About




Eve Wangui Gichuhi
Graphic Artist 
Nairobi | Berlin

I am a graphic artist who works between the theory and practice of design, drawing inspiration from the aesthetic expressions of heritage, community, and alienation.

An alumni of the Art University of Kassel, I have been published inter alia by Boy.Brother.Friend; Dream (2023), NUMÉRO BERLIN; Liebe (2022), APOCALYPSE MAGAZINE, Paris; Dazed Magazine London (2020); Mr Big office / Medialisierungen Afrikas / Politics and Society in Africa Series: Bayreuther Studien zu Politik und Gesellschaft in Afrika | vol. 4 / Nomos (2017); KWANI? Nairobi, Kenya (2017); Pop’Africana Magazine NY (2008, 2014);  Chimurenga PMS Reader, South Africa (2012), CAPOSUD magazine, Italy (2009).

Additionally, as an independent publisher, I have participated in various Zine festivals for example; Somerset house London:Process!(2018); First Bubblegum Club Zine Exhibition Johannesburg, South Africa (2018); Printed Matter, Inc. THE NY ART BOOK FAIR with Ropepress publishing / MoMA  PS1, Queens New York (2018);  The Millionaires Club Leipzig (2016); Angoulême Festival Independent Comic Festival F.O.FF. (2015) and also International Comic Salon Erlangen (2008).

As a former Lecturer at the Art University of Kassel, I had the privilege of participating in the esteemed Kassel documenta, notably in The documenta 14 Parliament of Bodies (2017). In 2020, I continued to contribute to the arts through Berlin's Senate Department for Culture and Europe's highly competitive Special Scholarship program.

I love paper, words, beautiful books, fashion magazines, decadent films and i look foward to hearing from you!

email
studio.eve.wangui.gichuhi@gmail.com


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