Representative work by Thandiwe Muriu
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Artist

Thandiwe Muriu

b. 1990, Nairobi, Kenya · Based in Nairobi, Kenya

  • BA in Business Management, United States International University Africa (2012); self-taught photographer
  • Fine Art Photography
  • Camo Portraiture
  • Ankara Wax Prints

Thandiwe Muriu is a Kenyan fine art photographer globally acclaimed for her hypnotic Camo series, where female African subjects seamlessly blend into vibrant, geometric Ankara wax-print textiles. Incorporating elaborate architectural hairstyles and upcycled sunglasses, her photographs celebrate Black beauty, modern African womanhood, and empowerment.

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