NALA in ZANZIBAR


 

Jamila Mzee Mataka and Mwanakhamis Mohamed (Mwana) (not on the photo) 

from the Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery in Stone Town, Zanzibar 2014   

 

Jamila Mataka (left) with Najma Ameir Khamis from the Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery
Jamila Mataka (left) with Najma Ameir Khamis from the Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery

Künstler:                        Jamila Mzee Mataka and 

                                       Mwanakhamis Mohamed                                                  (Mwana) 

 

Geburtsort:                     Zanzibar

Wohnhaft heute::           Stone Town / Zanzibar

Beruf:                             Visual Artist

Arbeitsplatz:                   Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery

                                       Hurumzi street 242

                                       Stone Town / Zanzibar

Majors:                           Henna Art Paintings in Acrylic

                                       Henna workshops

                                              

                                                 Tel:                                 +255 778 457 909

                                                 Email:                            hurumzihennaart@gmail.com                                                         Website:                                                                                                                                http://www.facebook.com/HurumziHennaArtGallery

 


The women of Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery transform traditional henna body arts into paintings and prints . Using a centuries old tradition of adorning women’s hands and feet for celebrations such as weddings and festivals, the artists translate the patterns of the body art onto canvas creating a new and soon to be iconic art style through their elaborate paintings.


What began as a workshop for 10 women henna artists in 2007 became a thriving women’s cooperative engendering an entirely new style of painting. The results are vibrant and exciting designs characterized by swirling forms and bold floral motifs surrounded by repeating background patterns.


This style is uniquely their own; it does not resemble other East African painting styles and represents the exciting creation of what is clearly a Zanzibari invention. Within the larger style each woman has her own unique way of working with motif, color and pattern.


The Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery is changing women’s lives, producing a new artistic style and beneficial means of income that has improved their way of life. On most days, you may visit the women painting and printmaking in their art studio above the gallery at

242 Hurumzi Street. 



Künstler:                        Sharifa Juma                                                               Mohammed

 

Geburtsort:                     Zanzibar

Wohnhaft heute::           Stone Town / Zanzibar

Beruf:                             Visual Artist

Arbeitsplatz:                   Sherry Henna Art Studio

                                       Hurumzi street 225

                                       Stone Town / Zanzibar

Majors:                           Henna Art Paintings in                                                  Acrylic

                                              

Tel:                                  +255 773 677 116

Email:                             queensherry2@gmail.com

http://www.culturalheritage.co.tz/sherry-mohamed-en