Prints of the artist’s artwork on showcase delved into the subject of an artist who crossed boundaries of artistic practice but still avoided the radical feminist narrative ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The memory of Maria Naita, a renown sculptress and painter of her time, still lives on. A recent multi-disciplinary …
Read More »Ronex explores the human form with Formation exhibit
Artist works with nonconventional media to achieve experimental processes in his art and to pay attention to the subject of recycling in art ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | A solo sculpture show by Ronex was probably one of the milestones missing on the artist’s long list of outstanding achievements on the …
Read More »Leonard Kateete’s Homecoming solo show
Senior artist, celebrates East African cultural heritage on canvas while showcasing his ingenuity with working with stain glass as a material that references a rich cultural heritage from medieval European art ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | What immediately captures your attention at the Makerere Art gallery now as you make your …
Read More »Atugonza’s Human Nature
Artist draws on the symbiotic relationship between humans and the natural work to create a starling new body of work ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | There’s so much going on in Richard Atugonza’s life as an artist and individual; from a sky rocketing art career evident in his participation in high …
Read More »Ethiopian artist Julie Mehretu’s painting fetches record $10.7m at auction
ARTS | AGENCIES | US-based Ethiopian artist, Julie Mehretu, has made an indelible mark in the contemporary African art scene by setting a new auction record. Her abstract painting, ‘Walkers With the Dawn and Morning,’ was sold for a staggering $10.7 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York, making it …
Read More »Nyatho’s Mama Kafunda solo show
Artist deeply engages audience with the concept of the regular working woman ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Kafunda in Ugandan speak is generally a small working space on the roadside. The phrase Mama Kafunda is usually used on regular working women typically from humble social settings. Their work space will include …
Read More »Wasswad Showcasing Immortal Objects at Circle Art gallery
Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The exhibition showcases the artist’s recent body of work including new paintings, a series of drawings, alongside his more familiar sculptures Like is the norm with the multi-disciplinary artist, Wasswa Donald aka Wasswad, to stage a Solo Show every after two to three years, he …
Read More »Nigerian charcoal artist Joshua Osariemen Akugbe
His journey as an artist and his creative process Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Osariemen Akugbe, also known as JJOSH_ARTZ, is a 23 years old artist based in Benin City, Edo state, Nigeria. “I’ve been drawing since I was little. I found myself drawing on my school books and …
Read More »ARTS: Portrait of a self-taught artist
Beyond the label, is there any truth to the compartmentalisation? Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | When Jak Katarikawe started to make art in the 1960s, everyone was stunned. Katarikawe, an illiterate, was a driver for David Cook, a Makerere University Professor of Literature (1962 1977). Katarikawe’s break through as …
Read More »Ugandan artist Jose Chameleon sued over breach of contract
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Ugandan top musician Joseph Mayanja alias Dr. Jose Chameleon was Tuesday dragged to court for failure to refund over Sh50 million owed to a South African based music promoter. The promoter is claiming the monies for concerts he never performed. Zaina Muwonge trading as Sezana promotions …
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