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Agnes Waruguru 

(b. 1994)

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I am interested in the transformation and regeneration of forms in relation to their histories. My materials are dictated by my physical surroundings and everyday experiences while my techniques borrow from, and reference "women’s crafts”. I use beads, thread, yarn, rope, shower curtains, curtain sheers, old bed sheets, lesos I’ve owned and lived with and construction materials collected from roads I pass on a daily basis, combining these with my knowledge of painting and paint. These materials already have a history embedded in them and I build on it and use it to further my point.

I have become interested in and concerned about the nature of the objects I make use of. These things I find or buy are made in myriad countries using a vast array of different skills, crafts and systems. They reference very different time periods, carry with them and reference many different histories.

Agnes Waruguru Njoroge received a B.F.A. with honors in painting and a minor in art history from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia in spring of 2017. She earned an International Baccalaureate Diploma from the United World College of Southern Africa, Mbabane, Swaziland in 2013.

Her art is one of disclosure, using her cultural background and nomadic lifestyle as inspiration for works ranging from painting, drawing, printmaking, needlework and installation. Her work has been exhibited in group shows internationally, including galleries in Savannah (GA), Valencia (CA) in the USA; Lacoste, France and Nairobi, Kenya. It has also been mentioned in online publications such as The District.

She currently lives and works in Nairobi, Kenya.

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