Sarah Waiswa was born in Uganda in 1980. In 1999 she moved to the United States where she obtained a B.A in Sociology from Berea College followed by a MSc in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from Eastern Kentucky University. She worked in a corporate environment for a number…
The East African art scene has seen significant growth and development in recent years, with a growing number of galleries, exhibitions, and events showcasing the region’s talented artists. The people behind these exhibitions are curators, whose roles are instrumental in bringing the work of East African artists to…
Stacey Gillian Abe was born in Kampala, Uganda, in 1990. In 2014, she graduated from Kyambogo University, Kampala, with a BA in Art and Industrial Design. Abe’s practice includes photography, sculpture, installation, performance and painting. Her concepts highlight the strengths and fragility of the female mind and aim…
Shabu Mwangi was born in Lungalunga at Makuru slum in Nairobi, Kenya in 1985. He grew up with his mother and eleven siblings in difficult circumstances. He had to collect plastic and metal from the rubbish dump to help support his family from an early age. He was…
Kenyan artist Rosemary Karuga has made a significant impact on the African art community, particularly in the contemporary scene ; through her unique style and powerful imagery. She passed away at the age of 93 on the 9th of February 2021. Karuga is well known for her vibrant…
Michael Tsegaye was born in 1975 in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa. He is an artist and photographer who started his journey when he transferred to Addis Ababa University’s School of Fine Arts and Design from the Economics Department where he had initially enrolled. There, he received his diploma in…
A number of African photographers take photographs of people, their environment, situations and challenges and expose them to the public for a greater understanding of their surroundings, and in the case of a foreigner, get insight into places they are yet to visit. Some of these photographs are…
Ephrem Solomon was born in Ethiopia in 1983. Solomon creates inquisitive works using wood cut panels and mixed media based on his socio-political observations of contemporary Addis Ababa. Trained in traditional printmaking, Solomon uses carved marks for constructed portraits informed by the people around him, creating figures that…
A self-taught painter and mixed media expressionist, Emmanuel Nkuranga is co-founder and owner of Inema Arts Center in Kigali, Rwanda. Through Inema, Nkuranga leads the country’s growing creative industry. Born in Mityana, Uganda in 1987, he is the son of Rwandan former exiles. He moved to Rwanda in…
African artists often explore domestic spaces as a way to negotiate power dynamics, intimacy, and identity. The domestic space is known as the distinct and private space of the home. The centrality of the artist’s home is sometimes redefined in their works. In their investigations of domestic spaces,…