Neema Kimondo (b. 2000, Iringa, Tanzania) is a Chicago-based painter, muralist, and community organizer. She holds a degree in Psychology with a minor in Studio Art from Trinity College, a combination that deeply informs her exploration of identity, memory, and collective experience through her art. Neema’s work transforms both public and personal spaces into vibrant celebrations of community and belonging, utilizing color and scale to foster connection.
Her journey into large-scale murals began in 2020 with a collaborative project at Trinity College’s Underground Coffeehouse, igniting her passion for reimagining shared environments through artistic expression. Since then, she has completed numerous projects throughout Hartford and Chicago, including notable collaborations with Soho House Chicago, In Session Soundbite Lounge, Uptown Chamber of Commerce, and Downtown Oak Park.
Neema Kimondo’s artistic achievements have been recognized with the Anna C. Helman Prize for Painting (Trinity College, 2023), awarded by the Faculty of Fine Arts to honor distinction and promise in painting.
Photo By Nuru Dorsey
CURRICULUM VITAE
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
The Love In Your Hands
Crescent Center for Arts and Neuroscience, Trinity College – Hartford, CT
Dates: May 16–21, 2025
A solo exhibition exploring the emotional, communal, and personal landscapes of touch, care, and connection. Through themes of intimacy, softness, and resilience, this body of work utilized form, color, and storytelling to honor the gestures that sustain us.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Season 3 Opening Reception
Fourtune House Art Center – 4410 S. Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL
Dates: July 18 – August 20, 2025
A group exhibition featuring emerging and established artists working across media. The show spotlighted contemporary visual dialogues rooted in community, experimentation, and cultural expression.
MURALS
2025
Demera Mural – Uptown Artweek
Graceland Walls Gallery – 4001 N Clark St, Chicago, IL
Completed: June 2025In Session Soundbite Lounge Mural
1239 W Lake St, Chicago, IL
Completed: April 2025
2024
Soho House Mural Takeover
113–125 N Green St, Chicago, IL
Completed: November 2024Kribi/Buzz Coffee Patio Mural
905 S Lombard Ave, Oak Park, IL
Completed: July 2024
2023
Sacred Roots Neighborhood Farm Mural
(Urban Hope Refuge Church + Hydroponic Farm Installation)
136 Westland St, Hartford, CT
Completed: October 2023All Things Written Staircase Mural
(The Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric, Trinity College)
115 Vernon Street, Hartford, CT
Completed: August 2023Trinity College Career and Life Design Center Mural
Cornelia Center – 114 Vernon St, Hartford, CT
Completed: July 2023Bantam Bouquet Mural – Trinity College Library
Raether Library – 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT
Completed: March 2023
2022
Trinfo.Cafe Community Garden Mural
1300 Broad St, Hartford, CT
Completed: July 2022
Featured ArticleTrinity College Lovely Bodies QRC Mural
114 Crescent St, Hartford, CT
Completed: June 2022Rooted in Love Mural
New Park Ave & Hamilton Street, Hartford, CT
Completed: April 2022Black Girls Achieve Mural
1285 Broad St, Hartford, CT
Completed: September 2022
Community Reveal / Ribbon Cutting
Featured Article
2021
Trinity College All-Gender Restroom Digital Mural
Mather Dining Hall – 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT
Completed: November 2021Trinfo.Cafe Wall Mural
1300 Broad St, Hartford, CT
Completed: July 2021
Featured Article
2020
Trinity College Underground Coffeehouse Mural
Mather Basement – 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT
Completed: June 2020
SELECTED MEDIA FEATURES
Uptown Live Street Festival Coverage
ChicagoNOW / Fox32 – Watch Video – Sept 19, 2025
WGN News – Watch Feature – Sept 19, 2025
"Hartford’s Newest Mural Celebrates Black Girls"
The Hartford Courant – Read Article – Sept 11, 2022Neema Kimondo ’23 Profile
The Trinity Reporter – Read Profile – Winter 2023“Hartford Church Tackles Food Access” (Mural featured)
Fox61 News – Watch Segment – Oct 25, 2023“Sacred Roots Hydroponic Farming Project” (Mural featured)
Levo International – Read Article – Oct 26, 2023
EDUCATION
Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology — May 2023
