Circle Art Gallery

Circle Art Gallery Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi, shows contemporary art from the East Africa.

Circle Art Gallery is moving to new premises so we will be closed from 26 March until mid April, we will let you know our opening dates as soon as we can.

Cyprian's work is deeply shaped by observation; of landscapes, objects, architecture, music, literature, and the changin...
12/06/2026

Cyprian's work is deeply shaped by observation; of landscapes, objects, architecture, music, literature, and the changing environments around him. Reeds growing near the river where he spent time as a child have become a recurring visual motif, alongside references drawn from craft traditions, domestic spaces, fashion, design, and classical painting. He is particularly interested in how details, textures, and patterns come together..

www.circleartagency.com to learn more about the show and 's practice.
Show runs until 4 July, 2026.

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Ephemerals, Rasto Cyprian, Installation Views

Opening Next week: Circle Art Gallery is pleased to be back at this year's edition of Africa Basel. Presenting a trio of...
10/06/2026

Opening Next week: Circle Art Gallery is pleased to be back at this year's edition of Africa Basel. Presenting a trio of multi-generational East African artists, Birhane Worede, Dickens Otieno and Issam Hafiez.

Visit us at Booth AO2 Africa Basel, Klybeck 610, Gärtnerstrasse 2, 4057 Basel, Switzerland.

VIP previews and times
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 10 am–7 pm
Wednesday – Sunday, June 17–21, 11 am–12 pm VIP hour

Vernissage
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 7–9pm

Public days
Wednesday – Saturday, June 17–20, 12–7pm
Sunday, June 21,12–6pm

Images:
1: Birhane Worede, Golden Reverie, 2026
2: Dickens Otieno, After Eruptions, 2025
3: Issam Hafiez, Absence of Features, 2026

Gallery 2 : Rasto CyprianEphemeralsEphemerals is a body of work that meditates on rejuvenation, decay, and the in-betwee...
08/06/2026

Gallery 2 : Rasto Cyprian
Ephemerals

Ephemerals is a body of work that meditates on rejuvenation, decay, and the in-between, recognising the fragility of these moments.

It is a deeper appreciation of life, beauty, and the present, while discouraging unhealthy attachments to an unchangeable past. Perhaps this is what is most disturbing about time: everything, to some degree, has an expiry date, leading to a future that quickly disappears, a fleeting present, and an unreal past. These are things I may never understand, though perhaps they are also among the most futile to grasp. Yet these fleeting moments are what shape experience. They are the building blocks of memory, the colours and textures that paint reality. Every laugh, fear, joy, and sorrow is a brief spark, gone tomorrow. Yet within that ephemerality there is profound grace, an invitation to cherish, to love, and to embrace. There is solace, too, in the knowledge we gather, as we search for some sense of steadiness within this raw wilderness.

www.circleartagency.com for more info. Show runs until 4 July, 2026.

To fully experience this exhibition, viewers are invited to look past the deceptively smooth, dreamlike surfaces of the ...
08/06/2026

To fully experience this exhibition, viewers are invited to look past the deceptively smooth, dreamlike surfaces of the works and observe the complex, paradoxical mechanics of their creation. While these pieces possess the striking, raw appearance of tactile, torn archival collages, they are entirely constructed from pure paint. Teklehaimanot pulls off a staggering feat of visual deception, utilizing highly sophisticated masking, precise line-work, and hyper-refined airbrush textures to paint the illusion of a collage. This deliberate technical choice serves as the primary metaphorical engine of the show. By meticulously painting these simulated rips, rough edges, and overlapping historical fragments, the artist mirrors the psychological state of survival under pressure: The Soft, Airbrushed Gradients mimic the fading of memory, the passage of time or the ghostly, persistent resilience of the human spirit. The Painted Visual Fractures simulate historical ruptures and state violence, showing how trauma forces a person to reconstruct their identity from shattered pieces. What appears to be a physical tearing of paper is actually a masterful application of pigment, proving that the “scars” on these figures are woven into the very fabric of their being.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Scar- Who Put You Where You Are, Nahom Teklehaimanot
currently on view until 4 July, 2026.

CHANGE OF DATE | ARTIST TALKPlease join us for a conversation with artists Nahom Teklehaimanot and Rasto Cyprian. Presen...
05/06/2026

CHANGE OF DATE | ARTIST TALK
Please join us for a conversation with artists Nahom Teklehaimanot and Rasto Cyprian. Presented on the occasion of their current solo exhibitions with us, the discussion will explore their respective practices and the works on view at the gallery.

Saturday 13 June, 2026
2-4pm
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04/06/2026

Special thanks to everyone who made it to the opening night of: Twinkle Twinkle Little Scar- Who put you where you are? Showing in Gallery 1 by and “Ephemerals” by showing in Gallery 2.

The shows run till the 4th of July.

02/06/2026

Install day at the gallery in preparation for the exhibition: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Scar-Who Put You Where You Are,” by in Gallery One and “Ephemerals” in Gallery 2 by
The two exhibitions open on the 3rd of June.

Please note that we are closed this weekend as we prepare for our upcoming exhibitions with and .Closed : Saturday 30 M...
30/05/2026

Please note that we are closed this weekend as we prepare for our upcoming exhibitions with and .

Closed : Saturday 30 May - Monday 1 June, 2026.
Reopens: Tuesday 2 June, 2026.

OPENING NIGHT - 3 June, 2026 (6-8pm)Nahom Teklehaimanot - Gallery 1show runs until 4 July, 2026
28/05/2026

OPENING NIGHT - 3 June, 2026 (6-8pm)
Nahom Teklehaimanot - Gallery 1

show runs until 4 July, 2026

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Victoria Square, Riara Road
Nairobi
00800

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Monday 10:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 16:00
Thursday 10:00 - 16:00
Friday 10:00 - 16:00

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