Soi W. Michael

Soi W. Michael

Soi is a contemporary visual artist working and living in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Born in 1972, he is an alumni of the creative arts centre Nairobi where he studied fine art and art history and joined Kuona trust studios soon after graduation from art school in 1996. His work can be classified as social commentary since he addresses issues that touch on day to day lives of the average Kenyan like graft, lifestyles, politics and of course, the very controversial subject of commercial sex work. His biggest inspiration is the city of Nairobi and its people and the circus of life in Nairobi. His work has been collected all over the place and he is currently a resident artist at the GoDown Arts Centre in Nairobi