Ronex Ahimbisibwe Uganda, b. 1977
Biography
“It is not just a profession to me but my refuge and comfort... Without it I seem lost."
Ronex Ahimbisibwe was born in Rucence, Uganda in 1977 and currently works and lives in Kampala. After graduating from Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Arts in 2001, Ronex has had many solo exhibitions in Uganda, USA, Germany, Netherlands, and many more.
His visual journey mainly entails studio research in a quest to discover his own capabilities, strength and doubts by tapping into the magic of the subconscious. He believes that expressing himself creatively in whatever form, shouldn’t be a straight line or shouldn’t be limited by style, medium, rules, or norms. In his view, creativity has no boundaries except those delimited by time and matter; one’s physical capacity for work in a quantifiable period of time-space. His desire has always been to create works that curiously blend in the fashion of the legendary double-edged sword: sophistication meeting naivety, chaos meeting order, beauty meeting ugliness, aesthetics meeting free expression, and so on. Ronex artworks embody his joy, frustration, inspiration, and his perception into tangible objects.
The artworks include paintings, sculptures, woodcut prints, digital art and photography, furniture, and mixed-media installations. A wide range of materials he uses include wood, bark cloth, paper, filler paste, glues and raisins, oil, outdoor paints, fiberglass, banana fibers, sand, oxides, aluminum, zinc, bronze, sisal, recycled steel, and cloth.
Works
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Ronex Ahimbisibwe1 Watch Over You, 2015Acrylics and Mixed Media on Canvas128x83 cm -
Ronex AhimbisibweAbandoned, 2015Acrylics and Paper Collage on Canvas70x80cm
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Ronex AhimbisibweUntitled, 2017Acrylics on Canvas80x120 cm
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Ronex AhimbisibweThoughts 2, 2018Oils and Acrylics on wooden board25x30x0.5 cm
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Ronex AhimbisibweThoughts 4, 2018Oils and Acrylics on wooden board25x30x0.5 cm
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Ronex AhimbisibweFeeling hip, 2019Acrylics and Paper Collage on Canvas100x84.5x2 cm
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Ronex AhimbisibweGet a lover..., 2019Oils and Paper Collage on Barkcloth98x72 cm
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Ronex AhimbisibweChoices, 2019Oils and Paper Collage on Barkcloth98x72x0.5 cm
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Ronex AhimbisibweWish I could fly Away, 2021Acrylics and Mixed Media on Canvas120x80x2 cm
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Ronex AhimbisibweYou have sanitized but..., 2021Oils on Canvas120x80x2 cm
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Ronex AhimbisibweLocked Down, 2021Oils on Canvas120x80x2 cm
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Ronex AhimbisibweWhat's next, 2021Oils on Canvas80x70 cm
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Ronex AhimbisibweLean on me, 2021Oils on Canvas78x111x2 cm
Exhibitions
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Art for Good: Charity Online Sale in support of Noor Dubai
Online Exhibition 27 November - 11 December 2023AKKA Project is extremely proud to announce its continuous support to Noor Dubai . 'Art for Good ' Online Charity Sale is a unique convergence of artistic excellence and philanthropy,...Read more -
Trending Now: Artists to Follow
Online Group Exhibition 25 December 2022 - 31 January 2023AKKA Project is excited to present the latest works by some of our leading artists from Uganda in an Artsy-Online-Exclusive show, discover the works by Pamela Enyonu, Matt Kayem, Doddridge Busingye and Ronex AhimbisibweRead more -
Kampala Contemporary #Dubai
Group Exhibition 30 May - 30 July 2022 DubaiAKKA Project is thrilled to present a new selection of its Ugandan artists: Ismael Kateregga, Matt Kayem, Pamela Enyonu, Ronex Ahimbisibwe, Remmy Sserwadda, Doddridge Busingye, and Ngula Kiire Yusuf.Read more -
African Identities
Group Exhibition 23 April - 27 November 2022 VeneziaAKKA Project is excited to present the huge group exhibition African Identities, collecting artists and artworks from the African Continent, and exploring the art scene of East Africa.Read more
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I Have a Dream!
Group Exhibition 31 August - 16 October 2021 VeneziaAKKA Project is pleased to present I Have a Dream, a group exhibition dedicated to artists from the African Continent, part of ArtNight Venezia.Read more -
Focus on Uganda
Group Exhibition 23 February - 9 March 2021 DubaiAKKA Project presents Focus on Uganda focusing on different artists from Uganda, working with different media from paint on Recycled oil barrels, Acrylic on Canvas, and collages.Read more -
The Urban Landscape
Group Exhibition 13 July - 31 August 2020 VeneziaAKKA Project presents the group exhibition The Urban Landscape.Read more
