Waruguru (Wa-roO-go-roO)
Education
2014- 2017 Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting. Cum Laude
2016 Savannah College of Art and Design, Lacoste, France
Study Abroad
2013-2014 California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Fine Arts
2010- 2012 UWCSA Waterford Kamhlaba, Swaziland
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Group Exhibitions
2019 Circle Art Gallery | Nairobi, Kenya, I Will See What I Want to See
Circle Art Gallery | Nairobi, Kenya, Lucid Dreams
Saba Studios | Lamu, Kenya,
1.3 Kitisuru Rd | Nairobi, Kenya, Open Studio
2018 Circle Art Gallery | Nairobi, Kenya, New Threads
Village Market with GoDown Art center | Nairobi, Kenya, Manjano
Workstyle Africa | Nairobi, Kenya, On Colour
One Off Gallery | Nairobi, Kenya, Line
Cave Bureau | Nairobi, Kenya, If Not Now
2017 Welmont Gallery | Savannah, GA, A Place That is Not Yours
Alexander Hall Gallery | Savannah, GA, B.F.A. Senior Painting exhibition
Non- Fiction Gallery | Savannah, GA, Alexander Collective Salon
Alexander Hall Gallery | Savannah, GA, SCAD DeFine Art Student Showcase
2016 Lacoste, France, Lacoste Open Studio
2015 1.3 Gallery | Nairobi, Kenya, Process // Progress
Shifteye Gallery | Nairobi, Kenya, Paper
Main Gallery | Stevenson Ranch, CA, Udon of Tina
Professional Experience
Present Personal Art Tutor, Nairobi, Kenya
Teaching classes to children between the ages of 7-12 three times a week for
3 hours at each session. We examine different formal elements and techniques.
2016-2017 African Students Association, Savannah, GA
Historian
2016 Oxygene MCL, Nairobi, Kenya
Mural Painter and Designer
2014 - 2015 Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
Intern | Art handling, exhibition hanging, social media, graphic design and photo documenting
2013 Cranium Ink, Nairobi, Kenya
Intern | Assistant photographer and graphic designer.
Publications
Hope, Energy, and Ingenuity Published by Mastercard Foundation
SCAD Lacoste Painting Blog
Editor and co-founder
Awards
2017 Graduated Cum Laude, Savannah College of Art and Design
Best In Show 2017 Alexander Hall Award
2016-2017 Studio Award Recipient, Savannah College of Art and Design
2014-2017 Exceptional Portfolio Honors Scholarship
Dean’s List, Academic Honors, Artistic Honors Scholarships Savannah College of Art and Design
Residencies
2018 Artspace, Sydney, Australia
6 week artists in residency program learning about the local art scene and producing works in response to Sydney
Anidan, Lamu, Kenya, 2 weeks teaching a mobile making workshop with the children at Anidan
2019 Saba Artists Residency, Lamu, Kenya
2014- 2017 Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting. Cum Laude
2016 Savannah College of Art and Design, Lacoste, France
Study Abroad
2013-2014 California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Fine Arts
2010- 2012 UWCSA Waterford Kamhlaba, Swaziland
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Group Exhibitions
2019 Circle Art Gallery | Nairobi, Kenya, I Will See What I Want to See
Circle Art Gallery | Nairobi, Kenya, Lucid Dreams
Saba Studios | Lamu, Kenya,
1.3 Kitisuru Rd | Nairobi, Kenya, Open Studio
2018 Circle Art Gallery | Nairobi, Kenya, New Threads
Village Market with GoDown Art center | Nairobi, Kenya, Manjano
Workstyle Africa | Nairobi, Kenya, On Colour
One Off Gallery | Nairobi, Kenya, Line
Cave Bureau | Nairobi, Kenya, If Not Now
2017 Welmont Gallery | Savannah, GA, A Place That is Not Yours
Alexander Hall Gallery | Savannah, GA, B.F.A. Senior Painting exhibition
Non- Fiction Gallery | Savannah, GA, Alexander Collective Salon
Alexander Hall Gallery | Savannah, GA, SCAD DeFine Art Student Showcase
2016 Lacoste, France, Lacoste Open Studio
2015 1.3 Gallery | Nairobi, Kenya, Process // Progress
Shifteye Gallery | Nairobi, Kenya, Paper
Main Gallery | Stevenson Ranch, CA, Udon of Tina
Professional Experience
Present Personal Art Tutor, Nairobi, Kenya
Teaching classes to children between the ages of 7-12 three times a week for
3 hours at each session. We examine different formal elements and techniques.
2016-2017 African Students Association, Savannah, GA
Historian
2016 Oxygene MCL, Nairobi, Kenya
Mural Painter and Designer
2014 - 2015 Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
Intern | Art handling, exhibition hanging, social media, graphic design and photo documenting
2013 Cranium Ink, Nairobi, Kenya
Intern | Assistant photographer and graphic designer.
Publications
Hope, Energy, and Ingenuity Published by Mastercard Foundation
SCAD Lacoste Painting Blog
Editor and co-founder
Awards
2017 Graduated Cum Laude, Savannah College of Art and Design
Best In Show 2017 Alexander Hall Award
2016-2017 Studio Award Recipient, Savannah College of Art and Design
2014-2017 Exceptional Portfolio Honors Scholarship
Dean’s List, Academic Honors, Artistic Honors Scholarships Savannah College of Art and Design
Residencies
2018 Artspace, Sydney, Australia
6 week artists in residency program learning about the local art scene and producing works in response to Sydney
Anidan, Lamu, Kenya, 2 weeks teaching a mobile making workshop with the children at Anidan
2019 Saba Artists Residency, Lamu, Kenya
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