Altadena Library District
The Altadena Library Community Room presents works by Ngene Mwura through October.
Ngene is a third generation artist from a family of writers and storytellers. He is from Kikuyu, a farmland outside of Nairobi, Kenya. Ngene has found illustration to be his truest form of storytelling.
The succession of his work is a timeline of his perception and experiences as of yet. His work takes you from the farmlands of Africa, through the art world of Europe, and most recently to Los Angeles, where he is currently working on “masks”, an expression of what he thinks the African Mask could have evolved into if the African tradition hadn’t progressively dissipated.
For questions or information regarding art exhibits and events:
Contact: Tina Wallin
Phone: 626-798-0833 (x118)
Fax: 626-798-5351
Email: twallin@altadenalibrary.org
by Tina Wallin
Altadena Library District
Ngene is a third generation artist from a family of writers and storytellers. He is from Kikuyu, a farmland outside of Nairobi, Kenya. Ngene has found illustration to be his truest form of storytelling.
The succession of his work is a timeline of his perception and experiences as of yet. His work takes you from the farmlands of Africa, through the art world of Europe, and most recently to Los Angeles, where he is currently working on “masks”, an expression of what he thinks the African Mask could have evolved into if the African tradition hadn’t progressively dissipated.
For questions or information regarding art exhibits and events:
Contact: Tina Wallin
Phone: 626-798-0833 (x118)
Fax: 626-798-5351
Email: twallin@altadenalibrary.org