Lilian Nabulime

Lilian Nabulime is one of the few female sculptors in Uganda. Born in Kampala in 1963 she graduated as Master of Fine Arts from Makerere University. Although young, Nabulime has indeed found her strengths.

She currently works on a combination of wood and sheet metal, producing monumental sculptures. Carving tree stumps has become her trademark. She selects the trunk searching for a motif from the stump. This she eventually teases out with her hammer and chisel, often making elongated, elegant sculptures, mainly women heads. Also characteristic for her sculptures is a dynamic, organic rhythm that follows the grain and growth pattern of the tree and often produces a sensation of spiral movement. She has a respect for the integrity of the trees natural form she carves. Her approach to sculpture is basically African in its intuitiveness.

Exhibitions:

Artworks (Click the pictures to see an enlargement):

1. "Flight" (1994) - Wood and Metal - 120 x 110 cm
2. "Engabo" (Shield) (1993) - Wood and Metal - 26 x 84 cm

3. Family