Lydia Gatundu Galavu
Lydia Gatundu Galavu is an art[1] curator at the National Museums of Kenya[2] in Nairobi, where she manages the Museum's collection with a focus on contemporary art exhibition.
Career
Galavu has a masters degree in Anthropology from the University of Nairobi in Kenya.[3] She is an artist and a trained art educator with experience teaching in schools. She is a painter and sculptor, occasionally participating in exhibitions to showcase her work. Galavu is part of the organizing committee for the Kenya Museum society[4] and her work has been published in Kenya Past and Present by the Kenya Museum Society.[5] [6]
Exhibitions
Galavu has organised a number of exhibitions in the National Museums of Kenya and outside the museum.[7] She participated in the establishment of Uhuru Gardens Heroes Museums[8] in Nairobi and in organizing the Pavilion of Kenya at 57th Venice Biennale.[9] Galavu is a member of the advisory board of the 18th Istanbul Biennale. She is also a founding member of the artists collective Hawa Artists project since 2000[10] with artists Margaretta Akinyi Ocholla, Dorcas Omari, Nancy Wangari, Rosetta Makali and Nicho Makau. Galavu participated in the design and development of the collaborative travel 'Kanga Stories' exploring the cultural significance of the Kanga cloth across East and Central Africa. In 2024 she exhibited in the Feast of Art 2024 at village markets in Nairobi that showcases the evolution of modern visual art from East Africa. She is also assisting the Kenya Museum Society in organising affordable art show exhibitions at the National Museums of Kenya fostering artistic discourse in the region.
Awards
Galavu received Scholar Fellowship Award of Omooba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon Art Foundation (OYASAF).[11] She is also a member of International Council of Museums (ICOM). She is also a member of the National Arts Committee.
Publications
- Tapping art for economic gain[12]
- Grim picture for national gallery without funding[13]
- Towards a national art gallery of Kenya[14]
- Sending out message of hope during Easter[15]
References
- ^ "Lydia Gatundu Galavu fighting for Kenya's First National Art Gallery". 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "National Museums of Kenya", Wikipedia, 2024-12-21, retrieved 2024-12-22
- ^ University of Nairobi https://www.uonbi.ac.ke/. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Kenya Museum Society – KMS website and blog". www.kenyamuseumsociety.org. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Gatundu Galavu, Lidya (2024). "Finnish Artist Akseli Galen-Kallela: A Kenyan Curator's Perspective". Kenya Past and Present (49). Kenya Museum Society: 14.
- ^ Gatundu Galavu, Lydia (2014). "A journey through time: The National Museums of Kenya Permanent art collection". Kenya Past and Present (41): 11.
- ^ "Lydia Gatundu Galavu fighting for Kenya's First National Art Gallery". 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "Lydia Gatundu Galavu". bienal.iksv.org. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "Lydia Gatundu Galavu". bienal.iksv.org. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Ocholla, Akinyi. "Promoting development through art". News From Africa. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "About Us | Oyasaf". oyasaf.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ G. Galavu, Lydia; K. Kitungulu, Lydia (2019-08-20). "Tapping art for economic gain". Business Daily. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ G.Galavu, Lydia; K. Kitungulu, Lydia (2019-06-20). "Grim picture for national gallery without funding". Business Daily. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ G.Galavu, Lydia; K. Kitugulu, Lydia (2019-04-04). "Towards a national art gallery of Kenya". Business Daily. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "Sending out message of hope during Easter". Nation. 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2024-12-24.