Born in Nairobi ,Kenya, Cyrus Kabiru had his first solo exhibition at the wasanii workshop in 2008 in Kenya.Two years later, the talentedartist who has carved a niche for himself with his scultural eyewears another solo exhibition Upcoming in 2010 at the Kuona Trust in Nairobi.
Upcoming was followed by Cyrus Kabiru in 2011 at the Kunstpodium T Gallery in Holland and C-Stunners & Black Mamba at SMAC Gallery in Cape Town in 2015. Cyrus has also had exhibitions in England, USA, Sweden,Italy and Turkey.Kabiru is also a recipient of several awards. in 2012, he was awarded the Best Artist Innovation award at the Maker Fair and was celebrated by Guiness Africa and MTVBase.
In 2013, he was made a fellow at TED’s The Young, The Gifted, The Undiscovered in the USA,thesame year he exhibited at the Lagos Photo Festival in Nigeria and his work formed part of Afrofuture: Adventure with Makers, Thinkers and Dreamers at Milan Design Week, Milan, Italy.
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More of Kabiru's eyewears
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