Artist: Sandra Suubi Title: Samba Gown I, II, III Medium: Photography and Wearable Sculpture Size: 51cm x 61cm Year: 2022 Born in June 1990, Sandra Suubi is a multi-disciplinary full-time visual artist based in Kampala, Uganda. She holds a Masters in Fine Art degree and a Bachelor of Industrial and Fine Arts degree from Makerere […]
Artist: Benjamin Atwom Title: Fragile Masculinity Medium: Installation Photography on Archival Paper Size: 45cm x 36cm Year: 2021 Born in May 1996, Benjamin Atwom is a self-taught artist based in Entebbe, Uganda. Through his artwork, he sets out to provide a commentary on social disparities by juxtaposing mundane objects and situations so as to provoke […]
Artist: Simon Peter Sai Title: Saicology (Self Portrait) Medium: Mixed Media Size: 70cm x 90cm Year: 2020 Born, in February 1989, Simon Peter Sai is self-taught full-time artist based in Gulu, Northern Uganda. He is the founder of Sai Arts Gulu – Uganda, Co-founder of VASA Art Movement and the Art Coordinator for Northern Uganda […]
Artist: Olivia Mary Nantongo Title: Acceptance Medium: Mixed Media Size: 53cm x 120cm Year: 2022 Born in January 1994, Olivia Mary Nantongo is a full-time artist based in Kampala, Uganda. She holds a Bachelor of Industrial and Fine Arts degree from Makerere University, Uganda. Her art is mostly characterised by the use of acrylics, oil […]
Artist: Joseph Wamala Kyeyune Title: I shall not want Medium: Acrylics on Canvas Size: 150cm x 100cm | Year: 2021 Born in November 1993, Joseph Wamala Kyeyune is a full-time artist based in Kampala, Uganda. He holds a Bachelor of Art and Industrial Design degree from Kyambogo University, Uganda and a Diploma in Art from […]
Congratulations to Sandra Suubi, the Winner of the MMA Prize 2022. Her entry artwork ‘Samba Gown I, II, III’ selected under the medium of Photography and Wearable Sculpture is part of a broader performance piece by the artist, re-enacting and rethinking the bride’s walk down the aisle but using the streets of Kampala. The artwork […]
Artist: Emmanuel Lwanga Title: Muted Conversations I Size: 25cm x 21cm x 47cm Medium: Terracotta Sculpture Mounted on Wood Year: 2018 Born in 1978, Emmanuel Lwanga is a sculptor based in Nsambya, Uganda. Emmanuel holds a Bachelor of Industrial and Fine Art from Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda and a Diploma in Art and Design from […]
Artist: Solomon Agaba Peabo Title: Into the Future Size: 20.3cm x 15.5cm Medium: Photography and Digital Art Year: 2020 Born in 1999, Solomon Agaba Peabo is an artist based in Kampala, Uganda. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture at Kyambogo University, Uganda. “Into the future shows a man in a taxi looking […]
Artist: Trevor Mark Aloka Title: Mending the Soccer Boot Size: 89cm x 70cm Medium: Oil and Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2020 Born in 1997, Trevor Mark Aloka is a full-time artist based in Mutungo, Uganda. His entry artwork is part of a series of works entitled ‘Ready for Export’. “Ready for Export is from a […]
Artist: Aaron Brogan Mwesigwa Title: The Letter Size: 42cm x 59.4cm Medium: Charcoal and Acrylics on Paper Waste Year: 2020 Born in 1997, Aaron Brogan Mwesigwa is based in Kampala, Uganda. He is in the final year of pursuing a Bachelor of Industrial and Fine Art at Makerere University, Uganda. According to Aaron: “In waste […]
