TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2024 Artist: Mable Lyton Akeu
Title: Girl in a Yellow Dress
Medium: Charcoal and Coloured Pencils on Manilla
Size: 60cm x 84cm
Year: 2024
Born in August 1995, Mable Lyton Akeu is a full-time mixed-media artist based in Kampala, Uganda. She holds a Bachelor of Industrial and Fine Arts degree from Makerere University, Uganda. Her practice predominantly entails the use of drawing, water colour painting and photography to convey her message.
“My work reflects different aspects of life that appeal to me. I see my art not only as therapeutic but also as a way to breathe life into long forgotten cultures and to get people to appreciate their environment more.”
Email: mable.akeu44@gmail.com
