Born in 1960, Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga grew up among the Kikuyu people of Kenya. She first studied art at the University of Nairobi, Kenya before continuing her studies at UCLA, USA. She now lives and works in San Antonio, Texas. Gakunga has displayed works in numerous exhibitions in the USA, France, Brazil and Poland. Her works are predominantly wall-hanging sculptures ingeniously created from tin cans, steel wire and oxidised sheet metal.

Represented by October Gallery, London, UK