Global InformationBathsheba Okwenje information
Bathsheba Okwenje | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | Rhode Island School of Design |
| Known for | Installation and photography |
| Website | https://www.bathshebaokwenje.com/ |
Bathsheba Okwenje (born 1973[1]) is a Ugandan visual and installation artist, who is a co-founder and member of the artist collective Radha May.[2] She has a Masters in Fine Art from Rhode Island School of Design.[2] Prior to concentration on her artistic career, Okwenje worked for the United Nations for fifteen years.[1] Her work engages with themes of migration,[2] feminism,[3] and conflict.[4] She uses photography as part of her installation style,[5][6] as well as engaging with the intersections between archive and art.[7][8]
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- ^ Bruce-Lockhart, Katherine; Earle, Jonathon L.; Musisi, Nakanyike B.; Taylor, Edgar C. (2022). Decolonising State and Society in Uganda: The Politics of Knowledge and Public Life. Boydell & Brewer. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-84701-297-5.
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