ANDREW OMODING, Born in Uganda, 1987.
Lives and works in London

Andrew Omoding is a Ugandan-British artist who lives and works in London. He masterfully repurposes found materials and objects into sculptural forms by binding, stitching and wrapping them together with a deep, implicit knowledge of construction. Andrew’s intuitive, balanced creations are hybrid forms that sit between figuration and abstraction. Initially assembling one-off sculptures, Andrew then choreographs these works into installations to tell often autobiographical stories of London or new surroundings, whilst weaving in his memories of Uganda. Andrew’s dynamic practice centres around storytelling and performance, incorporating sculpture, costumes, music and spoken language. His improvised productions are often processions with dancing and song, which demand participation and activation of his sculptural work through their musical or ceremonial capabilities.

Recent solo exhibitions include Animals to Remember Uganda, Camden Art Centre (2024), Welcome to Me Scarborough. To See and Hold My Work, Woodend Gallery, Scarborough (2022), It’s my work, come see, come see, Camden Art Centre, (2019) and Representation, SOAS University of London, (2018). Recent group shows include Season One, Cromwell Place (2022), Summer Exhibition 2021, Royal Academy of Arts (2021), The Future Is Loading, Shape Arts, virtual (2020), Outside In: Journeys Through Art, Sotheby’s, London (2018), Radical Craft: Alternative Ways of Making, Craftspace, Aberystwyth (2017). Andrew was the Artist in Residence at Camden Art Centre (2019), and he has held other residencies at the Barbican Arts Group Trust (2021) and Craftspace (2016).

Andrew Omoding is a Resident Artist at ActionSpace’s Bloomsbury studio, where has been developing his practice since 2009. https://actionspace.org/artists/andrew-omoding