Refugees tell personal stories in art exhibition

A painting by Krehim Sharon. PHOTO | BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI | NMG

In an art exhibition titled Hidden Beauty, refugees in Uganda tell stories of family, child-headed homes, homelessness, loneliness, fear, pain, war, courage and struggle in their paintings.

On display at the exhibition that opened on August 5 and closed on August 12, at the Xenson Art Space in Kampala are mainly acrylics on canvas that portray the true lives of the refugees.