lobby for disability rights through art. DAPU’s mission is to
believes that visual art experiences communicated through
positively transform the lives of PWDs in Uganda.
professional artists, workshops and exhibitions can promote cross-cultural understanding and provide new perspectives
ADONIAS OCOM EKUWE is a visual artist and
and insights which can enrich our lives.
photographer. He graduated from the Margaret Trowel School of Industrial And Fine Art in 2013, where he majored in
DERRICK KOMAKECH is a performing artist and visual
Watercolor Painting. Adonias’ work centres upon the realistic
artist. A graduate of the School of Industrial and Fine Art in
representation of the life of the common man; he paints
Makerere, he is currently working as an art tutor for
stories of everyday people he feels need to be told. He has
pre-school students. Derrick enjoys experimenting with art
participated in two group exhibitions; the third CSO
forms, including visual art, film and street theatre; and he
Exhibition in 2013 and the Sadolin Marbarti Challenge
creates artworks ranging from paintings, to sculptures and
exhibition 2014, at which he was awarded the position of third
graphic design work, which he exhibits in local studios.
winner. Contemporary visual artist, IAN MWESIGA has participated KAGIMU JOSHUA GODWIN AKA "Joshua the Rap Poet" is
in The Moving Africa, Dakar Biennale 2014; and has exhibited
a spoken word and visual artist. He has performed at spoken
at AKA Gallery, as well as at the Hotel Serena and Mish Mash,
word events across Kampala, including: Poetry in Session;
amongst other Kampala-based venues. Ian has completed
Open Mic Uganda Musuem; KWIVUGA poetry in session;
residencies at 32° East | Ugandan Arts Trust and Kuona Trust,
Bonfire at Kampala’s National Theatre; and LaBa festival. As a
Nairobi. ANDERU IMMACULATE MALI creates sculptural
visual artist he paints using a range of media, and has
installations out of recycled materials and hair braids. She has
exhibited at Uzina Initiative (NGO), Repainting Uganda
completed a residency at 32° East | Ugandan Arts Trust and
World Music Festival and End of the Weak Hip Hop Summit.
has participated in LaBa festival and the Mabarti Challenge. Both artists graduated from Makerere University.
KANDOLE REAGAN is a 22 year old eco-artist and student of Kyambogo University, majoring in Sculpture and Painting.
KIZITO MBUGA is a visual artist. He graduated from
Kandole founded Waste Manager Education Project
Makerere University with a Bachelors Degree in Industrial
(WAMEP), which engages young people and community
and Fine Art; studying Graphic Design and Fashion Design
members in handling waste creatively, through recycling,
and majoring in Oil Painting. Mbuga also works with chalk
reusing and value addition. Reagan worked with the Garbage
and is currently working on illustrations for Baroque
Collectors and Ruganzu Bruno in the installation of a
publishers. Additionally, he has worked with Artivists 4 Life,
sculpture constructed from polythene bags at Kampala’s
an NGO which works with young people in Kayunga and
National Theatre, and participated in 2014’s LaBa festival, at
Mukono, participating with them at LaBa festival.
which he made an installation of the festival logo from waste. Reagan has exhibited works in AKA Gallery and Flock of
KINO MUSOKE is a Ugandan animator, comic book artist
Birds, Kampala.
and film-maker. He came to prominence with his animated music video ‘Power’ by GNL Zamba, for which he won awards
KATUMBA SIMON PETER is a contemporary visual artist.
for Best Director, Best Cinematographer and Best Male Video.
He has participated in arts events across Kampala, including
Kino has made music videos with further Ugandan artists and
Bayimba International Festival of the Arts; Kampala City
exhibited his flagship cartoon character, BreezyNuts at the
Council Authority (KCCA) Festival; and LaBa festival. Simon
Goethe Zentrum’s Comic Exhibition in 2013; a character
conducts art workshops with groups across Kampala,
which was introduced to the world by Eric Mukalazi at the
including DAPU and is a member of 32° East | Ugandan Arts
inaugural KLA ART festival in 2012. He has gone on to
Trust, at which he has participated in several projects. Simon
produce, direct and edit a number ofdocumentaries under the
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