ARTSASA · Contemporary Art Gallery, Nairobi

Art, unframed.

ARTSASA is an independent contemporary art gallery in Nairobi presenting artists working across painting, photography, sculpture, woodwork and mixed media.

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ARTSASA Gallery

A sanctuary for the creative spirit, deep inquiry, and intention taking form.

We present contemporary art by emerging and established artists from Kenya, East Africa, and beyond.

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Current Collection

Selected work.

A range of material, medium and voice from the ARTSASA programme.

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Contemporary painting at ARTSASA gallery Nairobi
Painting

Quiet Forms

Painting · Contemporary

A study in gesture, surface and restrained colour.

Contemporary sculpture at ARTSASA gallery Nairobi
Sculpture

Material Memory

Sculpture · Mixed Media

Form and material meeting in three dimensions.

Contemporary woodwork by Kenyan artists at ARTSASA
Woodwork

Grain & Form

Wood · Fine Craft

Hand-worked material retaining the character of the tree.

Contemporary photography at ARTSASA gallery Nairobi
Photography

Passing Light

Photography

A quiet observation of place and changing light.

Our Approach

We believe good art asks better questions.

ARTSASA creates room for artists to develop ambitious work, and for audiences to encounter ideas outside the expected. Every exhibition is considered around the artist and the work itself.

The ARTSASA Programme

The voices behind the art.

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Otieno Barasa

Sculptor

Amina Hassan

Photographer

Kiptoo Ndegwa

Woodworker

Nyambura Kimani

Mixed Media Artist

Five perspectives. Different materials. One evolving conversation.

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Art & Culture

Insights from our journal.

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Experience art in person.

Inside ARTSASA contemporary art gallery in Nairobi
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