TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2020 Artist: Nicole Remus Title: Self Portrait 3 Size: 124cm x 83.8cm Medium: Photography Year: 2020 Born in 1995, Nicole Remus is a visual artist and budding curator based in Jinja, Uganda. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture at Makerere University, Uganda and is the visual art director at […]
TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2020 Artist: John Bosco Muramuzi Title: City of Birds Size: 180cm x 120cm Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2019 Born in 1991, John Bosco Muramuzi is a full-time practising artist based at his Jon-B Art Studio in Buloba (off Mityana Road), Uganda. He holds a Diploma in Industrial Art and Design […]
TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2020 Artist: Peter Nshekanabo Title: Toninyilila Size: 90cm x 70cm Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2019 Born in 1997, Peter Nshekanabo is a practicing artist based in Nalya, Uganda. He holds a Bachelor of Art and Industrial Design from Kyambogo University, Uganda. In his art, he boldly tackles what may be […]
TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2020 Artist: Ronald Odur Title: Ebya Kayisali Size: 51cm x 30cm x 18.5cm Medium: Stitched Aluminum Printing Plate and Copper Wire Year: 2020 Born in 1992, Ronald Odur is a practising artist in Uganda. He holds a Diploma in Interior Design from Kyambogo University, Uganda. “This piece of work was inspired […]
TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2020 Artist: Ryan Edwin Ssendagire Title: The walls that bind us Size: 59cm x 42cm Medium: Charcoal on Paper Year: 2020 Born in 1999, Ryan Edwin Ssendagire is a full-time practising artist based in Nyanama, Uganda. He is also pursuing a Diploma in Interior Design at Artfield Institute, Uganda. “The drawing […]
TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2020 Artist: Charlene Komuntale Title: Flawed Yet Beautiful Size: 42cm x 59.4cm Medium: Digital Art Year: 2020 Born in 1991, Charlene Komuntale is a freelance digital illustrator / artist based in Kampala, Uganda. She holds a BA in Animation from Limkokwing University, Malaysia. “As a child, I wanted to be a […]
TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2020 Artist: Doddridge Busingye Title: Plastic Smiles Size: 110cm x 60cm Medium: Installation Year: 2020 Born in 1990, Doddridge Busingye is a practicing visual artist based in Kampala, Uganda. He holds a Masters Degree in Fine Art from Makerere University and a Bachelor of Art and Industrial Design from Kyambogo University. […]
TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2020 Artist: Elvis Kiweewa Title: Drawing of Peter Wanabwa Washing His Face Size: 84.1 x 54.9 cm Medium: Graphite and Charcoal on Paper Year: 2020 Born in 1997, Elvis Kiweewa is a hyper realist pencil artist, based in Kampala, Uganda. He is currently in the final year of pursuing a Bachelor […]
Born in 1992, Ronald Odur is a multi-media artist in Uganda. He mostly works with aluminium plates, which he manipulates by embossing, burning, stitching, creasing and adding wire, paper and other objects. His work and ideas then reveal themselves as sculpture, installation, drawing and performance. His connection to aluminium, which is his primary resource, started […]
The MMA Prize in 2018 was won by Pamela Enyonu with her piece called Bwino. “‘Bwino’ is a Luganda word which means ‘ink’. Its usage has evolved to mean checked and proven facts as basis of logical arguments and conclusions. In this day of ‘alternative’ facts, there is even a bigger need to real facts […]
