Greenery by Mary Ogembo

ID: a green and pastel painting of different kinds of Canadian and tropical leaves float across a painterly peachy and cream-coloured background. An African pattern in an orange-gold arcs from the left side of the image down to the centre bottom. 

ID: A cropped version of "Greenery" is the background for a promotional graphic for the exhibition. There are grey translucent bars on the top and the bottom. At the top words in red and grey read: AlterEye Works Presents: Exploring Patterns, Mary Ogembo. On the bottom are the words: Opening Reception, June 7th at 7PM at Alterego's Cafe (2193 Gottingen Street). A white version of Eyelevel's loco is in the top right corner. 

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AlterEye Works: Exploring Patterns

1 – 30 Jun 2023
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Ogembo’s paintings are rich with vibrant colors that reference the state of the African environment. She is inspired by the theme African women and applies, unconventional, engaging and refute the negative stereotype placed on the African woman. Sometimes she paints topics that are of interest to her as a counterpoint to her usual theme.

Mary Ogembo is a Kenyan born artist who has been working as a fulltime artist since 1998. Recently she moved to Halifax and is currently pursuing her BFA at NSCAD University. In 2005. She won the Commonwealth Arts and Craft Award and worked in Ghana as a resident artist for a period of six months at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Her work has been widely recognized by local media in Kenya and other countries by groups including the South African Broadcasting Corporation, featuring Africa within, CNN Inside Africa 2011 and others.