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He studied Interior Design at the Buruburu Institute Of Fine Arts (BIFA) and then pursued painting after working in other creative fields. Among Nyamai\u2019s inspirations are his mother and grandmother, Kenyan history, and the current experience of being Kenyan and African.\r\nNyamai has shown his work across the globe in solo exhibitions at venues such as the Norval Foundation, Cape Town; James Cohan Gallery, New York; and Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin. He has participated in group exhibitions and biennials, most recently at the Sharjah Biennial 16; The V\u00f6lklinger H\u00fctte; the Kenyan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale; the Dakar Biennale; the Stellenbosch Triennale; the Ostrale Biennale, Dresden; and the Kampala Biennale. His works are part of numerous private and institutional collections around the world, such as the Dallas Art Museum, the Southern African Foundation for Contemporary Art, the Arthur Primas Museum, and Buxton Contemporary. 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