Kenya Josiah

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London based artist, creating things to add joy to your home. Kenya is a figurative artist that uses acrylic paint.

Kenya’s work is rooted in exploring the diversity of Black womanhood and the beauty in narratives that have been overlooked by society. The Black women in her artwork mirror figures in her community and signify women's empowerment and self-love. Through her work, she explores dance, movement, joy and human connection experienced in daily life. Kenya's work depicts the rich colours of the Caribbean reflecting her Jamaican and Guyanese heritage. She is hugely influenced by handwoven textiles, nature and Brazilian naive art. She intends for each painting to be a celebration of culture.

21/10/2026

All of Us (House Party 2)

We dance, we sing, we eat, we have deep chats, we laugh, we cry, we exchange numbers, we flirt, we kiss, we hug, we smoke, we drink, we dress up, we dress down, we are free and we are together.

13/10/2026

Work in progress

Everything will be ok

Studio assistant

Practicing colours on mummy’s mural

Finsbury Park Painting Club getting back into the groove of things

Grateful to have this studio 🫶

27/09/2026

Hand painted tile coasters available on my website now 🌸❤️

24/09/2026

Paintings going to their new homes 🏡

Thank you to everyone that has bought a painting or print in the last week since I reopened my shop last week

I have lots of stuff back online including preorder for Christmas cards, totes and I’ve just uploaded some hand painted ceramic coasters too

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A couple of the ceramic coasters on my website x

09/09/2026

The last year has been transformative in more than one way. I’ve really loved becoming a mother but I’ve also gone through a lot of hard personal stuff too. One thing I’ve realised is that I’ve put too much pressure on myself to produce and pick up where I left my career when I was pregnant. It’s caused me to overthink and create a mental block.

So for now I’ve decided that I’m not working on canvas for a while and I’m just having fun exploring and falling back I love with art. Here are a couple things I’ve been working on the last week ⭐️🫶❤️‍🔥

Exploring sculpture with clay!! Inspired by Jamaican folk art red clay figurines

25/07/2026

Two Dancers, 2026

Inspired my Two Dancers, 1937, by Henri Matisse. I wanted to keep a similar colour palette and convey a similar message of intimacy and boldness but through my own painting style.

This is my first finished painting since giving birth. I finished this it exactly one year after I went into labour. was so worried I wouldn’t be able to painting again earlier this year but I can finally feel my spark coming back

03/07/2026

First week back in the studio with my assistant🤍

30/03/2026

Mummy Dahlia

07/02/2026

Dahli Bali 💕

27/11/2025

One of the first paintings I sold

I painted it after work in my living room when I was working full time at a music company. I was unhappy at that job and this painting it opened a lot of doors for me. It’s good to remind myself of these things I’ve created as 4 months after having a baby i tend to feel like I’m slacking and I forget some of the things I’ve achieved

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