Artist

Sanaa Gateja

b. 1950 · Ugandan

Sanaa Gateja is an Ugandan artist working across Textile; mixed media. The practice centers on hand-rolled paper beads, bark cloth and textile processes used to build richly patterned works rooted in community making and material reuse. In relation to Contemporary African art, formal decisions remain closely tied to the cultural, social and material conditions surrounding the work.

Contemporary African art