Art Auction East Africa

The 14th annual Art Auction East Africa took place in Nairobi on Wednesday 28 October 2026, live at Circle Art Gallery at 7pm EAT, and broadcast on the Strauss & Co Invaluable platform.

This year’s auction featured 68 lots, evenly split between modern and contemporary works, representing artists from nine countries.

Highlights include: Kenyan artists, Samuel Wanjau and Meek Gichugu; Ugandan artists, Fabian Mpagi, Francis Nnaggenda and Kefa Frederick Sempangi; renowned Sudanese artists, Ahmed Shibrain, Salah Elmur and Rashid Diab; and Tanzanian artists, Kiure Francis Msangi and Edward Saidi Tingatinga. Also debuting are works by celebrated Nigerian modernist Bruce Onobrakpeya and Congolese artist Cheri Cherin.

All the auction lots are now on display at Circle Art Gallery, Victoria Square, Riara Road, Nairobi.

For more information please contact danda@circleartagency.com

With thanks to Access Bank Kenya Management and the Chair of the Board for their support.