My name is Jonathan Sölanke Gathaara Fraser. I am a multidisciplinary artist working across various media as a means for paying careful (and especially caring) attention to my environment. Through various modes of working that include drawing, printmaking, plant pressing, and writing, I am exploring my environment(s) and am keen on deepening my relationship to the world around me. I primarily work through drawing to generate novel relationships and interesting interactions so that “drawing” may take on a double meaning. As in “to pull in towards an axis” so as to possibly envelope amateur science, play, poetry, and outdoor exploration into a wide and varied understanding of natural materials, systems and interactions.

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Fraser studied Fine Art at Kenyatta University and in 2023, was an artist in residence at 32º East, Uganda. In 2021, his solo exhibition There Is A Time and A Place was held at Circle Art Gallery. He has shown work in numerous group exhibitions in Nairobi. He is preparing for a forthcoming solo exhibition in Nairobi with Circle Art Gallery and a residency in Zurich facilitated by Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council.