Beyond by Munene Kariithi

Opens 25th May 2024

Seat I, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 85 × 48 cm - Kshs 82,000

Seat II, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 85 × 45 cm - Kshs 82,000

Labour Export, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 75 × 55 cm - Kshs 82,000

Name and Date of Birth, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 48 × 48 cm - Kshs 60,000

Biometric, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 48 × 48 cm - Kshs 60,000

Scarcity, 2024 - Acrylic and charcoal on canvas - 44 × 85 cm - Kshs 82,000

Burden III, 2024 - Acrylic and charcoal on canvas - 109 × 89 cm - Kshs 160,000 SOLD

Restricted Exit, 2024 - Acrylic and charcoal on canvas - 92 × 82 cm - Kshs 148,000

Complex Reciprocity, 2024 - Acrylic and charcoal on canvas - 80 × 80 cm - Kshs 120,000

Broadcast, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 55 × 52 cm - Kshs 60,000

Burden II, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 52 × 52 cm - Kshs 60,000

Empowerment III, 2024 - Acrylic and charcoal on canvas - 102 × 80 cm - Kshs 160,000

Kaza Mshipi, 2024 - Acrylic and charcoal on canvas - 50 × 50 cm - Kshs 60,000

Misplaced Reality, 2024 - Acrylic and charcoal on canvas - 61 × 114 cm - Kshs 140,000

Pressure III, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 52 × 52 cm - Kshs 60,000 SOLD

Domestic Worker, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 40 × 34 cm - Kshs 35,000

Vulnarable Party, 2024 - Acrilyc on canvas - 40 × 34 cm - Kshs 35,000

Memories from the Past, 2024 - Acrylic canvas - 40 × 34 cm - Kshs 35,000

Construction Workers, 2024 - Acrylic and charcoal on canvas - 40 × 34 cm - Kshs 35,000

Communication Barrier, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 34 × 40 cm - Kshs 35,000

Letters from The Family, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 31.3 × 31.3 cm - Kshs 30,000

Letters to The Family, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 31.3 × 31.3 cm - Kshs 30,000

Improvised Way, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 29 × 29 cm - Kshs 30,000 SOLD

Imbalance, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 29 × 29 cm - Kshs 30,000

Reunion, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 30 × 30 cm - Kshs 30,000

Harambee, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 37 × 34 cm - Kshs 33,000

The Journey, 2024 - Acrylic and charcoal on canvas on canvas - 66 × 90 cm - Kshs 115,000

Restrictions IV, 2024 - Acrylic and charcoal on canvas - 30 × 30 cm - Kshs 30,000

Restrictions I, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 60 × 60 cm - Kshs 74,000

Restrictions II, 2024 - Acrylic and charcoal on canvas - 68 × 62 cm - Kshs 90,000

Restrictions III, 2024 - Acrylic and charcoal on canvas - 81 × 65 cm - Kshs 100,000

Distressed, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 75 × 55 cm - Kshs 82,000

Remittance, 2024 - Acrylic on canvas - 40 × 34 cm - Kshs 35,000

Munene Kariithi
Born 1990, Kenyan

Munene Kariithi's interest in art started at a young age, although there was a disconnection after art education was removed from the school syllabus.
He had always admired murals in butcheries and hotels while growing up. Munene studied computer information systems in school but later shifted to visual art. His artistic journey has involved learning from other artists, the internet, research and experimentation. He primarily works with acrylic but with other mediums as well, depending with the nature of an idea.

Munene’s work speaks of today’s society, as he explores daily life he looks at: migration, movements, the impact of technology, power relations, social restrictions, and inequality.
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Munene currently works from his studio in Kasarani, Nairobi.






Group Exhibitions
2023 - Unbound - A glimpse into the future of figurative art in Africa, by Tewasart gallery at the Village Market, Nairobi, Kenya.
2023 -  Art affair, One Off Contemporary Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya.
2022 -  Art Affair, One Off Contemporary Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya.
2021 - Anima, group exhibition at KSPCA, Nairobi, Kenya.
2021 - Manjano, Nairobi Visual Artists Competition Exhibition at Alliance Francaise, Nairobi, Kenya.
2020 - Covid 19 and Social Distancing - Group show at One Off Contemporary Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya.
2019 - FORM - Sculpture Exhibition at One Off Contemporary Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya.
2019 - “A glimpse of East African Art” - group exhibition, Artylamma, Lagos, Nigeria.
2018 -“Brush TU Artists”, Polka Dot Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya.
2018 - Kenya Arts Diary 2019 Alliance Française, Nairobi, Kenya.
2018 - “City faces”, duo show, Art after Five, Nairobi, Kenya.
2017 - 2019, 2022, 2023 - Affordable art show, Kenya National Museum, Nairobi, Kenya.
2017 - Artists for Refugees exhibition, Alliance Française, Nairobi, Kenya.
2016 - Artists for Refugees exhibition, Kenya National Museum, Nairobi, Kenya.



Workshops
2016 - Artists for Refugees Art Workshops - Nairobi, Kenya.
2017 - Artists for Refugees Art Workshops - Nairobi, Kenya.
2019 - Alibhai Sharrif Woodwork Training, power tools and safety at St. Kizito, Kenya.
2021 - Rika Street Art Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya.
2022 - Cabinet Making Master Class and Power Tools Safety at St. Kizito training institute, Kenya.
2023 - Photography Workshop at BrushTu Art Studio, Nairobi, Kenya.
2024 - Transnational Lived Citizenship Horn of Africa Project at The University of Manchester, UK.