The full story
Early years
George Mulaudzi was born on 14 May 1979 in Kireka, Kampala, Uganda, and raised with the help of his grandmother. As a toddler, he was found coiled by a python while his grandmother worked her garden. A local healer read the encounter as a calling from his ancestors, and he was introduced to them through a traditional initiation.
Growing up near Kireka's former military sites, he was drawn to the soldiers he saw around him, their uniforms, armoured vehicles and the respect they commanded. He began drawing, painting and modelling soldiers, tanks and cars from childhood.
Learning to paint
As a boy in the 1980s, George worked alongside his mother and grandmother in the markets of Kampala, learning to trade and to perform for customers. His formal schooling was interrupted by hardship, and he completed secondary school in 1999. Through those years painting became his way of coping with everything around him, and the start of a lifelong practice.
Work and business
In 2000 George began work in construction and logistics. In 2003 he moved into natural medicine consultancy, and the same year founded Sandton Sports Construction, which builds tennis courts, basketball courts, rugby fields and other sports facilities.
His current businesses are listed on the Ventures page.
Collect his work
Original paintings are available by enquiry. Browse the gallery or send an enquiry.