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EAST AFRICA · KAMPALA

Uganda

Bark-cloth heritage and Kampala studio scene.

An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Uganda's contribution to the contemporary African movement — assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.

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FEATURED ARTIST
Portrait of Mansa Hassan

Mansa Hassan

KAMPALA · UGANDA

Mansa works between Kampala and the broader East African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Mansa's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Uganda.

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ALSO FROM UGANDA

  • Issa Nkomo

    Kampala, Uganda

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  • Mansa Mutiso

    Kampala, Uganda

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  • Tariq Sow

    Kampala, Uganda

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CURATED WORKS

Available from Uganda

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After the Diaspora by Fatou DiopAVAILABLE

FATOU DIOP · 2020

After the Diaspora

Mixed media on canvas · 98 × 122 cm

Price Upon Request
Threaded Thread by Fatou Diop

FATOU DIOP · 2018

Threaded Thread

Charcoal and ochre on paper · 144 × 159 cm

Exhibition only
Echo of Light by Mansa Mutiso

MANSA MUTISO · 2023

Echo of Light

Oil and indigo on linen · 164 × 107 cm

Exhibition only
Crimson Sahel by Fatou DiopAVAILABLE

FATOU DIOP · 2018

Crimson Sahel

Mixed media on canvas · 147 × 102 cm

Price Upon Request
Echo of Geometry by Fatou Diop

FATOU DIOP · 2024

Echo of Geometry

Mixed media on canvas · 132 × 147 cm

Exhibition only
Ancestral Return by Issa Nkomo

ISSA NKOMO · 2025

Ancestral Return

Bogolan textile on stretcher · 107 × 102 cm

Exhibition only
EDITORIAL

Stories from Uganda

Editorial image from Uganda
A studio afternoon in Kampala

STORIES FROM UGANDA

A studio afternoon in Kampala

Inside the studios shaping Uganda's new visual grammar — where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.

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Mansa Hassan on process and place

VOICES FROM UGANDA

Mansa Hassan on process and place

Bark-cloth heritage and Kampala studio scene. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the east African horizon.

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Emerging voices around Kampala

NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM UGANDA

Emerging voices around Kampala

Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Uganda's cultural output for a global audience.

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PROGRAMME

Exhibitions linked to Uganda

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Threads of Uganda

Ongoing — March 2027

Threads of Uganda

NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Kampala

East Currents

Sept 2026 — Jan 2027

East Currents

Group show · touring East Africa

IMMERSIVE MODE

Step inside the Uganda pavilion.

A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Uganda.

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