Tabitha Wa Thuku

ARTIST NAMETabitha wa Thuku.
FAMILY NAME: TABITHA WAITHIRA MBURU

PLACE OF BIRTHKIAMBU

DISTRICT IN KENYA
DATE OF BIRTH..31:10:1963 My life is a comedy, I was born during the indepenence of our country,all my happiness was zealed within me and exploded when I became an I discovered myself. I was not the favourite of my mothers children, crazy believes due naming system.I was named after my father's sister who was also very poor then/ thanks heaven she made it. I learned to survive at a tender age. I stitched my own panties by hands below ten years of age it used to hurt my soul but it opened a creative cell in my brain. I missed in most of the family photo because my elder sister kick me out for being bad looking. But the photographer got me so entertained by the way he move, backward side ways and then bent slowly like a hunter. I became a beautiful thinker. I am a fourth born, in a family of eight siblings?
My parents practice farming.
Am a single lady and a mother to a lovely daughter: Edelquinn Njambi Tabitha(Shiko).




I am now heading to 44. My art works are my babies I create them ans name, ceativity is a crazy a powerfu...

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

1973-1981GITARE/NGEWE PRIMARY SCHOOLS
1982-1985LORETO LIMURU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
1986-1987NGARA GIRSL HIGH SCHOOL
1990-1992KENYA POLYTECHNIQUE
1996-1998BURU BURU INSTITUTE OF FINE ART/ Diploma


ART WORKSHOPS

PAA YA PAA CULTURAL CENTER

1991/1992/1993/1994/1995. - (PRINT MAKING)


FRENCH CULTURAL CENTER

1993-..................................................................................................................... SCULPTURE
1994/1996 ............................................................................................................. PRINTING
1994/1995/1997/2000/ s......................................................................................... PAINTING

KUONA TRUST

1995-2002 ..WOOD CUT & PRINTING1995
1995.PAINTING
1996.SCULPTURE
2003.FIRST EAST AFRICA PLUS WOMEN WORKSHOP,
2006.SCULPTURE
2006 NGONG FOREST INTERNATION WORKSHOP.

WATATU FOUNDATIONS /NGECHA STUDIO

1997.PAINTING

ONE OFF CONTEMPORARAY ART GALLEY

1997. PAINTING /MONO PRINT

KITENGE...