Meet Camille
Wekesa
Kenya's leading artist in murals and paintings.
Camille Wekesa – a mural and landscape painter – was born and educated in Kenya before proceeding to university in Italy where she spent six years learning ancient Renaissance painting techniques, fresco, restoration, Museology, The History of Art (15th-19th century), The History of African Art.
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Professor Judy
WakhunguCamille’s work has for decades evoked global interest in Kenya’s influential conservation philosophy. With her unique majestic style and brushstrokes, she embraces us calmly to a world where we all belong and ought to aspire to be. I am one of the privileged who live with her work on a daily basis and that is an honor
Alice
MacaireKenyan Ambassador to France Portugal Monaco Holy See (current)
Former Minister of Environment Water Natural Resources of Kenya 2013-2017
Most artists are spectators of the beauty of nature but Camille approaches it from an entirely different angle. It is her passion for nature that guides every choice she makes for her life and it is from this passion that her paintings naturally evolve – Full of love, respect, awe and beauty – Like Camille
Susan
Wakhungu-GithukuCamille’s paintings surprise and delight with their devoted attention to detail. One can spend wondrous hours drinking in the unique and disciplined renderings that deliver her subjects. For years she has spent time dissecting and re-capturing images of her home country, Kenya, with colours and brush strokes that can only emanate from a place of abiding love.
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Nature and Environment
Ontulili Primates Protection (OPP) was co-founded in 2020 by Camille Wekesa as a non-profit group of community members…
Artists in Residence
East Africa’s top artists, writers and creatives are invited to a donor sponsored four week residency hosted by…
World-class artists fill a gap in schools
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ORKEDI FOUNDATION
Orkedi Foundation was officially launched on 24 February 2024. It will bring together the artists in residence, community…