Africa Nomads Art Space
Opened in 2021, Africa Nomads Art Space is a vibrant, inclusive multidisciplinary contemporary art gallery based in Mombasa, Kenya. This contemporary and versatile art space allows our contemporary visual exhibitions to be complemented by a wide range of performing arts like music, theatre and dance. The art space features an art gallery, co-working studio spaces, events space and an artist residency.
The Art Space was the envisioned by Benjamin Livoi who after visiting Coastal Kenya recognized there was no single Art Gallery/ Art Space in operation in the region. There was no suitable space for local artists to exhibit and perform their work, so he founded The Africa Nomads Art Space together with Raphael Muchomba, who both have a background in Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) from Kenyatta University.
The Team converted an old, disused building in Kilima Road into a thriving, semi-modern, inviting art space you see today on the location. Since inception, the team has worked with other artists both local and international through membership and volunteer-ship in curating exhibitions and performance opportunities for creatives in Kenya. We feature art for sale from emerging and established artists in our collection.
Through art exhibitions, informal conversations, panel discussions and workshops, the Africa Nomads Art Space allows for growth and critique in the visual arts. Our focus is on linking contemporary art from Africa to the local and international market.
We offer art research, art consultancy and advisory services for new collectors and artists to curate and catalogue their existing collection.
Team
Benjamin LIVOI
Benjamin is the founder of Africa Nomads Art Space. He drives the vision of the art space in providing opportunities and events for emerging, established, innovative and experimental artists in a variety of mediums, encouraging collaboration and creative thinking between artistic disciplines.
Born and raised in Kenya, Livoi as a curator and a multimedia artist has been developing artwork around African cultural integration, modernization and everyday lifestyle practices. His main technique is mosaic.
Livoi studied Bachelor of Arts (fine art) in Kenyatta University and attended. He runs the Africa Nomads Art Space a contemporary art gallery as the director.
Raphael MUCHOMBA
Raphael is a Kenyan contemporary artist whose work majors in painting and drawing/ illustration. His theme varies from social political economic to black cultural identity and their place in the universe, to graffiti and abstraction. His main style is realism.
Having studied Fine Arts at Kenyatta University and Automotive Mechanics at NIVTC a national Industrial training authority in Kenya, Raphael has acquired multiple skill sets and create work inspired by this background.
Raphael currently lives in Mombasa and serves as operations manager and curator at Africa Nomads Art Space.
Sally BELLA
Sally Bella is a Mombasa based crotchet artist known for fusing math and science with yarn and craftmanship and has been honing her skills for 7 years. Born and raised in Kenya, Sally’s art focusses on symbiotic relationship found in the invisible forces and structure architectural patterns and the automobile industry.
Sally has a background in Automotive Engineering that greatly impacts her art. She is currently residing in Mombasa and an artist at Africa Nomads Art Space.
Louis KIOGORA
Louis is a photographer with a kin interest in luxury and infamous landscapes. He has practiced photography for the last 7 years. Louis is a diverse artist with special interest in the fields of sculpting and music.
He is currently working in Africa Nomads Art Space as a sculptor and photographer.
Yonah MUDIBO
Yonah Wanjala Mudibo is a multidisciplinary visual artist working in various media such as paintings, body art, string art, murals, installations and plastic sculpture. His themes revolve around life in Mombasa, Kenya, where he was born and raised. These themes include environmental conservation (especially against plastic pollution), African Heritage, racial unity and identity. These themes are expressed in the different forms he works in. Yonah has a B.Ed. in English and Literature. He is based in Mombasa and works at the Africa Nomads Art Space.
Michael MBAI
Michael is a sculptor working with the root part of a tree. He finds pleasure in turning the roots into something valuable, exploring the everday lifestyle and the rich wildlife around us.
Michael Mbai currently works in Africa Nomads Art Space as a sculptor.
Fabrice Leito
Fabrice Leito, is one of the painters at Africa nomads art space and currently based in France. He explores the vast potential of expression of the beings around him and the emotions they give off. Fascinated by their beauty and essence, he instantly captures what he perceives, keeping it in memory to restore it in his creations.