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VISUAL ARTIST . SOCIAL ENTERPRENUER . CULTURAL PRACTITIONER
VISUAL ARTIST . SOCIAL ENTERPRENUER . CULTURAL PRACTITIONER
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.
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.
Kiggundu Rodney in San Francisco, California during his one year fellowship at the Global Brain Health Institute, UCSF Memory and Aging Centre.
A 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.
A 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.
Throughout his career, Kiggundu has collaborated with various organizations including Africa Leadership Institute (AFLI), Youth Consult Uganda, Vision Group, and Reminac Studios, contributing to leadership development, research, education, and community engagement. He has spoken on panels and curated numerous workshops that shape conversations at the intersection of art, health, leadership, and culture.
Throughout his career, Kiggundu has collaborated with various organizations including Africa Leadership Institute (AFLI), Youth Consult Uganda, Vision Group, and Reminac Studios, contributing to leadership development, research, education, and community engagement. He has spoken on panels and curated numerous workshops that shape conversations at the intersection of art, health, leadership, and culture.
Kiggundu is the founder of Firesidecharts Lab, a creative lab and storytelling community that hosts the Firesidecharts Podcast and Elders Creative Circles—arts-based engagement sessions for seniors (60+) promoting creative aging, brain health, and dementia awareness. As part of his studio’s growth, he plans to establish an immersive Artist Retreat Centre outside the city—a space for rest, reflection, and cross-generational exchange, rooted in creativity, indigenous arts and community development.
Kiggundu is the founder of Firesidecharts Lab, a creative lab and storytelling community that hosts the Firesidecharts Podcast and Elders Creative Circles—arts-based engagement sessions for seniors (60+) promoting creative aging, brain health, and dementia awareness. As part of his studio’s growth, he plans to establish an immersive Artist Retreat Centre outside the city—a space for rest, reflection, and cross-generational exchange, rooted in creativity, indigenous arts and community development.
In 2014 together with 2 other fellow artists, they established Streetlights Uganda, a nonprofit organization in Uganda empowering street children through art. His leadership and advocacy roles extend across multiple platforms: he is a LeO Africa Institute Young Emerging Leaders Program Fellow (2019), a Young Disaster Resilience Leadership Fellow (2017), a Global Arts in Medicine Fellow (2021), and a 2023 participant in the Arts in Health Summer Intensive Program at the University of Florida. He also participated in the Connecting Cultural Heritage Program under Audience Agency UK and currently serves as the Country Festival Director of the Global South Arts in Health Week– Uganda Pavilion.
In 2014 together with 2 other fellow artists, they established Streetlights Uganda, a nonprofit organization in Uganda empowering street children through art. His leadership and advocacy roles extend across multiple platforms: he is a LeO Africa Institute Young Emerging Leaders Program Fellow (2019), a Young Disaster Resilience Leadership Fellow (2017), a Global Arts in Medicine Fellow (2021), and a 2023 participant in the Arts in Health Summer Intensive Program at the University of Florida. He also participated in the Connecting Cultural Heritage Program under Audience Agency UK and currently serves as the Country Festival Director of the Global South Arts in Health Week– Uganda Pavilion.
Currently, Kiggundu is a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health who just completed hs 12 months residency program at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), under the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI). Motivated by the personal loss of his grandmother to dementia in 2018, his work during the 12-month residency focuses on training in brain health, leadership, and dementia prevention. He is passionate about leveraging indigenous arts and traditional knowledge systems to raise awareness of dementia, challenge stigma, and advocate for inclusive, creative and equitable brain health across communities.
Currently, Kiggundu is a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health who just completed hs 12 months residency program at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), under the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI). Motivated by the personal loss of his grandmother to dementia in 2018, his work during the 12-month residency focuses on training in brain health, leadership, and dementia prevention. He is passionate about leveraging indigenous arts and traditional knowledge systems to raise awareness of dementia, challenge stigma, and advocate for inclusive, creative and equitable brain health across communities.
In his free time, Kiggundu finds inspiration in nature, hiking, travel, and cross-cultural connections—spaces where he believes deep reflection, healing, and creativity flourish.
In his free time, Kiggundu finds inspiration in nature, hiking, travel, and cross-cultural connections—spaces where he believes deep reflection, healing, and creativity flourish.
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