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Boniface Maina

Kenyan 1987- 

Born in 1987 in Nanyuki town, Boniface Maina lives and works in Nairobi where he earned a diploma in Art and Design from YMCA National Training Institute in 2008. Maina experiments with different mediums and materials. Maina is always exploring new ideas and techniques and his work is constantly evolving. He is inspired by human reactions observed during his daily encounters as well as larger issues of war, poverty and questions of who holds the power in society.

In recent years, Maina’s work has featured in magazines, art books and news articles locally and internationally. He is a founding partner of Brush Tu Art Studio and has exhibited locally as well as internationally with his work included in private and public art collections within and outside Kenya.

Biography courtesy of Circle Art Gallery.

Auction records with Art Auction East Africa.

1 lot offered      100.00% sold      ZAR 86 648

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Boniface Maina; Diary of the Concealed
Diary of the Concealed
5 Nov 2025
Sold for KES 645 700
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