Ngecha Artist Association

Turugah Muthoni Hannah’s Bio

I was born on 24^th June 1976 in a family of four as the lastborn. I joined Ngecha Primary School in 1981 to 1988 and did her K.C.P.E. in 1989. I joined Gichuru High School and did my O’ level where I achieved my K.C.S.E. certificate in secondary school education.

In 1995 I discovered that I have a talent in art and therefore I decided to join Kenya YMCA so as to gain more experience. It was at this time that I met other people who have the same interest. Since that time, we arranged workshops e.g. Kenya National Museum and other galleries in Kenya. Kuona Trust management has helped us greatly in giving us opportunity to work with other people from various countries offering us accommodation.

OBJECTIVE:

Encourage all people all over the world who have talent in art to join and enjoy the fruits of art.

Back home we have organized children classes where we teach them art and in this we have decreased poverty and idlers all together. In this, I am always ready to take chances in workshops so as to socialize and exchange different ideas with other artists.

EXHIBITIONS

1996 – Exhibited at gallery Watatu as a group exhibition.

1998 – Exhibited at national Museum of Kenya as group exhibition

1999 – Group exhibition in Japan

2000 – Exhibited at H.F.C.K. (Housing & Finance Co-operation of Kenya)

2001 – National Museum of Kenya

2002 – Goethe Institute of Kenya

2003 – Exhibition at Gallery Watatu

2004 – Peace in the world exhibition

2005 – Group exhibition at Kenya Museum

2006 – Exhibition with a group of women -Hawa Artist at Francaise Cultural Center

2007 – Group exhibition at UNEP

2008 – Geothe institute

2009 – US embassy on inauguration of Obama

Women history and black history festivals

Unity through diversity

WORKSHOPS

1996 – Kuona Trust Nairobi in a group workshop

1998 – Participated at National Museum a group workshop

1999 – Workshop sponsored by East African Industries

2000 – Participated at Ngecha, Kenya YMCA

2001 – National Museum a group workshop

2002 – Participated at Henrich Boll Workshop

2003 – Hawa Women as “reaching out workshop”

2004 – Participated at Nairobi Rahmutulla Workshop for children

2005 – Hawa Artist Women

2006 – Ngecha Artist association

2007 – Nairobi National Meseum

2008 – Carving at Ngecha YMCA Centre

2008 – Metal Workshop

2008 – Mural workshops at Nairobi Kuona Trust

2009 – Participated at Paa ya Paa during Daniel Pearl world music great day