Daudi Karungi

Since he arrived on the Ugandan art scene in 2001, Daudi has become one of Kampala’s premier artists. His work is collected widely by art aficionados in Denmark, the United Kingdom and the United States. It hangs in embassies, companies and five-star hotels around Kampala. Recently, Daudi has been at the forefront of a new movement to promote Ugandan art inside and outside the country. He co-founded START, a journal of arts and culture that is the first-ever publication of its kind in Uganda. He is a founding member of the Kampala Arts Trust, a coalition of artists and art appreciators in the country and elsewhere who are working toward the dream of establishing a modern art museum in the country. It will facilitate research, exchange programs and training as well as offer a state-of-the-art exhibition space for local works.