Sammy Mutinda, born in 1990, is a self-discovered contemporary visual artist hailing from the Mukuru slums on the outskirts of Nairobi. Raised in this marginalized community, Sammy’s passion for art developed early on. As a multidisciplinary artist, his work explores human behavior in relation to the nvironment, driven by spiritual, social, and political forces impacting humanity.
Human figures are central to his art, which investigates how individuals navigate their connection or disconnection from reality, sometimes developing coping mechanisms that lead to self-destruction or healing for both humanity and all beings under the sun. Sammy has actively participated in various art-oriented activities, including art facilitation at WajukuuArts Kids Club, workshops, and group exhibitions locally and internationally. Notable exhibitions include PRINT|PRINTS art collectives
exhibition (Kibera art district 2025), Ecology X Posters for the Future (Kairos Futura 2025), Sasa Nairobi Artist Fellowship program Goethe institute (2024- 2025), Before Our Homes Go Down (Wajukuu artist collective Group Exhibition 2024), Sonic Mass (Munyu Space), Water Residency Dream Kona & Goethe Institute, Fota 2024, Expressions in Colours (Under the Swahili Tree, Nairobi 2023). His work "Small Windows" was featured in the recent Documenta15 Festival (2022) in Kassel, Germany, as part of a group show with the WajukuuArts collective. Sammy also participated in the MATZA Edgelands WajukuuArts residency program, Informal Digitalities. His sculpture Digital Life was shortlisted for the Manjano Art Competition (2015), organized by GoDown Art Centre,
Kuona Trust, and Wajukuu Arts.