Born: 1967
Birthplace: Buddu, Masaka District, Uganda
Nationality: Ugandan
Telephone: +256 772 419220
Email: mutebifred@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
1993 BA in Fine Art – School of Industrial and Fine Art at Makerere University. Majored in Painting and Graphics.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1992- current Freelance printmaker and painter
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2004 In The Gallery – Nashville, TN USA.
2004 Christian Brother University Gallery – Memphis, TN USA.
2003 Joy Smith Gallery – Memphis, TN USA.
2002 Uganda Museum – Kampala, Uganda.
2002 Devinta Town Hall – Devinta, Netherlands.
2000 Gallery Kentaro – Studen – Biel, Switzerland.
2000 Gallery Kentaro “ Kentaro and Friends” – Studen – Biel, Switzerland.
2000 Gallery Café – Kampala, Uganda.
1999 Gallery Café – Kampala, Uganda.
1998 Forum Culture et Dévéloppement – Bienne, Switzerland.
1997 “Art contemporain d’Afrique” Musée d’Histoire Naturelle – Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
1995 Maison Française de Nairobi. French Cultural Centre – Nairobi, Kenya.
1995 Exhibition to mark the official opening of the Alliance Française, Kampala. Alliance Française, Kampala, Uganda.
GROUP EXHITIBITIONS:
2006 “End of Year all Artists Exhibition”. Nommo Gallery – Kampala, Uganda.
2006 “East African Summit”. Go Down Art Centre – Nairobi, Kenya.
2005 Exhibition with Cosodyne Buzabo. Nommo Gallery – Kampala Uganda.
2005 “East African Printmakers Show”. International Visions Gallery – Washington, DC USA
2004 Works on paper show – New York City, NY USA.
2004 Sewanee University of the South Gallery – Sewanee, TN USA.
2003-2004 National Black Fine Art Show, New York City, NY USA.
2003 Exhibition with Bernard Brooks. Christian Brothers University Gallery – Memphis, TN USA.
2002 RaMoMa Gallery – Nairobi, Kenya.
2001 “Presidential Elections in the Eyes of the Artists (Sweet and Sour)”. Nommo Gallery – Kampala, Uganda.
2000 Gallery Kentaro – Studen – Biel, Switzerland.
1999 Group Exhibition Wildlife Group Exhibition – Ambroso National Park, Italy.
1999 “Uganda Week” – Paris, France.
1999 “Millennium Exhibition”. Nommo Gallery – Kampala, Uganda.
1999 “Exhibition of Prints” – Kochi, Japan.
1998 “Zeitgenössiche Kunst aus Africa II”. Von Portheim Foundation, Volkerkundemuseum – Heidelberg, Germany.
1998 “Rwanda Genocide”. Temple des Terraux – Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
1997 Triennale Osaka Final Exhibition – Osaka, Japan
1997 Exhibition and Workshop. Makerere University Gallery – Kampala, Uganda.
1997 Alliance Française – Kampala, Uganda.
1997 “The Blossoming Pearl of African Art”.
Launched by E.Y.K. Museveni (President of the Republic of Uganda) and
H.E.J. de Deus Pinchero (Member of the European Commission).
Gallerie les Alizés – Brussels, Belgium.
1996 “Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Afrika” – Eschborn, Germany.
1996 “Zeitgenössiche Kunst aus Uganda” – Thurringer, Landesvertretung, Aschaffenburg, Germany.
1996 “Zeitgenössiche Kunst aus Uganda” – Thurringer, Landesvertretung, Bonn, Germany.
1996 “Zeitgenössiche Kunst aus Uganda” – Bonn, Germany.
1996 “Zeitgenössiche Kunst aus Uganda” Deutsche Stiftung für Etwicklung DSE -Bad Honnef, Germany.
1996 “Eine andere Sonne” – Michaelis Kirche, Erfurt, Germany.
1995 Liza’s Art School – Egyuiere, Marseille, France.
1995 Exhibition to raise funds for the UNICEF Country Office in Uganda. Hotel Equatorial – Kampala, Uganda.
1995 Art-Space Gallery – Johannesburg, South Africa.
1995 Africus Johannesburg Biennale. Africus Museum – Johannesburg, South Africa.
1994 “Art Africa Exhibition”, sponsored by the 7th Pan-Africa Congress. Nommo Gallery – Kampala, Uganda
PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS:
2006 Presentations and workshops on printmaking in various institutions of learning and with professional and amateur printmakers – Netherlands.
2005 Presentation on techniques and methods in multi-colour. Southern Graphics Conference, Hilton Hotel. – Washington, DC USA.
2004 Workshop on Printing Techniques.Vanderbilt University – Nashville, TN, USA.
2002 “Light-to-Dark, Dark-to-Light”. Presentation on printing techniques. Corner Trust, Kenya Museum – Nairobi, Kenya.
AWARDS:
2003-2004 Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence – Memphis, TN USA.
1999 Best Artist of the Year. Uganda Artist’s Association – Kampala, Uganda.
1995 Produced the cover page of two World Bank Publications: “The transition from War to Peace in Sub-Saharan Africa” and “Case Studies in War to Peace Transitions” – Washington, DC USA
1995 1st Prize, competition for UNFPA poster – Kampala, Uganda.
1994 2nd Prize, competition for UN stamp layout – Kampala, Uganda.
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