KENYA - Eunice Wadu (b.1965) first worked in cloth design before being inspired to paint by artist Sane Wadu, who later became her husband. This is her first opportunity to exhibit her work in the U.S. Eunice paints very freely and flatly, using muted tones. While there is always a serious message, it seems to be tongue in cheek. Sewing shows a gruff-faced woman behind a sewing machine next to an assistant who is ironing. Untitled, in the words of the artist, is about women who are worried about their husbands not coming home for one reason or another. Gossip on Wire depicts idle women, whiling their time away as if they have nothing better to do. Eunice says, “It is better to occupy yourself than to just go around gossiping.” Save Me, Mother speaks to the fact that abortion is illegal in Kenya, forcing women to resort to the back streets where unskilled quacks practice on frightened women. The Scared Pope II shows us a black Pope in his white robes, falling back in his chair, bracing himself on a nearby table. His mouth is wide open and he has a horrified look on his face as he sees the cowering young man in the doorway. Eunice says it depicts a former altar boy who has returned, sick with AIDS; the cleric is afraid he himself will be infected.