Employment Record
1974- 1983: Head of Fine
Art department at Doctor Obote College Boroboro Lira.
1984: Teaching
Assistant at the school of fine art Makerere university Kampala- Uganda.
(Lectured in sculpture and Modeling, painting, Drawing and objective studies 1st,
2nd , 3rd year
under graduate degree students)
1985-1988;Worked with African Heritage Ltd Nairobi
Kenya as a sculpture Consultant and Production Manager (training Kenyan artists
several approach to sculpture production in wood, soapstone, Metal and
terracotta) quality controller for all the art facts sold at the African
Heritage Gallery.
1988:Apprenticed several Bachelor and
Masters Degree students at California College of Arts & Crafts USA in
handling metal, wood and stone sculptures.
Exhibitions and major commissions
1975: Nommo gallery
(Sculpture paintings and Drawings)
1976: Gallery watatu
in Nairobi (Sculptures and Drawings)
1976: Exhibited
Sculptures at the second world black African Arts and Culture festival
in Lagos Nigeria. The exhibition was organized by the Uganda government,
Ministry of Culture.
1979: Exhibited sculptures at the largest exhibition of the
East African Sculptures in Stockholm
sveagalleriet Sweden. The government of Kenya and the Swedish Development Authorities organized it.
1980-81: Exhibited Sculptures at the African Heritage gallery
Nairobi Kenya.
1985-86: Exhibited sculptures at the worlds fare in Vancouver
Canada. Organized by Kenya Government.
1988: Exhibited in several art galleries in California USA.
Commissions
1972: Commission by professor Andrea Rendal of the department
of Music, Dance & Drama at
Makerere University Kampala. (I produced the head of Pantheus)
1983: Commission of a
large metal sculpture by the Uganda spinning Mill Ltd in Lira.
1984: Commission of a large metal sculpture by the president
of the Republic of Uganda. The
theme was “Medicines for Ugandans” and was presented to an organization based in overland park
Kansas City USA.
1987: Commission of a large metal sculpture by the Kenya
Cooperative bank Nairobi I produced “ a
large steel sculpture which now stands before Nyeri cooperative bank Nyeri town Kenya
1993: Commission by the President of the Republic of Uganda
(I produced one large metal sculpture,
Theme, “The Musician” which was presented to his Holiness pope John Paul II on his last visit to
Uganda. The work is now placed in Vatican museum in Rome.
1996: Commissioned by the Uganda government and I produced
one large metal sculpture, which was
presented to his lordship the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Major places where works are found
1. Living stone Hall, Makerere University students dinning hall.
2. Africa Hall Makerere University students dinning hall.
3. Presidential
Lodge, Nakasero Kampala.
4. Entebbe
International Airport VIP Lounge
5. Nyeri
Co-operative bank monument, Nyeri town Kenya.
6. Museum Fur
Volkerkunde in Frankfurt Germany
7. Modern Gallery
“37” Frankfurt Germany
8. Vatican gallery
in Rome Italy
9. Florida State
Museum, Florida USA
10. Kenya National
Archives Nairobi Kenya.
Few prominent collectors
1.
Uganda
presidents
His Excellency Dr. Milliton Obote
His Excellency Yoweri kaguta Museveni
2.
Max
Rora - Roko Construction Ltd Kampala Uganda.\
3.
Hon.
Etyanga - Kampala Uganda
4.
Mr.
Hezi Bezalel - Telaviv Israel
5.
Mr.
& Mrs Uziel Telaviv Israel
6.
Mr.
Tibor Ecstain- Oakland USA
7.
Dr.
Kotrba- Austria
8.
Engineer
James Archer -London
9.
Professor
Babatunde UNDP New York
10. Mr. Alan Donvan Nairobi
Kenya
11. Engineer Sendhu Nairobi Kenya
12. Mr. Scarsfoot- the Netherlands
13. Mr. John Van Der Waller- Netherlands
14. Mr. Michael Wong- Austrian Embassy, New York
15. Ezra Bunyenyezi - Uganda Travel
Bureau
16. Mrs. Olive Kigongo Homes Ltd Kampala
17. Banana Boat ltd Kampala
18. Mr. Hassan- Antique Jewels Nairobi,
Kenya.
GOOD ARTIST FOR THE
FUTUER
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