Bring Nairobi's Vibrant Street Culture to Your Walls

Matatu Art Prints by Dennis Muraguri

High-quality reproductions of Muraguri's iconic and colourful original woodblock reduction prints of Kenya's vibrant Matatu and street art culture
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Art That Moves You: Explore the Dynamic World of Matatus

MATATUS ARE A WAY OF LIFE

Inspired by the matatus that traverse Nairobi’s streets, Dennis Muraguri’s custom art prints are homages to these pulsing dynamic embodiments of Kenyan contemporary culture.
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About the Artist

Dennis Muraguri, born in 1980 in Naivasha is a multimedia artist, now based in Nairobi, working in painting, printmaking and sculpture. Muraguri graduated from Buru Buru Institute of Fine Arts with a diploma in Painting and Art History. He has been a resident artist at Kuona Trust Art Centre since 2005.

Muraguri is recognised for his work inspired by ‘matatu’ (Kenyan minibuses and vans that are the main mode of public transport). In these works, he employs a range of approaches to look at the urban culture of contemporary Nairobi. In his work, Muraguri explores the urban culture of contemporary Nairobi. In his sculptures, Muraguri works with recycled wood and metal to create a representation of industrialisation in Kenya.
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All art prints are high quality reproductions signed by Dennis

Montague Contemporary
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Dennis Muraguri

Discover the world that inspires Dennis Muraguri and delve into his creative process with a glimpse inside his Nairobi studio. Experience how he weaves together textual and visual elements from music, graffiti, television, and film to capture a unique contemporary urban culture in Kenya.

Matatu Games

Muraguri’s woodcut prints reference both Nairobi’s urban culture and international popular culture using graffiti, music and politics depicted on these real life matatus.
“To talk about Kenyan artist Dennis Muraguri’s work is to learn about matatus.”
Alix-Rose Cowie
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