Nimrod Hanai

Nimrod Hanai: "I use oil/acrylic colors on canvas in abstract expression towards the complexities of human perception of reality. My style combines fragments of light and dark colors and fragments of space and time which strike a contrast between light and dark colors. I use that contrast to describe the dynamics between what we wish for and what we real experience in everyday life. In the end, the fragments of light colors are meant to inspire and catalyze us to keep on improving our inner selves despite the limitations or challenges we encounter in everyday life". 

Born 1983 in Singida, United Republic of Tanzania.

Lives and works in Nairobi, Kenya.

EDUCATION

Self-taught and short contemporary art course - Michelangelo Institute, Florence (Italy)

RESIDENCIES

Gibb's Farm – Karatu, Tanzania

Artist residence programme, January 10 – February 18, 2022

Kuona Art Centre – Nairobi, Kenya

AIR (Artist in Residency) Program, April 01 – July 30, 2020

Nafasi Art Space – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

AIR (Artist in Residency) Program, July 29 – December 02, 2019

INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS

(Upcoming) Fira International d'Art de Barcelona (FIABCN 2022) – Barcelona, Spain

November 04 – 05, 2022

Fira International d'Art de Barcelona (FIABCN 2021) – Barcelona, Spain

December 03 – 04, 2021

Villas Exhibition, Villa Ampelaki – Chania, Greece

September 20 – 27, 2021

Suzhou International Expo, China

September 23 - 25, 2021

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Kuona Art Centre - Nairobi, Kenya

Open Studio

July 06 – July 30, 2020

Kioko Art Gallery - Nairobi, Kenya

“Impulse" – Addressing rapid response for better change

January 13 – January 25, 2020

Alliance Francaise - Dar es salaam, Tanzania

“Catalyst" - Addressing fighting against any kind of limitations

September 24 – October 05, 2019

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 August, 'Anima' group exhibition, KSPCA, Nairobi, Kenya

2021 April, FOTA ISK Art Show, Online ( International School of Kenya), Nairobi, Kenya

2020 October, Kenya Museum Society(KMS)Art show 2020, Nairobi National Museum, Kenya

2019 November, FOTA ISK Art Show ( International School of Kenya), Nairobi, Kenya

2019 October, “Hapa Hapa Now" Zanzibar Visual Arts Festival, Zanzibar, Tanzania

2019 August, “Inheritance" Nafasi Art Space, Dar es salaam, Tanzania

2019 June, “Art in the Garden" Residency of the Ambassador of Switzerland in Dar es salaam, Tanzania

2019 March, “How did we get here" Nafasi Art Space, Dar es salaam, Tanzania

2018 October, Kenya Museum Society (KMS) Art show 2018, Kenya Museum, Nairobi, Kenya

2018 December, “Art in the Garden" Residency of the Ambassador of Switzerland in Dar es salaam, Tanzania

2018/17 January - November, East Africa Art Biennale, Dar es salaam, Arusha, Nairobi,

Kampala, Kigali, Bunjumbura.

COLLECTIONS

Works held in private collections in Tanzania, Kenya, Greece, Israel, Italy, Germany, Spain, Netherlands and USA.