The art on display suggests a multiplicity of innovative process with traditional and contemporary techniques of art making Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | There was always going to be room for another art gallery on the Uganda Contemporary art scene. This is because of the many emerging artists who …
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An exhibition by Makerere Art School Alumni Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | It is exactly six years now that three fresh graduates of Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fineart got together to mount a show at the Makerere Art gallery. The three artists namely: Patrick Mulondo, Emmanuel Lwanga …
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In a society where art appreciation is understood to be a preserve for the rich and white expatriate community, producing at with familiar themes enables the locals to consume it Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | In a small studio in Najjera, on the outskirts of Kampala, Bernard Omony is …
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Exhibit says more than reunion of friendship and family post- Covid-19 pandemic Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | What one makes of Eltayeb’s astonishing portraits on scratched surfaces is that they seem to communicate a message about the artist. Rightly, the iconic series he aptly refers to as Spirit of …
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A site of Buganda’s rich cultural heritage reflected in the diverse material culture | THE INDEPENDENT | A top a sprawling hill located in Nasanna- Wakiso district, in a small village called Katooke, about 12km from Kampala, is the Wamala tombs. This cultural site is burial ground of Buganda’s 29thKing, …
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The artist Ocom Adonias has over the past three years created a body of work ‘Who is your Saint?’ Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The debut of this multi- media series fusing painting, photography, sculpture, collage and still motion-animation, was in 2018 at Afriart gallery in a solo show, …
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Dr. Amanda Tumusiime takes on research and community outreach in latest project showcasing the relationship between art and nature. Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The so what question stands out every time one mentions they are an artist. “So what if you are an artist?” The question will often …
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Art Book reveals Uganda’s cultural diversity through collected works by seasoned art collector Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Who’s collecting art in Uganda? This question that is recurrent at many art events across the country is answered with the book: Uganda Artists and Art which is on the market …
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She embarked on an active art career after clocking more than a century old but became one to reckon with, with paper collages that combine extraordinary detail and charming simplicity. | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | A typical story of a female student of fine art in the early years of Makerere …
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Tracy Chapman, Paul Gilroy, Nina Simone play as tropes in new body of work | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | As a political satirist artist, Eria Sane Nsubuga, is equally humorous as intelligent. His appropriation of political protagonists like former US president Donald Trump, Theresa May and other respective black revolutionary characters, …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
