In February this year, Nafasi Art Space launched a special fundraising campaign called “Breaking Barriers and Building Bonds.” If you’re reading this, you may already know about it! We’re excited to give you an update now that we’re two months … Read More
Interview With Luena Winifrid, a self-taught graphic designer and photographer and a a member of Nafasi Art Space, since 2018. He is the first Tanzanian artist who won the Absa L‘Atelier Award
We are pleased to announce our most diverse list of artists yet for our 2020 artist residency program. See the list here.
Mukwazhi is a contemporary multimedia artist and photographer based in Harare, Zimbabwe. After training as a photographer at Market Photo workshop in South Africa she has, with stunning results, recently began to train her eye for symbolism, texture and form … Read More
This month, Nafasi is proud to be hosting Flora Robinson, a French artist based in London who describes her work as a “cabinet of curiosities.” We sat down with her at the start of a 6 week residency for more … Read More
Elias Eliezar Jengo (b. 1936)
“I create for myself. I do not paint to sell paintings. But I do not have any of my old paintings anymore, as they have all been bought. They are all over the world now. But I don’t create for money. I create for myself, for my family.” … Read More
Steve Mchomvu, Nafasi’s first artist in resident for 2019 is a young artist from Kawe, Dar-es-salaam who uses pencil and charcoal to create spare, realist portraits. Steve took a few moments from settling in to share insights about his art … Read More
How do our past decisions effect our present realities? how have political systems influenced our current societal context? what is the bridge between who you were and who you are now? Life is a journey;we invite artists to explore the … Read More
November had a beautiful beginning here at Nafasi Art Space as Mac Sawaya, our Artist in residence for August, finally held his long awaited exhibition. The exhibition was called rebirth and at opening time, the bare white walls of Nafasi … Read More