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b. 1944 -

Theresa Musoke (born 1945) is a Ugandan painter and visual artist most well known for her depictions of Kenyan wildlife. Musoke describes her works as "semi-abstract" and incorporates themes such as her multinational heritage (Uganda and Kenya) and her experiences as a woman in the arts into her works.

Education: Musoke was born in 1945 in Kampala, Uganda. She attended Makerere University in Kampala, where she acquired a bachelor's degree in Arts. A year after graduating, she won a commonwealth scholarship to pursue a postgraduate diploma in Printmaking at Royal College of Art in London. She holds a master's degree in Fine Art from the University of Pennsylvania where she developed skills in textile technique of painting and tie and dye.

In 1960, Musoke was one of five qualifiers to be admitted into the Margaret Trowell School of Fine Arts, which allowed her to later transition into Makerere University's arts program. After being one of the first female graduates from Makerere University, she continued her post-graduate studies in the Makerere University Department of Education and the Graduate School of Fine Art and Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.

Career:She is well known in Kenya than Uganda because she lived in Kenya for over two decades after she fled from Uganda due to the political situation and civil war in the country then.

During her schooling days at Makerere University, her works gained remarkable attention. She was commissioned to create the Birth mural. Her art work still exists at Mary Stuart Hall, one of the women’s halls of residence at Makerere University. She has worked as a teacher in Kenya and Uganda.[2] She taught at art at Makerere University, Kenyatta University College, the International School of Kenya and Kestrol Manor.[4] Her art works usually depicts wildlife rendered in a moody mixture of abstract batik, water and oil painting. She has exhibited her work in Kenya, Uganda and abroad, particularly in the US, United Kingdom, and Scandinavian countries