VISUAL ARTIST . SOCIAL ENTERPRENUER . CULTURAL PRACTITIONER
Team Lead
Born in Uganda in 1993, Kiggundu’s passion for art is traced back to his childhood, when he enjoyed drawing on book covers at home and helping his pre-primary school teachers sketch maps on the chalkboard. His love for art was nurtured by Mr. Magambo Diphus, his social studies teacher at Shimoni Demonstration School in Kampala whose part-time art lessons though ungraded, captivated Kiggundu. Despite struggling with imposter syndrome and introversion for most of his childhood, art provided him a way to connect with his classmates and express himself. This foundation fueled his growing passion for art throughout primary school, high school, and university. Kiggundu Rodney is a multidisciplinary visual artist, cultural practitioner, muralist, and social entrepreneur whose work lies at the intersection of arts, brain health, culture, and community. With over eight years of experience in the creative sector, he leverages knowledge sharing, capacity building, and community-based art practices to foster inclusive and empowered spaces for both youth and adults.
graduate of the Margaret Trowel School of Industrial and Fine Arts at Makerere University, Kiggundu is the founder of Kiggundu Art Studio, an independent art space in Uganda where he curates and leads art-based workshops, creative interventions, and apprenticeship programs. These initiatives focus on engaging emerging and underrepresented creatives and non-creatives alike, encouraging material exploration, cultural research, and artistic experimentation. As a painter and muralist, his ethereal artworks explore themes of identity, equity, freedom of expression, mindfulness, and social cohesion. His work has been featured in over seven national and international group exhibitions and one international solo exhibition.