Baraka Shamia
You Will Not Certainly Die
Night of the Passover, 2026
Acrylic on Canvas
120 x 100cm
Kshs 450 000
Acrylic on Canvas
120 x 100cm
Kshs 450 000
Artist's Statement
This body of work is an extension of my previous solo exhibition (Retribution 2025).
Works from 2025, which serve as a guiding factor in the creation of these new visions, portrayed predominantly anguish and distress.
I intercede on behalf of the audience, especially one that had come to seek a message of hope.
‘You Will Not Certainly Die’ is an exhibition of visuals that revisit truths, half-truths and channels through which they are conveyed. I challenge the discernment of the audience and their capacity to receive the messenger alongside the message.
With these visions, I invite the viewer to be guided into finding their message of restoration.
Baraka Shamia - Kakamega - March 2026
This body of work is an extension of my previous solo exhibition (Retribution 2025).
Works from 2025, which serve as a guiding factor in the creation of these new visions, portrayed predominantly anguish and distress.
I intercede on behalf of the audience, especially one that had come to seek a message of hope.
‘You Will Not Certainly Die’ is an exhibition of visuals that revisit truths, half-truths and channels through which they are conveyed. I challenge the discernment of the audience and their capacity to receive the messenger alongside the message.
With these visions, I invite the viewer to be guided into finding their message of restoration.
Baraka Shamia - Kakamega - March 2026
Untitled I, 2026
Acrylic on Canvas
120 x 100cm
Kshs 160 000
Acrylic on Canvas
120 x 100cm
Kshs 160 000
Moran of the Order of the Golden Heart, 2026
Acrylic on Canvas
80 x 80cm
Kshs 120 000
Acrylic on Canvas
80 x 80cm
Kshs 120 000
I am Baraka Shamia, a Kenyan visual artist born in 1996. I pursued a BA Fine Art and Design at Kenyatta
University. My works have featured in group exhibitions in Kenya and Germany. I worked part time as a
studio assistant at Brush Tu artists’ studio before moving out of Nairobi to find my space. I work and
live in Kakamega.
University. My works have featured in group exhibitions in Kenya and Germany. I worked part time as a
studio assistant at Brush Tu artists’ studio before moving out of Nairobi to find my space. I work and
live in Kakamega.
You Will Not Certainly Die II, 2026
Acrylic on Canvas
120 x 100cm
Kshs 128 000
Acrylic on Canvas
120 x 100cm
Kshs 128 000
Untitled III, 2026
Acrylic on Canvas
120 x 100cm
Kshs 160 000
Acrylic on Canvas
120 x 100cm
Kshs 160 000