Jessica Karuhanga is a first-generation Canadian artist of British-Ugandan heritage based in London, ON. Her work addresses issues of cultural politics of identity and Black diasporic concerns through lens-based technologies, writing, drawing and performances. Through her practice, Karuhanga explores individual and collective concerns of Black subjectivity and embodiment. Karuhanga has recently exhibited work at Mitchell Art Gallery (Edmonton, 2022), the Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Oshawa, 2021) and Varley Art Gallery (Markham, 2020), and performed at Remai Modern (Saskatoon, 2023) and Pallas Art Projects (Dublin, Ireland, 2022). She earned her BFA from Western University and MFA from the University of Victoria. She is an Assistant Professor at Western University.
Jessica Karuhanga
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