Artists

Lakwena Maciver is a British-Ugandan artist best known for her vibrant, text-based murals and paintings that combine acid-bright color, bold patterns, and affirmational language. Her works function as painted prayers and public meditations, offering messages of hope, healing, and empowerment. Drawing from traditions of advertising, illuminated manuscripts, Afrofuturism, and her Ugandan heritage, Maciver reclaims the monumental visual language of commercial signage to propose new mythologies of value, resilience, and collective liberation.

Maciver’s practice spans painting, murals, and installations, with projects ranging from public commissions to collaborations with cultural and commercial institutions. She first garnered international attention with her I Remember Paradise mural at Wynwood Walls, Miami (2013), and has since created works for Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Somerset House, the Southbank Centre, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and the Kunsthal Rotterdam, among others. Her murals and installations appear in cityscapes worldwide, including New York’s Bowery Wall, a juvenile detention center in Arkansas, and a monastery in Vienna, underscoring her commitment to accessible art in both mainstream and community spaces.

Recent work reflects her experience as both artist and mother, positioning creativity as a space of protection and healing while distilling complex ideas into memorable phrases that encourage courage and solidarity. By merging kaleidoscopic aesthetics with lyrical text, Maciver transforms public and private spaces into sites of connection, reflection, and joy.