AfA UGANDAN REPRESENTATIVE

  1. -Head of AfA Uganda.

  2. -coordinates Ugandan artists and educators’ activities

  3. -Develops and teaches programmes.

  4. -Provides AfA products such as paintings


BIOGRAPHY

“I am Justin Igala, a very proud Ugandan development and fine artist. I have done a lot through my art to support development of marginalised communities in various areas such as water, hygiene, sanitation, HIV/Aids and malaria control. I appeal to people who shun fine art to know that it is a profession that can be used to improve people’s lives. I encourage good artists to rise up and show their talent.

JUSTIN IGALA, DEVELOPMENT WORKER, TEACHER, ARTIST

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  1. ❖Professional Portfolio


  1. ❖Dialogue Among Civilisations Project in South Africa

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I want people to know that fine art is a profession that can enable you to create your own job, assist your family and can even enable you to employ others. My own art carrier has been a very long journey and a process since my childhood. My artistic talent started manifesting as far back as my primary education, when I was always called upon to make some drawings during class lessons.


During my secondary education, my talent grew further as fine art started boosting my grades in my respective classes. I sat for my advanced level certificate but when the results came back, my fine art results were missing. This completely frustrated me, and I looked for another course and I was offered to do a diploma in accounts. After going through the challenge, I went to pick my leaving certificate, and I was told that my fine art results had been recovered, and I was the best in my school with distinction A. This automatically qualified me for admission to university for a bachelor of arts in Fine Art (BAFA) from Makerere University. I pursued this course for three years while specialising in painting and drawing.


I became a specialist in painting on Barkcloth.This came as a dream to me to try to paint on this material made out of a back of a tree. In Buganda (area of Uganda), it is a material traditionally used for burial. I did some paintings and took them to Kasubi tombs (a burial place for the Buganda kings). I got a very good response and began to earn a living from my art. This has helped me to support my family.”