Sanaa Gateja

Mixed Media & Beadmaking

Lives and works in Kampala, Uganda

Sanaa Gateja employs a unique process to create his mixed-media works—engaging members of his community, whom he trains and pays for their work. Gateja has worked as an art consultant for a number of organizations across Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya and has received funding from the United Nations. His studio name, Kwetu Africa, translates to Home in Africa in Kiswahili, and is a reference to Gateja’s motivation for his work: the eradication of poverty through broad community engagement and environmental conservation.

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Gateja's Studio Visit

“I am drawn by the beauty and significance of what I see around me—including in my crowded studio. This process of experimenting using a mixed media approach gives me a sense of discovery and makes the emergence of new work from the disarray possible.”

$ 4,000.00

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