I am a local Jinja artist who raises money through my art, living day to day, to put myself through school, support my family, and help our local community.
My hope is to use the art forms I work with to help the youth of Uganda express themselves to those inside Uganda and even outside our great country.
I have been taught that art is not just imagination, it is a place and a sense of well-being but most importantly it's about expression. It's about explaining life through art.
I am not a Monet, a Rembrandt, a Picasso or so many of the great artists of this world. I am simply a humble artist from Jinja, Uganda, who wants to make a difference in the world.
I hope you will recognize my love for Uganda and Africa from my paintings into which I have put my heart and soul, to explain to you all, the way we see our lives.
God Bless and thanks,
Angelo
In 2008 Angelo participated in art exhibitions in Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya.
In 2009 Angelo participated in art exhibitions in Tanzania and Uganda.
Angelo at work:
Making a Difference
Jinja Art Studio cares about Ugandans in all walks of life. The artist volunteers and donates paintings to many causes. Some of the organizations he has worked with/volunteered with include: Amani Baby Cottage, Touch the World-Uganda, and Arlington Academy of Hope.
Our friend Alan, lives in California, USA. Alan is a successful engineer who believes in sustaining our world's environment. He is also a professor at UCLA. He visits with Jinja Art Studio a couple of times a year. Alan's family used to live in Uganda and Kenya, and thus from his childhood he has had a love of our people, our culture and our way of life.
He is a director of AROH-USA which assists one of our local charities AROH-Uganda in developing schools and Health Centers. On every visit he comes to buy our art, to sell to others on behalf of the charity he works for.
Alan understands our culture and realizes the work of Jinja Art Studio. Please contact him for any advise, comments and the information on my work and my honesty and integrity. His e-mail is alan.locke@aroh-usa.com. You can also check out the work Alan and his friends have done for our community at http://aroh-usa.com
Alan's Secrets Mission
1. To collect as much money as we can to give to charities
around the world. Our major mission is AROH in Uganda. As much as given we pass
on. Nothing comes to us.
2. To make us all laugh at ourselves.
3. Honesty is the best policy.
4. Trust in a God, no matter who he or she is.
5. Trust in yourself. You make a difference,
6. If you smile each morning then we have done our job.
Our friend Ronald Mugabi
Ronald is the Director of the charity AROH-Uganda. This charity supports children with HIV-AIDS in the villages just outside our local communities of Jinja and Iganda.
He is supported by a large array of local community leaders in the mission to help our children.
His work for the children and their parents, often guardians is an inspiration to us all.
We support Ronald and his staff in their mission to help our community.