Artist Profile
Njihia Paul
Contemporary Kenyan artist
Njihia Paul is a contemporary Kenyan artist living in Kiambu county, in Kenya. His interest in artwork peaked when he visited an art gallery in Nairobi County sometime later in his life. The self-taught Njihia began his painting career using acrylic paints and made his own canvases using proceeds from his job as a hair stylist. With a path littered with many challenges and also successes and Njihia has grown to fully embrace art-his passion- as a career. He mentors other budding artists to work on their talents and holds different art exhibitions with other young artists.
Paul Njihia started his art journey by doing portrait commissions in 2010 as a way of financing his student life. After completing school in 2013 he became a full time artist and joined Kuona Trust Art Centre in January 2014. He was awarded as the most promising male artist in November 2014 in a competition organized by the National Museum of Kenya. He has participated in several group exhibitions such as ISK FOTA 2015, Manjano Art show in March 2015 and Room for giants at the National Museum of Kenya in December 2014. On the other hand he is also a successful caricature artist and has done live caricatures at events such as Up Live, Rift Valley Festival, Kuona Open Day, 254 Open Tournament and may others.