Ritah Namayanja Kivumbi

Ritah Namayanja Kivumbi (born May 1, 1980), is a Ugandan blind art director, arts administrator, and motivational speaker. She is the founder and art director of Magezi Arts Exhibition Centre currently located at the Namirembe Guest House in Kampala. In 2016, Namayanja was awarded the presidential golden medal by President Museveni recognizing her efforts in empowering youths and women. She is also known as Ritah Wise. Quotes I lost my sight a month after starting my own establishment, “ recalls Kivumbi who speaks while sitted, facing your writer. Her beautiful eyes light up the room, unfortunately they cannot be put to use. “ It dawned on me that my dream of promoting visual art was dying but not me. The curious case of Kivumbi, a blind visual artist I looked through my closet and realised I had many outfits. I started using them to type crotchets threads, I could do wall hangings, print on clothes , I could sew. The curious case of Kivumbi, a blind visual artist I remember visiting an art gallery in Kabusu during my A level. It was run and owned by a professor called Nagenda and I fell in love with what I saw,” The curious case of Kivumbi, a blind visual artist Coming into the gallery as a development worker and project manager, I had to learn art. The curious case of Kivumbi, a blind visual artist I knew it would help me pull off successful art exhibitions, sculptures, ceramics and pretty much almost everything to do with art too. The curious case of Kivumbi, a blind visual artist A month later I realised my lids moved up as I looked in the mirror and I couldn’t see well yet I had no history of eye problems The curious case of Kivumbi, a blind visual artist I started surrounding myself with positive messages through listening to radio ( Spirit fm). I also listened to pastor Joel Osteen and other audio material I was given,” The curious case of Kivumbi, a blind visual artist I had to come out and do what I love. I started with the jewellery ( stretches out arm , asks her daughter to bring her the jewellery). One thing led to another, after some time I started painting again The curious case of Kivumbi, a blind visual artist External links Category: living people Category:Women academics from Uganda Category:Women artists from Uganda Category: directors Category:1980 births Category:Women born in the 1980s Category:Blind people