Professor George William Kyeyune (born 1962) is an artist and professor at the

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, Uganda. He lectures in sculpture and history of African art at the College of Engineering, Design, and Technology –

, with research interest in contemporary art and metal casting technology. He is also the

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of the Namirembe Cathedral of the

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Early life

Prof. George Kyeyune was born in 1962 into a traditional Ugandan family at Masaka, Kyanamukaka Subcounty in central

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. At an early age, he started depicting signs of an artist by drawing pictures using the ground as his canvas. This later translated into a career in art (painting and sculpture).

Education

Prof. George Kyeyune was a product of the then Margaret Trowell School of Fine Arts (now Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and ''Fine Arts),'' where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art in 1985. And later obtained a Diploma in Education the following year. Prof. George Kyeyune obtained a

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from the

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with speciality in Sculpture. In 1999, Prof. George Kyeyune received a scholarship from the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission to Study for his PhD in Art History at the

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(SOAS),

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Career

Prof. George Kyeyune returned from

and took up a teaching position in sculpture his former school. He is currently an

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at the College of Engineering, Design, and Technology –

. He also does sculpture and painting for exhibitions. Some of his works includes: ''The Kampala I Will Always Come Back To (2011); At the Salon (2011); Gossip I & II (2011); Telephone Call (2011); Roadside Vendor (2011); Boodaboda I, II & III (2011); En Route from Mbale'' (1983) and J''esus'' ''Writing in the Sand'' (1983) among others.

Personal life

Prof. George Kyeyune is father to the Ugandan musician

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(born Daniel Kazibwe).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kyeyune, George 1962 births Living people Ugandan artists Church of Uganda Makerere University Ugandan sculptors Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda alumni Alumni of SOAS University of London