Carson Buka

CARSON BUKA. 1989

Buka was born in Masaka and holds a diploma in food science and culinary art. After his graduation in 2012 Carson Buka moved back to Masaka and worked with Weaver Bird (Ndegeya) Foundation where he used his natural artistic talent to participate in various community art projects and workshops that propelled him into the mixed media artist that he is today. Since then he has been working tirelessly, switching between different media such as painting, sculpturing and installations with a strong presence of materials. His work has been exhibited in Nairobi, Kenya, Kampala and Masaka in Uganda.

Today Buka mainly works with bark-cloth and paper and works under Ndege Ya Akili, an artists’ collective based in Masaka and is very instrumental in Weaver Bird Residency’s MAKE MASAKA public art project. Additionally, he did not drop his culinary skills. Buka has always volunteered to cook for various groups of participants during Weaver Bird Art Camps and other local art events in Masaka.

Submitted by Amasaka Gallery