumbi, Joy Adamsom, Magdalene Odundo, Nairobi, Nani Croze, The Nairobi Gallery, Yony Waite

• Return to Laikipia’s El Karama Ranch

  

  Some time back my son, Jan, wrote about his time at the El Karama Ranch in Laikipia. We have just been there again, this time with my daughter’s family on holiday from the UK. There is much more to say about the place than Jan could tell in 830 words – so it’s my turn […]

  John Fox

  05/08/2018

  Travel

  Art, Bronzes, El Karama, El Karama Lodge, Ewaso Nyiro, Laikipia, Murray Grant, Safari

• Kenya Crafts: The Story of Spinners Web

  

  Despite the recent proliferation of malls and craft fairs around Nairobi, my Christmas shopping last month began how it usually does: browsing the miscellany of products on display at Spinners Web. From hand-woven carpets and wall hangings, to handcrafted sculptures, jewellery and furniture – they seem to have it all. There are 80,000 items on […]

  Jan Fox

  21/01/2018

  Crafts, Events, Exhibitions, Shopping

  Art, Crafts, Culture, Handcrafted, Kitisuru, Nairobi, Shopping, Souvenirs, Spinners Web

• Celebrating Women with Art

  

  They call it a masterpiece. Well, I don’t know enough about art to call any work a masterpiece. But Bertier’s painting now on show at the National Museum is well worth a good look. I’m a great fan of Bertier – of his paintings and metal sculptures. His real name is Mbatia. I once asked […]

  John Fox

  20/03/2016

  Exhibitions

  Art, Nairobi, Nairobi National Museum, Women in Art Exhibition