Lyra Aoko

photographer & artist • based in nairobi • [email protected]

[Lyra Aoko @Lyraoko]

Malindi hotel shoot
Two beautiful oil paintings (Available for sale)
Art from Thuku’s workshop

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[NoteS. @NoteSphere]

May dump: What you worked on as a creative.

[AffordableArtKe @AffordableArtKE]

It's going to be the biggest yet!

The #AffordableArtShow opens this Friday, 22 May 2026.

Tickets at @KenyaBuzz

[𝓐𝔂𝓸✯ @shefwayo]

the cinema vibe is my favourite, you forget about the world for like 2 hours

[masha @masha_slp]

The moon is so pretty I hope she knows I adore her

[masha @masha_slp]

When you realize that routines are actually rituals of devotion to yourself and your dreams they become much easier to follow

[♰ 𝙽𝚊𝚎𝚝𝚘 @fw_naetoblaq]

Ngl our parents really ate with printing out our pictures and putting them in albums.

[soosoorandom @sluvity_____]

If you love someone remove them from the pedestal which imprisons them and denies the fullness of their humanity. Allow them to be imperfect and assure them that their so called imperfection is also a reflection of the divine.

[Nzioka Muli @nziokamul1]

Everything you want, wants you even more.

[Lisa @elisabetguwanto]

whenever i feel bored or underwhelmed, i always come back to this sentence:

[Wawira Njiru @wawiranjiru]

Excited to take the stage with Trevor Noah tomorrow!

[Lyra Aoko @Lyraoko]

I had the honor of documenting Kenyan artist Achieng Owira @achiengowirastudio in her space at Kuona Art Centre Studio 16, and I left with a deeper appreciation for her process, her story, and her devotion to art.

Photography @lyraoko

https://t.co/2jsY4ZcdMl

[م🎀 @honeyandcyanide]

I love it when a plant grows through concrete. Yes baddie. Same.

[soosoorandom @sluvity_____]

i think it's beautiful how life gives you infinite chances to experience better. just when you think you'll never find better, you walk right into better and your heart softens again.

[𝔙𝔞𝔪𝔭 @bIoodFr4ak]

touching grass isn’t enough anymore, i need to decompose in the forest and become one with the moss.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Discipline is the highest form of self-love.

[𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗲𝗲 ♛ @muheediva01]

CREATIVE PEOPLE, I BEG YOU:keep going, even if no one is clapping

[Lyra Aoko @Lyraoko]

I really enjoy @iamcardib interviews 🌸

https://t.co/mKVO9nXpCa

[tt✮⋆ @Bluebirdeyessss]

Felt the sun and immediately felt great, I’m literally a flower

[Lyra Aoko @Lyraoko]

Limuru 🍃💕