Gemini Vaghela

Gemini is a Kenyan artist who uses various art forms to express herself without using words. She concentrates on mixed media paintings using materials such as acrylic paint, sand, paper, saw dust, spray paints and inks among others.

With abstracts she can define her understanding of a situation the way she perceives it, which is not necessarily in its original form. The aim of her work is to draw in the viewers to find the deeper meaning under the work creating an emotional response which will keep them thinking about each piece long after they have moved on. Her work brings on about a new imagination from the viewers which they perhaps didn’t know existed.

Gemini has been a practicing artist for over 15 years and joined the Blender Art Gallery in Perth, Western Australia where she was living for about 10 years and participated in their annual exhibitions held for residents. Since her move back to Nairobi, she has had several exhibitions including The Nairobi National Museum, Banana Hill Art gallery, Mediterraneo Restaurant, the Village Market, Kuona Trust art walk, Karen Country Club and The Souk Gallery. Her artwork was also selected for UN Expo Milano 2015 and also selected for their official press release. Her work will a...

Exhibitions
2011
1. Exhibited at the 2011 City of Joondalup annual exhibition, Perth Australia
2012
2. Charcoal Animals at the Banana Hill art gallery, Nairobi-Dec 2012-March 2013
2013
3. International Womens Day exhibition at Nairobi National Museum- March 2013
4. Journey II exhibition at Taarifa Suites, Nairobi, Nov-Dec 2013
2014
5. Exhibition at Four café/bistro, Nairobi, Feb 2014
6. Exhibition at Meditteraneo Restaurant, Nairobi, April 2014
7. Display at FAFA 2014,May 2014
8. World Cup exhibition at Village Market, June 2014
9. Art Walk at Kuona Trust, August 2014
10. Sondeka Festival, October 2014
11. Kenya Museum Society art show, October 2014
12. Kenya Art Fair, November 2014
2015
13. Solo Exhibition at Casual Bite Cafe, January-February 2015
14. Universal Exhibition at UN Expo Milan 2015 May 1st – October 31st , Artwork also selected for UN Expo Milano 2015 official press release
15. Exhibition at Braeside school, June 2015
16. Solo exhibition at Pampa Churrascaria, Nairobi, Sept 2015
17. Kenya Museum Society art show, October 2015
2016
18. Solo exhibition at Karen Country Club, January 2016
​19. Solo exhibition at The Souk Gallery, February 2016
20. Group exhibition at The Den - DusitD2, 27th Feb...