About Nnyanzi Art Studio
Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi commonly known as Nuwa Nnyanzi, is a multi-media visual artist in Uganda. He is the founder, owner, and chief executive officer of the Nnyanzi Art Studio in Kampala, Uganda's capital city.
Nnyanzi Art Studio, is a prominent studio/gallery in Kampala, Uganda. Shop number 30 in the NACCAU Arts and Crafts Village, next to the National Theatre on plot 4/6 Dewinton road. It produces, deals in and promotes contemporary and antique African art and crafts (especially the Great Lakes Region) domestically and internationally.
From 1978 until 1992, Nnyanzi lived in political exile in Nairobi. While there, he began painting and sculpting on his own. He honed his craft and earned a living off of his self-taught skill, until he made enough money to pay for art lessons. In 1992, he returned to Uganda and opened the Nnyanzi Art Studio. He has since "committed his life to producing, collecting, documenting and promoting Uganda's rich cultural and natural heritage and that of the Great Lakes region". He has held several workshops, demonstrations, lectures, and displays about this topic in various overseas countries including Kenya, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States.
Owek. (Hon) Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi, the founder and proprietor is a God-taught visual arts practitioner and consultant of international repute. He holds an MA Design (Professional Practice) from Middlesex University, UK. He has served as State Minister of Internal Affairs, Social Welfare and the Arts of Buganda Kingdom, Chairman of Uganda Artists’ Association, Director on the Uganda Tourist Board, chairman of the Kampala Central Branch of the Uganda Red Cross Society, president of the Rotary Club of Kampala West and a life member of YMCA.
Currently, he is the Vice Chairperson of National Arts And Cultural Crafts Association of Uganda (NACCAU). Nnyanzi sits on the culture committee of Uganda National Commission For UNESCO (UNATCOM) and on the Private Sector Foundation Uganda’s (PSFU) subcommittee on Tourism and Hospitality, where he is the vice chair.
His art has been widely described as ‘The Art That Touches The Heart’ by both viewers and critics.
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