Professor George William Kyeyune (born 1962) is an artist and professor at the Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.[1][2] He lectures in sculpture and history of African art at the College of Engineering, Design, and Technology – Makerere University, with research interest in contemporary art and metal casting technology.[2] He is also the vicar of the Namirembe Cathedral of the Church of Uganda.[3]
Early life edit
Prof. George Kyeyune was born in 1962 into a traditional Ugandan family at Masaka, Kyanamukaka Subcounty in central Uganda.[1] At an early age, he started depicting signs of an artist by drawing pictures using the ground as his canvas. This later translated into a career in art (painting and sculpture).[1]
Education edit
Prof. George Kyeyune was a product of the then Margaret Trowell School of Fine Arts (now Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Arts), where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art in 1985.[1] And later obtained a Diploma in Education the following year. Prof. George Kyeyune obtained a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India with speciality in Sculpture.[1] In 1999, Prof. George Kyeyune received a scholarship from the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission to Study for his PhD in Art History at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.[4][1]
Career edit
Prof. George Kyeyune returned from India and took up a teaching position in sculpture his former school.[1] He is currently an associate professor at the College of Engineering, Design, and Technology – Makerere University.[2] He also does sculpture and painting for exhibitions.[5] Some of his works includes: The Kampala I Will Always Come Back To (2011); At the Salon (2011); Gossip I & II (2011); Telephone Call (2011); Roadside Vendor (2011); Boodaboda I, II & III (2011); En Route from Mbale (1983) and Jesus Writing in the Sand (1983) among others.[6]
Personal life edit
Prof. George Kyeyune is father to the Ugandan musician Ragga Dee (born Daniel Kazibwe).[7][8]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g start (15 December 2010). "The Perceptive Observer: An interview with George Kyeyune". Start Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "George Kyeyune". The College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ NTVUganda (30 May 2019), Church of Uganda mourns the death of Prof Apolo Nsibambi, retrieved 9 June 2019
- ^ "Lot 6 – 2019". East African Art Auction. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "The Perceptive Observer: An interview with George Kyeyune – Start Journal". startjournal.org. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ start (29 November 2011). "Kyeyune's The Kampala I Will Always Come Back To: Sanitised Economic Injustices and the Risk of Propaganda". Start Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Iragaba, Apollo (19 September 2022). "9 Things You Didn't know about Ragga Dee". Hard Rock Media. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Nyanchama, Venic (25 June 2021). "Ragga Dee bio: family, house, cars, net worth, songs, facts". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 22 January 2023.