Photo by Kiki Cheptoo Ng'ok Born in 1989 in Nairobi, Kenya, Chemu Ng’ok now lives and practices in Nairobi. The recipient of the Mellon Foundation’s Visual and Performing Arts of Africa Masters Bursary for 2016, Ng’ok completed her Masters degree in Fine Arts, Painting at Rhodes University. While practising full time, Ng’ok presented her graduate solo exhibition Social Revolution in 2014 and her Masters show, Riot in 2017 to much critical acclaim. Group exhibitions include Speaking back at the Goodman Gallery (2015), Johannesburg, LUSH, Smac Gallery (2015), Stellenbosch, South Africa, Surface Tension at the GUS Gallery(2016), Stellenbosch, and later on My Kind of Protest at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery (2019). In 2017, she held a solo booth at the FNB Joburg Art Fair 2017, titled, Self Esteem for Girls. And, in 2018 Ng’ok showed a collection of five paintings at the New Museum Triennial; Songs for Sabotage in New York. Ng’ok recently attended the Fountainhead residency in Miami, USA in collaboration with the Africa Centre, Cape Town, South Africa.