Wangari Mathenge's 2021 painting is included in Bold: New Voices in Contemporary Art at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN.
Curated by Michael Vetter, PhD, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at Newfields, the exhibiton runs through till 28 June 2026.
The exhibition presents thirteen works from the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields to highlight their expanding and globally relevant contemporary art collection. Mathenge's painting was purchased by the museum following its presentation at Expo Chicago with Pippy Houldsworth Gallery in 2025.
Wangari Mathenge (b. 1973, Nairobi, Kenya) lives and works between Chicago, IL, and Nairobi, Kenya. She holds degrees from Howard University and Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, and an MFA in Painting and Drawing at the School of The Art Institute of Chicago, IL. In October 2023, Mathenge presented her second solo exhibition with Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, A Day of Rest. Recent group exhibitions include Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC (2026; 2022); Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town (2022), touring to Kunstmuseum Basel (2024) and Bozar, Brussels (2025); Lévy Gorvy Dayan, New York, NY (2025);Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, CA (2025); Dallas Museum of Art, TX(2024); LACMA, CA, travelling to Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta, GA and Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, TN (2022-2024); Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy (2021-22); and El Espacio 23, Miami, FL (2020-21). Recent solo exhibitions include Nicola Vassell, New York, NY (2024); Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, CA (2023, 2019); Monica de Cardenas, Milan, Italy (2021); Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London (2021); and The Sacristy Gallery, Chicago, IL (2021).
