acrylic on canvas, 66x46cm
“This word captured the mental arithmetic of endurance. The quiet calculations of survival within unjust systems. It exposes tension between scarcity and dignity, struggle and grace. It is a meditation on perseverance, balance, and the resilient pursuit of inner peace, despite external inequity.”
ARTIST BIO: Mary Muthoni Nderitu is a Kenyan multidisciplinary artist and poet whose work explores the psyche, spirituality, and the lived realities of contemporary society. Her symbolic visual language unfolds through colored pencils, acrylic, coffee, ink, and collage. Guided by themes of consciousness, resilience, transformation, community, and philosophy, Mary creates art as a space for reflection, memory, and inquiry. Her practice invites viewers into a quiet reckoning with themselves and the world, offering pathways toward healing, moral balance, and the ongoing pursuit of peace and justice.