P. Wamaitha Ng'ang'a (b. 1982, Kenya) , is a Kenyan-British visual artist and photographer based in London, England. She is represented by Calabar Gallery, New York.
Using mixed media and photography, Wamaitha creates works that confront contemporary issues on women and children rights, social, political and environmental issues and cultural identity. She works with self-portraiture in the realm of art therapy . Her work further explores the interconnections of nature, spirituality, memory , trauma and healing.
She studied Photography (First class BA Hons) and Media, Campaigning and Social Change (MA) at the University of Westminster, England.
Select Solo and Group Exhibitions
2021: IFE NKILI, an annual Black women's arts festival
2021: Black Artists in Their Own Realm: Ideas, Materials and Techniques : Calabar Gallery, New York, USA
2021: African African Artists And Processes: P. Wamaitha Ng'ang'a and Alexendre Kyungu Mwilambwe: Calabar Gallery, New York, USA
2020: African Diasporic Perspectives in Cinema and Contemporary Art, PRIZM Art Fair, Calabar Gallery, Miami, USA
2020: AMREF ArtBall Auction , Artsy, New York, USA
2019: Marginal , Re:Centre, London, UK
2018: Snapshot of Nunhead , The Green Nunhead, London, UK
2016: Freerange Exhibition, Truman Brewery, London, UK
2016: TMC Collective Showcase, Autograph ABP, London, UK
2014: Everything's A Document, University of Westminster, London, UK
2013: Migrant Voice’s Photo Exhibition, Migrant Voice, London, UK
2012: Southwest Fest Art Exhibition, House of Fraser, London, UK
Select Lectures & Talks
2019: Panel Speaker, ‘Photography on gender issues, strengths and limits’ , Imperial White City Incubator, London, UK
2016: Artist Talk, ‘Race, migration and the power and politics of storytelling through black audio and visual arts’, Autograph ABP, London, UK
2016: Artist Talk, ‘Standing together against domestic violence’, Supporting Refugee & Migrant Women EOU Annual Conference, London, UK
Special Projects & Donations
2020: AMREF ArtBall Auction , Artsy
Recognitions
2021: BJP, Women in Focus winner
https://www.1854.photography/awards/female-in-focus/winners-2021/#foogallery-59169/i:13
2020: Addis Foto 6th Edition Festival Finalist
Upcoming Talks, Exhibitions and Art Fairs
Female in Focus Exhibition, Miami, FL, USA
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/female-in-focus-exhibition-opening-tickets-185184912057
6th Edition Addis Foto Festival: Dec 2- Dec 6, 2021, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia http://addisfotofest.com/