Pamoja comprises eight self-taught Kenyan artists who worked closely with the legendary photographer Peter Beard for nearly sixty years. Its members are Elizaphanson Mwangi Kuria Gibson, Nathaniel Kivoi Philip Mathenge, Gabriel Macharia Mwangi, Gibson Kuria Mwangi, Macharia Mwangi, Solomon Misigo Mugasia, Nicholas Njenga Mutarin, and Peter Marimbe Parsimei. Pamoja—Swahili for “together”—is an effort by its members to continue their passion for making since Beard’s passing in 2020, and to embolden makers like themselves who are often overlooked, buried or dismissed in the pages of art history. Although their individual and collective artistic pursuits differ, their work is keenly observed, and displays deep knowledge of their media and subject.
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