Gertrude Idah Kuseka Ssekabira

Born in 1955 in Kampala, Gertrude Ssekabira graduated from Makerere University, Faculty of Education and Art. She is well known both nationally and internationally.

Like many Ugandan artists she has a critical point of view regarding the social situation in the country. Her particular concern is the misery of children, repeatedly expressed in her paintings. In her style in oil and water colours she remains free of the rules of perspective and statics, thereby underlining the dramatics of the subject. Soft brush strokes in the characteristic red-brown of the African soil, in contrast with light reflecting cool colours, give the paintings an irresistible dynamic.

It is surprising to discover the contrast between her realistic artistic expression and her warmhearted and deep emotional personality.

Exhibitions:

Artworks (Click the pictures to see an enlargement):

1. "Alone and Frightened" (1993) - Watercolour - 42 x 56 cm
2. "Calamity of Civil War" (1995) - Mixed Media - 40 x 60 cm