Ehoodi Kichapi Jes'se Mixed Media Artist Portfolio

Ehoodi Kichapi Jes'se -- Mixed Media

Artist Profile

Jes'se work is all about liberated artistic expression, increased exposure through public exhibition of works to influence and inspire others to express themselves creatively through art . In particular, the less fortunate, including street-children and the mentally ill, from whom he draws inspiration as an artist.

Jes'se is currently the artistic director of Kuruka Maisha School of Arts. The organisation assists street children from less fortunate backgrounds by teaching them new skills in art.

Exhibitions

2010: Power and Rights, Denmark

2009: Solo Exhibition, Rahimtullah Museum Of Modern Art (RaMoMA), Nairobi, Kenya

2009: East African Art Biennale, Dare Salaam, Tanzania

2007: Alliance Française in Nairobi, Kenya.

2006: University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

2006: Goethe Institute in Nairobi, Kenya. Communicating Artist
        in the “All Kenyan Cartoonist” Exhibition.

2005: Le Rustique in Nairobi, Kenya. Joint Exhibition: Jes’se
         Ng’an’ga & Maina Mbuthia

2005: Alliance Française in Nairobi. Group Exhibition with 16
        Contemporary Kenyan Artists: “The Dangers of Mines”.

2004: Le Rustique in Nairobi, Kenya. Joint Exhibition: Jes’se
        Ng’an’ga & Maina Mbuthia.

2004: Java House Downtown in Nairobi, Kenya. Solo Display
       of Drawings: Jes’seNg’an’ga.

2003: Alliance Française in Nairobi, Kenya. Group Exhibition
       with Kuruka Maisha Boys: “Jump Up & Grab Life”.

Projects

2002 - 2007: Visual Arts Instructor, Kuruka Maisha in Umoja,
         Nairobi, Kenya.

2002 - 2007: Counsellor, Daraja Rescue Project in Umoja,
         Nairobi, Kenya.

2004 - 2006: Volunteer Facilitator, BodyMaps in Kenya.
         Documenting the lives of people living with H.I.V/AIDS
         through art.

2003: Cartoonist, Communicating Artists of Kenya.

2000 - 2002: Illustrator (Cartoonist), Media Meridian
        International (Kenyan Military Journal), Nairobi, Kenya.

2002 – 2007: Salon Technician, Dort in Nairobi, Kenya.

2004: Participant, World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and
        Allied Disorders (WFSAD) in Chennai, India. Conference
        regarding the importance of families in coping with mental
        illness.

2006 - 2007: Secretary at Schizophrenia Foundation of Kenya
        (S.F.K.) in Nairobi, Kenya.