Exhibitions

Current

Catch a Fire
DELANO DUNN | BOUVY ENKOBO | SHEPARD FAIREY | THAMEUR MEJRI | PAUL ONDITI | KATE SIMON | BEATRICE WANJIKU 28 Jan - 18 Mar 2021 Montague Contemporary is pleased to present “Catch a Fire,” an exhibition of works by a diverse group of artists who each investigate and challenge the status quo, opening Thursday, January 28th (by appointment only). The exhibit features a diverse body of works from seven artists including Delano Dunn, Bouvy Enkobo,... Read more

Forthcoming

Collective Amnesia
SHABU MWANGI | EPHEAS MAPOSA 18 Mar - 29 Apr 2021 Read more

Past

The Pipes that Bind 2
PAUL ONDITI 3 Dec 2020 - 16 Jan 2021 In his first solo show with Montague Contemporary “Pipes that Bind 2,” Kenyan artist Paul Onditi presents new works made since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Employing his signature, highly intensive techniques of layered oils, caustic acids, prints, and film, Onditi reimagines his long-standing “Smokey” series, evolving his... Read more

Intersect Chicago 2020
Dennis Muraguri 6 Nov - 5 Dec 2020 Montague Contemporary is pleased to announce our participation in the very first edition of Intersect Chicago (formerly SOFA Expo Chicago), showcasing the work of Kenyan artist Dennis Muraguri. Dennis Muraguri is a Nairobi-based multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans the mediums of printmaking, sculpture, video and installation in varying combinations. Muraguri... Read more

No Country for Black Folk
Michael Soi 16 Oct - 13 Nov 2020 "Michael Soi: No Country for Black Folk" features works produced while in quarantine during the pandemic, tackling salient issues forced to the surface in 2020 -- such as endemic racism, xenophobia, corruption, economic disparity, and institutional disenfranchisement.⁣⁣ Read more

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London 2020
WOLE LAGUNJU | THAMEUR MEJRI 8 - 11 Oct 2020 Montague Contemporary is thrilled to announce its first participation in the London edition of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair 2020, featuring works from Wole Lagunju and Thameur Mejri. Read more

Manyanga, Music, Mischief, Mayhem
Dennis Muraguri 29 Aug - 10 Sep 2020 “Dennis Muraguri: Manyanga, Music, Mischief, Mayhem” is a celebration of Muraguri’s distinctive “Matatu” works on paper. One of the most vibrant artists exploring urban culture in Nairobi, Dennis Muraguri is a mixed media artist working primarily in printmaking and sculpture. Recognized widely for his energetic woodcut prints featuring “matatu” culture,... Read more

Stories of the Future Past
Osborne Macharia 31 Jul - 21 Aug 2020 'Osborne Macharia: Stories of the Future Past' showcases two distinct and breathtaking series - 'Magadi' and 'Nyanye' - from Vancouver-based, Kenyan-born Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia. Macharia's unique brand of Afrofuturism suggests not just an attempt at historical revisionism, but a way to draw attention to issues - from gender abuse to... Read more

The Ghost in the Machine
Peterson Kamwathi | Elias Mung'ora | Florence Wangui 7 May - 1 Jun 2020 "The Ghost in the Machine" features the pathbreaking works of artists - Peterson Kamwathi, Florence Wangui, and Elias Mung'ora - each of whom challenge the idea of hierarchy and instead imagine their work through the lens of "holonarchy": whereby everything in the universe is simultaneously both a whole and a part. Read more