Njeri Kinuthia
Email address: njeri.kinuthia@ucf.edu
Phone number: 631-966-1321
Born in 1998 in Kiambu, Kenya.
Lives and works in Orlando, Florida.
Education
2021- 2024 MFA Emerging Media, Studio Art, and Design, University of Central Florida, pending
2014- 2019 B.Sc Fashion Design, Machakos University, Kenya
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Leso: Wovenwomen, Snap! Gallery
Group Exhibitions and Showcases
2023 Platform Showcase, Orlando Museum of Art
UCF MFA Exhibition, City Arts, Orlando
Eclat Law Exhibition, Eclat Gallery
UCF Celebrates the Arts, Dr. Phillips Centre Orlando
2022 UCF Celebrates the Arts, Dr. Phillips Centre Orlando
2021 Sanaa Safi, Michael Joseph’s Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
2020 Portrayals II, Roweinay Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
Portrayals I, Village Market Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
2019 Aspects I, Village Market Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
Safari ya Sanaa, Garborg Centre, Stavanger, Norway
Safari ya Sanaa, Alliance Français, Mombasa, Kenya
My Tribe is Art, Karen Village, Kenya
Dancing Savannah, Tsavo National Park, Kenya
2017 Annual County Show, Machakos Show Ground, Kenya
2016 Annual County Show, Machakos Show Ground, Kenya
Honors, Awards and Grants
2023 2023 3MT(3 Minute Thesis Competition) Finalist
2023 Arts Innovation Competition, 2nd Prize
Outstanding Artist, Platform Show, Orlando Museum of Art
Disney City Arts Stipend
United Arts Public Project Award, $5,000, Orlando, Florida
Eclat Law Art Prize, $5000, Altamonte, Florida
2021 Provost’s Fellowship Award, University of Central Florida
2017 Participation in Kenya Fashion Awards
2016 Participation in Kenya Fashion Awards
Media and Interviews
2023 Artist Interview, City Arts Gallery
NSM Today, MFA Student Wins Scholarship Through Cultural Work
https://shorturl.at/ovET9
University of Central Florida, College of Arts and Humanities News
2019 Good Morning Kenya, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)
Artprenuer Show, Interview on Y254 TV
2018 Feature on Norwegian Newspaper Jaebladet, Safari ya Sanaa exhibition
Redefine Show, Interview on Signs TV
Collections
Dolorez Gomez, Argentina
Jon Mearns, London, UK
Kevin Doyle, Nairobi, Kenya
Randall Barnes, New York
Michelle Ntalami, Marini Naturals, Kenya
William Vikhelm, ManGo Development, Norway
Notable Commissions
United Arts, Orlando
Kevin Doyle, Nairobi, Kenya
Mountain View School, Kenya
Aubrey Newman’s Academy, Kenya
Teaching Experience
2023 Graduate Assistantship, Design Fundamentals 2D
Graduate Assistantship, Beginning Painting
• Attendance of live portrait painting workshop by South American fine artist D.Gomez, 2019.
• Organization and participation in Dancing Savannah 2019, African Art and Dance.
• Merit in Final Studio Exhibition, Machakos University, 2019.
• Participation in Annual County Show 2016 and 2017, Machakos, Kenya.
• Participation and Merit in Machakos University's Annual Innovation Week, 2017.
• Participation in Kenya Fashion Awards 2016 and 2017, Nairobi, Kenya
• Organization and Participation in Machakos University Design Public Lecture, 2015
Volunteer Work
• Teaching art to children at I. Afrika Children’s Home, 2018 - 2020
• Teaching art in a Muthama Charity School in Kenya, 2019
• Organizing Art Kid's programs during holidays under ManGo Organization
Memberships
Women’s Caucus for Art, Florida Chapter and National
Artist talks and Jurying
2023 Platform Showcase, Orlando Museum of Art Juror
Artist Talk, Eclat Gallery