Benon lutaaya biography examples

Born in 1985 in Uganda, Lutaaya read for his bachelors degree in Fine Art at Kampala University with a major in Education.

Lutaaya has become something of a fixture on the Johannesburg art scene where he has participated in both group and solo shows and been part of collectives.

Born in Uganda, Benon Lutaaya is a Johannesburg-based visual artist working in a distinct and ever-evolving mixed-media style.

He holds a BFA with Education from the Kyambogo University in Kampala, Uganda.

Uganda-born artist Benon Lutaaya physically and conceptual dismantles to reconstruct the dialogue and representation of the complex “African” experience.

Born in Uganda, Benon Lutaaya is a Johannesburg-based visual artist working in a distinct and ever-evolving mixed-media style....

BENON LUTAAYA

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Ugandan artist Benon Lutaaya (born 1985) holds a BFA with Education from the Kyambogo University in Kampala, Uganda.

He presently lives and works in Johannesburg, which he considers home. Amongst many other accomplishments Lutaaya is a recipient of Ithuba Arts Fund grant (2011), International Resident Artist at the Bag Factory (2011) and was a finalist of the BBC World Service “My World” documentary global competition in London (2010).

Benon Lutaaya (Born 1985) is active/lives in South Africa.

Artspace introduced Lutaaya to the general public when he participated in their 2012 New Voices exhibition. He is actively involved in a number of art projects in Johannesburg as well as different children charities.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Lutaaya finds inspiration in his own autobiographical life ex- periences utilising numerous issues as subject matter, such as identity, child hardship, homelessness, isolation and fear.

His work depicts vulnerability and suggests a longing for protection. “The subjects I