Opening 27 September 2025

Vivien Wallis 
Victim or Predator
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Photo credit: Talitha Puri Negri

Artist's Statement

I was born in Nairobi in 1944, raised on a coffee farm in Kenya, and lived in Hong Kong for many years –
many of them spent honing my corporate capabilities.


A few years ago I moved back home, love being here, and more recently felt it was time to rebalance by focusing on the creative side of life. This shift has had all sorts of unexpected results - not least on my yoga practice where balancing postures have improved noticeably. Spurred on by several University experiences at Slade art school at UCL in London, I am now a full time artist.


I am passionate about supporting issues that make a difference to life in Kenya. All my proceeds from sales of all paintings shown at this exhibition will be donated to the 'Crows No More' initiative at the coast.

Vivien Wallis - April 2025 - Nairobi

To buy a painting please contact Carol via Whatsapp : +254 722521870
Or email : [email protected]

Exhibition opening: Saturday 27 September 2025 - 2pm to 5pm - Continues until 19 October 
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm, Sundays noon to 5pm - CLOSED MONDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Free Entry
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Discussion group: Sunday 5th October 2025 at 3pm to 4pm. All are invited to a short free talk by Colin Jackson, the leader of the Crows Initiative at the Coast, followed by a group discussion.
​Tea and coffee will be served.


The House Crow is an alien invasive bird introduced to East Africa from India in 1892 by the then British Governor of Zanzibar in an attempt to control garbage in Zanzibar. Within just 15 years there was a bounty on the head of every crow and since then they have spread from Djibouti to Cape Town.

This species poses a significant threat to native wildlife, agriculture and human health and is a serious menace to small businesses and the tourist industry. To address the issue, Kenya Wildlife Service have engaged A.Rocha Kenya, a conservation organization in Watamu, to implement a targeted elimination program on the Kenya Coast using a specialist avian poison, Starlicide. This selective avicide effectively reduces House Crow populations with minimal impact on non-target species.

There are several 100,000 crows to kill and so it is a very large operation that needs significant funds to succeed.
Thank you for your support.
House Crows have already been sighted in Voi and are rapidly moving inland.

All donations will be most gratefully received.
Payments by MPESA to:
Paybill nbr. 303030. Acct nbr: 0121008254
Please forward Mpesa SMS message to: 0718 422487
Or by Bank Transfer to:
A Rocha Kenya Mwamba Centre. Account nbr: 0121008254
Swift (BIC) code: BARCKENX. Bank: ABSA MALINDI
Please indicate the transaction as Crows No More funds, or
Send receipt to Eric Kinoti: +254 718422487 or email: [email protected]