Artist Profile

Kajebe Jacob Joshua
Ugandan-based fashion designer and painter
Kajebe Jacob Joshua is a Ugandan-based fashion designer deeply inspired by African culture and heritage. Through rigorous research, design thinking, and visualization, Kajebe crafts authentic African outfits that celebrate and preserve traditional aesthetics while engaging contemporary fashion discourse. Viewing fashion as a powerful medium of communication, he uses his designs to tell stories that honor his roots and promote cultural identity. Beyond fashion, Kajebe has also expressed his artistic voice through painting, notably exhibiting an acrylic work on divorce as a form of child abuse during the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in collaboration with the Uganda Human Rights Commission. His multidisciplinary practice reflects a commitment to using art and design as tools for social awareness and cultural preservation.



