M a z o l a    W a   M w a s h i g h a d i

"His work is  a reflection of his  life experiences and  hope for human empowerment and peaceful coexistence."   Greg Phillips, Director Orange Park Gallery

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M a z o l a    W a   M w a s h i g h a d i


Mazola is a Kenyan multimedia artist, now living and working in Kingston, Jamaica.

EDUCATION
1997-1998 Commonwealth Art & Craft Fellowship Award (Study Programme) –
Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (Majoring in Sculpture) Kingston Jamaica

1991-1994 Diploma in Fine Art (Drawing and Painting) at the Creative Art Centre –
Nairobi, Kenya

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2004 "Mzango" (Sculptures only) - Gallery Pegasus - Kingston Jamaica

2004 Solo Exhibition - Harmony Hall, Antigua

2004 "Chia" Sculptures & Paintings Gallery of Caribbean Art - Barbados

2000 Destinations - Gallery Pegasus - Kingston Jamaica

1999 Celebration of Fused Memories, the Orange Circle Studio - Nairobi,
Kenya

1998 Memories Do Linger, French Culture Centre - Nairobi - Kenya

1998 "Sacrifice for Rain" - Gallery Pegasus - Kingston, Jamaica

1997 One man show – Kitusuri - Nairobi, Kenya

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2006 Art of Sculpture - Mutual Life Gallery – Kingston, Jamaica

2002 Two to the Power of Three - Simon Bolivar Auditorium - Trinidad

2001 8 Kenyan Artists - Milan and Rome, Italy

1994 Kenya Arts Festival-National Museums of Kenya - Nairobi Kenya

1994, 1995 Royal Overseas League 11/12 Annual Exhibitions - London

1999 9th Asian Art Biennale - Bangladesh

1997-1998 Scotland Africa (four Kenyan Artists) Traveling Exhibition - Edinburgh,

1998 "Young Generation" , Mutual Life Gallery – Kingston, Jamaica

AWARDS & COMMISSIONS

Commonwealth Art & Craft Fellowship Award for the African Region
Savannah Gallery Prize - 11th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Overseas League