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Some Clarity of Vision
Some Clarity of Vision was a solo exhibition of new and recent painting and drawing following a two-month residency at Gallery MOMO in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2015.
From the Gallery MOMO press release:
“Black goddesses, heroines, queens and saints have been the inspiration for many of Kimathi Donkor's paintings. And, after researching how these subjects have been depicted in literature and art, he invited contemporary, black women from Africa and its Diasporas to model for scenes that re-imagine the adventures, encounters and spirit of their celebrated forebears.”
Work created during the residency has been exhibited internationally, including at at the Goethe Institute in Johannesburg, the Diaspora Pavilion for the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017.
![or Moses had married an Ethiopian woman (Numbers 12:1), (Oil and Acrylic on canvas, 165 x 210 cm, 2015)](files/or-moses-had-married-an-ethiopian-woman--numbers-12-1----oil-and-acrylic-on-canvas--165-x-210-cm--2015-.jpg)
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![When Shall We 3? Scenes From The Life Of Njinga Mbandi (2015, oils and acrylic on canvas, 150 x 120cm — private collection)](files/when-shall-we-3--scenes-from-the-life-of-njinga-mbandi--2015--oils-and-acrylic-on-canvas--150-x-120cm---private-collection-.jpg)
![Kimathi Donkor, Gallery MOMO residency, 2015. Photo by Zanele Mashinini](files/kimathi-donkor--gallery-momo-residency--2015.-photo-by-zanele-mashinini.jpg)
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![Installation view of Kimathi Donkor: Some Clarity of Vision at Gallery MOMO, 2015. Photo by Musa Rapuleng](files/installation-view-of-kimathi-donkor--some-clarity-of-vision-at-gallery-momo--2015.-photo-by-musa-rapuleng.jpg)
![Installation view of Kimathi Donkor: Some Clarity of Vision at Gallery MOMO, 2015. Video still by K. Donkor](files/installation-view-of-kimathi-donkor--some-clarity-of-vision-at-gallery-momo--2015.-video-still-by-k.-donkor.jpg)
![Installation view of Kimathi Donkor: Some Clarity of Vision at Gallery MOMO, 2015. Photo by K. Donkor](files/installation-view-of-kimathi-donkor--some-clarity-of-vision-at-gallery-momo--2015.-photo-by-k.-donkor.jpg)
![Installation view of Kimathi Donkor: Some Clarity of Vision at Gallery MOMO, 2015. Photo by Musa Rapuleng](files/installation-view-of-kimathi-donkor--some-clarity-of-vision-at-gallery-momo--2015.-photo-by-musa-rapuleng.jpg)
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![Installation view of Kimathi Donkor: Some Clarity of Vision at Gallery MOMO, 2015. Photo Courtesy Gallery MOMO](files/installation-view-of-kimathi-donkor--some-clarity-of-vision-at-gallery-momo--2015.-photo-courtesy-gallery-momo.jpg)
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![Installation photo of For Moses Had Married An Ethiopian Woman—Numbers 12:1 at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Photo, K Donkor, 2018](files/installation-photo-of-for-moses-had-married-an-ethiopian-woman-numbers-12-1-at-the-wolverhampton-art-gallery.-photo--k-donkor--2018.jpg)
For more about these artworks:
Art Africa interview: You Tube
Mary Corrigall Setting up New Relationships
Mary Corrigall Princess Politics - Women on top: Subverting subordination