Njeri Kinuthia was born and raised in Kenya. She received her bachelor’s degree in fashion design from Machakos University, Kenya and moved to the U.S. in 2021 to pursue her M.F.A at the University of Central Florida, funded by the Provost’s Fellowship Award. Her artistic merit has been recognized with awards, including the 2024 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art People’s Choice Award, the 2024 University of Central Florida Outstanding Graduate Creative Research, and the 2023 Éclat Law Prize, among others. Njeri has exhibited her work in various shows and galleries, including the 2024 Florida Prize at the Orlando Museum of Art, and solo exhibitions regionally, nationally and internationally. Njeri’s work explores themes of self-reflection and the suppression of women perpetuated by cultural norms.