Henry Mzili Mujunga

Henry "Mzili" Mujunga (dem born am 1971), be a Ugandan-born painter, printmaker, den writer. Na he dey explore intuitive ways of make he dey revive African art thru an art movement dem bell indigenous expressionism. He strongly dey advocate de importance of networking amongst contemporary African artists so say dem go share dema culture den create an interesting dialogue plus dem dey produce de art globally.

Henry ’Mzili’ Mujunga ein portraits dey feature chaw, seemingly disparate objects dem bring togeda into a single frame. Dem set dem insyd intimate spaces wer highly personal interactions dey take place – often dem dey combine chaw such spaces into one – plus titles wey describe de interactions within de paintings dema selves, den for se same time allude to external associations. Mzili ein gathering of objects, spaces, den de existing associations plus dese objects dey mimic de processes of identity-making wey he dey observe insyd ein native Uganda. Individuals often dey rely for dema outward appearance, dema possessions, even dema environments (den dema interactions within dem) make dem communicate dema own vision of demaselves. For de same time odas dey look upon dese very things make dem identify those around dem. Thru dese information-packed autobiographical compositions, Mzili dey offer a glimpse into ein personal history den present. For addition, dem cam turn, give de viewer, a point of departure from wich dem begin dey build an understanding of identity insyd present-day urban Kampala.

Mzili be a founding member of de East African Art Group Index Mashariki, wich dey seek make e re-establish relevancy give art insyd de local community by make e dey propagate indigenous-expressionism. He sanso be a member of de Pan African Circle of Artists (PACA) wey dey link artists wey dey work give de integration of Africa thru art.

He be co-founder of Kampala Arts Trust and Online Visual arts Journal Start Journal of Arts and Culture. He be de first curator of de Kampala Art Biennale, 2014.

Mzili be a winner of de Royal Overseas League (ROSL) Art Scholarship 2003 wey na he exhibit insyd galleries insyd Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, de United Kingdom, Germany, France, South Africa den de Netherlands.

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 http://www.kampala-city-guide.com/art/Mujunga
 https://archive.today/20130121162336/http://www.creativeafricanetwork.com/id/11616
 https://web.archive.org/web/20120319212301/http://www.saatchionline.com/hmujunga
 http://startjournal.org/tag/henry-mzili-mujunga/
 https://web.archive.org/web/20120328124554/http://mishmashuganda.com/mzili.html
 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314062732/http://www.africancolours.com/henrymujunga.html
 Instagram: @mzilihenrymujunga
 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125015952/https://circleartagency.com/online-gallery/artists/henry-mzili-mujunga/ Archived 25 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
 https://africanah.org/in-conversation-with-henry-mzili-mujunga/
 https://www.1-54.com/new-york/artists/mujunga-henry-mzili/ Archived 6 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine

Category:1971 births
Category:Human
Category:Ugandan people
Category:Ugandan painters
Category:Ugandan printmakers
Category:People wey komot Kampala
Category:Ugandan writers
Category:20th-century Ugandan writers