Tewa’s turn to exhibit African artists at Village Market

Tewa Thadde is one man who has made the most of his time during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“When we saw how artists had no physical spaces to exhibit, and not all Kenyans took their art online during the lockdown, I felt I had to branch out to find artists who were sharing their art on social media,” the self-styled curator tells BDLife last weekend at Nairobi’s Village Market where his current group exhibition, ‘Leaking Spirits’ was extended through the weekend.

“Alternatively, artists get in touch with me, like the one from Cameroon, Tomnyuy Salvador, who saw me and all the artists I promote on Instagram and asked if I could help him with an exhibition,” Tewa adds.

In contrast, the other two artists exhibiting with Salvador at Village Market’s top floor space have been visited by Tewa in their home studios.

“When I went to Kampala and saw the huge amount of artwork that Muramuzi [John Bosco] had created during the lockdown, I was tempted to give him a solo show. But then I saw the correlations between the works of Bosco, Salvador, and Sheila Bayley, and realised their art would harmonise well in a group show,” Tewa explains.

And he was quite right. All three artists, including the one Kenyan, Sheila Bayley have much in common. The most striking thing is the captivating energy that all their artwork emits. All display an electrifying intensity that has obvious differences.

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