Naomi Wanjiku
Rooted in Heritage and Crafted for Continuity
Reimagining ancestral knowledge through material practice and creative process, Naomi Wanjiku shapes material expressions that honor cultural heritage while transforming it into a living, evolving form.
Continuity and Transformation, Reimagined
Confluencing
Rebraiding
Mabati
Upthreading
Where Naomi’s Art Lives
Selected Public Spaces & Private Collections
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington
University of Texas Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital, San Antonio, Texas
Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas
The World Bank, Accra, Ghana
Art in Embassies, US Department of State, Embassy of the US, Nairobi, Kenya
Tulsa Bank, Tulsa, Oklahoma
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas
Vehbi Koç Foundation, Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia
International Museum of Women, San Francisco, USA
Art House Lagos, Nigeria
About Naomi
About Naomi
Naomi Wanjiku is a Kenyan artist whose practice draws from ancestral knowledge, material memory, and evolving cultural forms. Rooted in traditional craft and cultural heritage, her work reimagines techniques such as crochet, textile processes, and metalwork to explore continuity and transformation.
Working primarily with stainless steel wire, sheet metal, and fiber, Wanjiku creates sculptural pieces that honor inherited practices while extending them into innovative contemporary expressions.
Naomi Wanjiku
