Chelenge Van Rampelberg

Chelenge Rampelberg is Kenya’s first professional female sculptor. She turned to the arts at the age of twenty five when her husband discovered her paintings under the bed and showed them to Ruth Schaffner of Nairobi’s premier gallery at the time, Gallery Watatu. Today, Chelenge is amongst the most respected artists in Kenya. Her wooden sculpture and woodcut plates explore African culture and the minutiae of human relationships.