Through the years, Kuona has developed a Concept based exhibition programme that encourage artists to look at conceptual practice and to address issues close to their hearts. Kuona has seen a need to demonstrate how art can be used to educate and inform and make powerful statements. These exhibitions attempt to do this sort of thematic work is still rare in Nairobi, as artists are forced to make more commercial work on a daily basis to survive. Kuona aims to develop thematic exhibitions on all sorts of issues that affect Kenyans with particular interest to certain social themes, encouraging artists to work in different ways and many of the artists who have benefited from this have made break throughs in their practice after these exhibitions and workshops. The Exhibitions are aimed to create an ideal and excellent tool for education and awareness raising. Most of these Concept based exhibitions are installed in the Kuona art Gallery in Kilimani.
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Examples of some of these exhibitions are- � Management Reserves The Right of Admission, \
Thom Ogonga, Peterson Kamwathi, 2010 � Art of Politics & The Politics of Art, Beatrice Wanjiku,
Dennis Muraguri, curated by Ato Malinda, 2010 � Dumpside Dandora, Otieno Kota, 2011 � Hysterical Injustices, artists at Wasanii: Gor Soudan,
Jason Barka, Kevvo Sterro, 2011 � Tableau 1, Mbuthia Maina, Anthony Wanjau, 2011 �
Eyes on Animation, Peterson Kamwathi, Andrew
Njoroge, Patrick Mukabi, 2011 � Angry Birds, Gor Soudan, 2012 � Existence, Kevin Oduor, 2012 � Freedom of Movement, Dinesh Ravenkar, 2012
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