AfriArt Gallery

FRED MUTEBI "Woodcut collection since 2000" Friday May 6th - 20th May 2011

Fulbright fellow and social anthropologist, is the unquestionable master of the light to dark printmaking technique. His woodcut prints have mesmerized many an art lover with their chiaroscuro effects and intriguing political and social satire. His oeuvre comprises of elaborately decorative lines defining images loaded with symbolic meaning that he has made over a period of over ten years. In fact, this is his first solo show in Uganda in as many years, and a must see for all woodcut enthusiasts.

Edison Mugalu "Recent Styles"

8 March - 22 March, 2011

Edison Mugalu is an artist of immense ability. As a painter, he has mastered the wet media and can use acrylic paint so organically thus making it as atmospheric as oil. He is a man after Monet's hat. He works with quick but well controlled blobs of paint to render mainly people in flowing garments working on vast beaches collecting shells or wondering about in long Arabesque corridors. His brilliant palette and impasto canvases have influences many a Kampala artist. This body of works can only be equated to a gulp from a pitcher of aging wine!

Controversial Art Exhibition Vol 002

Friday 11th March - 25th March 2011

Finding the controversy

Despite its title this exhibition does not seek to stir controversy. In this show Ugandan artists examine topical aspects of human rights, such as sexual freedom and the right to life and freedom of political association. Other works tackle the issues of recycling and the use of innovative materials. A must see!

RONEX ISMS 2011

Friday, 6pm, 28th January 2011 - Feb 18th
"My work is a revelation of my world, the way I see life, what surrounds me, my culture, my conscious, and the magic of the unconscious. I believe the power of an artist lies in creating worlds"

Ronex is Uganda's most experimental artist. In this exhibition, he is showing the different styles he has been working on in the last year. This show is not one to be missed.

ARTIST: HENRY MZILI MUJUNGA

"Buffalow Women"

Opening reception: November 5th,2010, 6pm
Duration: 3 weeks

About the artist:

Henry Mzili Mujunga is an enigma. He is arguably one of the most influential artists of our times, and yet the least assertive. As a painter he shows a deep understanding of the expressive use of media and explores gender themes inventively, drawing much admiration from his contemporaries. He is a teacher who shows us how easy it is to put any media on canvas but also how difficult it is to say so much with childlike simplicity.

About the concept: Buffalo woman

My mother, my daughter and my lover are all women! Yet they perceive me as the adversary. It must take a great deal of stubbornness to take a stance against a world of men so biased against women. For a modern woman to take care of herself by dressing well, feeding well and walking with a dignified gait, it must take the stoicism of a Buffalo. Taking a buffalo stance has often been misinterpreted by men as aggressive and antagonistic but the world must now learn that it is an affirmative and corrective measure; the only way to ensure a good life for all humanity. It is acceptable for a modern woman to wear make up and revealing clothes, and talk back to men who try to put her down. Buffalo woman is my search for acceptance from the daughters of Venus.

"New works"
Artist: Ipoot Joshua

October 2010

Now there aren’t that many renowned painters from Karamoja despite the fact that the karimojong are a very colourful lot.
Nonetheless, Ipoot has beaten the odds to become one of Uganda’s leading surrealists. His work evokes the poetry of Okot P B’tek (1931-82), weaving lavish tales of sleepy-eyed belles embedded in flowery gardens and dreamy bulls, he has captured the spirit of cattle loving people.
The hidden eroticism is typical of a Makerere trained artist; one whose work would be incomplete without adoration of the female curves!

"Recent Paintings"

Artist: George Kyeyune: unpretentious modern expressionist

September 2010
George Kyeyune (PHD), an associate professor at Makerere University art school, is definitely Uganda’s leading expressionist, who has helped many local artists and viewers find themselves in his simple narratives about urban life in Kampala.

Title: "IN THE WILD"

Artist: Anwar Sadat Nakibinge

25 February 2010
One of Afriart Gallery's premier artists, Painter Anwar Sadat Nakibinge will introduce his new style of works in a three week solo show that opens on 25th February 2010 at Afriart Gallery in Kampala. The exhibition dubbed “In the Wild”, will show 30 new paintings depicting animals, trees and nature generally.
The gallery is open Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm.

Controversial Art Exhibition Vol: 001

04 02 2010

Afriart Gallery invites you to view an exhibition Of 20 works by 10 Ugandan artists showing what they find controversial in our World. This is the first time such an exhibition has been displayed in Kampala. Opening 5th February 2010 until 19 February 2010, the gallery is open Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm.

PAINTING A PARADOX "A Light from Africa"

April 28, 2009

April 2009 Daudi Karungi's NYC exhibit was half sold out before show doors even opened. One year later, this premier Ugandan artist returns to SoHo's Broome Street Gallery for a limited engagement entitled A Light from Africa.