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Posts Tagged ‘Female roles’

32° East & Makerere University | Uganda’s female creatives

32º East, Orange and Makerere University have joined forces to document and give exposure to Uganda’s leading female artists. The Soapbox gladly presents the artists’ short statements about their art and ambitions. This is part one with Maria Naita, Stella Atal, Amanda Tumusiime and Rose Kirumira:     The second part features Sheila Nakitende, Lyton […]

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Usha Seejarim | Venus at home

Interview with South African artist Usha Seejarim on her exhibition Venus at home at the Johannesburg Art Gallery 10.02.-12.05.2013 … The Soapbox: You describe your exhibition as an exploration of “two distinctly female roles”, namely your role as housewife or mother and artist. How would you describe your artistic strategy? Does it consolidate and celebrate […]

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