GoDown Arts Centre

The GoDown Arts Centre is home to Kenyan creativity in arts and
media. Established in 2003, in a space that was formerly a car repair
warehouse, the centre has contributed significantly to the growth,
recognition and visibility of local artist by fostering and facilitating
collaborations and encounters between artists from different
disciplines and different parts of the world.

Anxious by Mary OgemboGoDown Arts Centre

Women of Kenya

Weighing Options, Michael Soi, From the collection of: GoDown Arts Centre
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Mama Plastic by Patrick MukabiGoDown Arts Centre

Based in a place called Kariokor Market, where women sell plastics

Nairobi Socialite, Michael Soi, From the collection of: GoDown Arts Centre
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Mama Plastic by Patrick MukabiGoDown Arts Centre

I Love Nairobi 37, Michael Soi, From the collection of: GoDown Arts Centre
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Untitled by Gloria MuthokaGoDown Arts Centre

Songs make lyrics sweeter; they make life a bit simpler.

Mama Plastic by Patrick MukabiGoDown Arts Centre

Headscarf by Mary OgemboGoDown Arts Centre

The normal way women wrap heir hair.

Koroga, Michael Soi, From the collection of: GoDown Arts Centre
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Almost Due by Mary OgemboGoDown Arts Centre

The love and high expectation of a pregnant woman.

Cash or Kind, Michael Soi, From the collection of: GoDown Arts Centre
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Bold beautiful face of an African woman with beaded earrings.

I Love Nairobi 35, Michael Soi, Original Source: Terra Kulture
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Mama Jade, Michael Soi, From the collection of: GoDown Arts Centre
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Cover Girls by Patrick MukabiGoDown Arts Centre

I Love Nairobi 31, Michael Soi, From the collection of: GoDown Arts Centre
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Girls in the City IV, Michael Soi, From the collection of: GoDown Arts Centre
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Girls in the City II, Michael Soi, From the collection of: GoDown Arts Centre
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Girls in the City I, Michael Soi, From the collection of: GoDown Arts Centre
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Animal in the Mist by Tom MboyaGoDown Arts Centre

Inspired by Maasai Mara

Maasai Women by Magdi Adam SulimanGoDown Arts Centre

Maasai Women

Maasai Women by Magdi Adam SulimanGoDown Arts Centre

Ostrich by Tom MboyaGoDown Arts Centre

Inspired by the Maasai Mara safari.

The Growth by Andrew OtienoGoDown Arts Centre

How natural features have served human beings.

Mixed media

Ndovu by Gloria MuthokaGoDown Arts Centre

Letting lose the strokes and looking for the rugged beauty.

Ariel view of a city by Charles NgatiaGoDown Arts Centre

Ariel view of a city

The Spirit of Business in Nairobi by Andrew OtienoGoDown Arts Centre

This is an installation artwork that shows a simple infrastructure that business men and women have in Nairobi for their daily earning. It also tries to show how they are very passionate of their work despite the poor structure.

Boabab Black and White by Dickens OtienoGoDown Arts Centre

Baobab tree producing black and white fruit.

Shanty Town by Charles NgatiaGoDown Arts Centre

Nairobi Eastlands setup.

Black and White Coloured by Dickens OtienoGoDown Arts Centre

Time of black and white television.

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Shirt of a retrenched officer.

Untitled by Charles NgatiaGoDown Arts Centre

Recycling newspapers.

River Road by Tom MboyaGoDown Arts Centre

Urban landscapes

An expression of the downtown sides of Nairobi.

Kalasinga by Mike KyaloGoDown Arts Centre

Middle class enterprising citizens.

The Old Town by Tom MboyaGoDown Arts Centre

This old town was inspired by the painter's visit to the old town of Mombasa, Kenya

Mathioya by Mike KyaloGoDown Arts Centre

Kalasinga 2 by Mike KyaloGoDown Arts Centre

River Bed by Tom MboyaGoDown Arts Centre

Pollution of the urban river.

Inspired by Nature

Garden of Eden

Adam and Eve by Magdi Adam SulimanGoDown Arts Centre

Adam and Eve.

Coffee Tembeza by Gloria MuthokaGoDown Arts Centre

It's simply about connections.

My Umbrella and I by Gloria MuthokaGoDown Arts Centre

It's all about solace and serenity.

Fruits by Magdi Adam SulimanGoDown Arts Centre

Tree series

Untitled by Magdi Adam SulimanGoDown Arts Centre

Untitled by Magdi Adam SulimanGoDown Arts Centre

Sudanese People by Magdi Adam SulimanGoDown Arts Centre

Sudanese People.

Untitled by Magdi Adam SulimanGoDown Arts Centre

Untitled by Magdi Adam SulimanGoDown Arts Centre

Maasai Women by Magdi Adam SulimanGoDown Arts Centre

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