Maggie Otieno Sculptor Portfolio

Maggie Otieno -- Sculptures

Artist Profile

Maggie Otieno is s Sculptor

Sculptor | Maggie Otieno

My journey through sculpture started in 1996 at Kuona Trust then based at the National Museums of Kenya. My work is a description of my thoughts. I work in various mediums, more recently a combination of wood and metal.
I work in different facets, in series, to repeat, to emphasise, to stress and to exhaust my ideas. I like challenging my material other than letting it challenge me. I instruct it towards my ultimate goal, in order that together the result is neither the expected nor final. I work best in 3 dimensions and experiment on 2 dimensional works. I find that both impose their satisfaction on the medium that hold it together.
My work mainly captures the human form in abstract. I work mainly in wood (my first 3D medium), stone and recently metal. I have of late been combining the media together.
My most recent pieces are titled conversations. It is all about talking, without meaning.

Exhibitions

Nov 2009: ARESUVA - Nigeria.

July 2009: 2nd Pan African Arts Festival, Algiers, Algeria.

December to Feb 2008: 'Africa Now' international Exhibition, World Bank Washington

April 2008: Contemporary Art in Kenya, Alliance Francaise, Nairobi.

Aug 2007: Stools and Clocks, The GoDown Arts Centre, Nairobi.

Mar - April 2007: Contemporary Art in Kenya, Alliance Francaise,
        Nairobi.

Jan - Feb 2007: “My world your world”, The Alliance Francaise,
        Nairobi.

Jan 2007: Drawings and sketches, RaMoMa.

Nov 2006: The East Africa Print workshop, The GoDown Arts
         Centre.

Oct 2006: Wasanii international workshop, Alliance Francaise.

Feb - Mar 2006: Juried Exhibition, Alliance Francaise and
         Goethe Institute.

Oct 2004: ‘Chiselled out’ Solo exhibition, The National Museums of
         Kenya Gallery.

Workshops

Dec 2009: Selling the Arts-Staying relevant, AfricanColours Artist
         Workshop.

April 2008: Abro international artists workshop, Addis Ababa,
         Ethiopia.

March 2007: International women’s workshop, Kuona Trust,
         Elsamere Field and Study Centre, Naivasha.

Aug - Sep 2006: Wasanii international workshop, Lamu.

Aug 2006: Braziers international workshop, UK.

April 2006: Metal welding workshop, The GoDown Arts Centre.

Feb 2006: Instructor at a Stone sculpture workshop, The GoDown
        Arts Centre.

Dec 2005: Thupelo International Workshop, Cape Town.

Residency

July - Aug 2004: The Carving Studio and Sculpture Centre,
West Rutland, Vermont, USA.

Commissions

AfricaOil and gas, Trade Finance trophy.

Projects

Feb 2007: ‘Earth’, 13 foot, collaborativesculpture, title ‘Shrine’ at
         Kuki Gallmann’s Ol Ari Nyiro ranch, Laikipia.

Dec 2006: Facilitator, Chora chora Christmas Festival at The
         GoDown Arts Centre.

Oct 2006: Chalk drawing with various school children, Uhuru
         Park, Nrb, (changamoto fund by Mutheu Mbondo).

Publications

-The Daily Nation Newspaper Nov 24th 2007 “She’s got it”

-Msanii Art Magazine, issue 19 April- June 2007 “Sculptors: in search of a new tradition?”

-The standard Newspaper 17th Feb 2007.

-The Daily Nation Feb 9th 2007 “Big women and elders on show”.

-African Journal feature on Kenyan Artist.

-Msanii Art Magazine, issue 5.

-The Daily Nation Sep 14th 2001 “sculpting calls for brain, not brawn”.

-The peoples Digest,’ Nov 5th 1999, the coast enthusiasts can now breathe a sigh of relief’.