Artist: Anita Kavochy

Kavochy Anita is a Kenyan artist born in Kibera who primarily draws, paints, and experiments on different mediums and materials. Her work seeks to re/cover the layers of emotions that constitute the self and the relation to the world, the work considers lineage, and questions the notion of home and belonging. Kavochy studied at BuruBuru Institute of Fine Art in 2014 before joining Maasai Mbili Artist Collective in the same year. Her practice began in the collective learning and working alongside Maasai mbili artists participating in exhibitions and workshops both individually and collaboratively.