Steven Muleme

Country of Origin: Uganda

State: New York

Muleme Steven is a professional visual artist with a Bachelor's Degree in Commercial Industrial Art and Design from Nkumba university in Uganda. He is an inspiring activist and community organizer who is a very committed, disciplined and well organized LGBTIQ frontline activist, connected both at national and the international level working to advance progress on LGBTIQ rights. Over the years, he has worked to combat social stigma and shame through celebration, hope, and joy. He is the Global Advisory Council Representative of InterPride for the African Region. His unique skills set and experience as the founder and Executive Director of Visual Echoes for Human Rights Advocacy (VEHRA) is unequaled. He is a passionate, selfless, committed, teachable, flexible, proactive gay man of character experienced in LGBTIQ advocacy and active with a high sense of vision, purpose and team spirit. He is so passionate about healing the world and making it a better place of universal respect for human rights and dignity, justice, equality and non-discrimination, permitting full realization of human potential and contributing to shared prosperity. Over the years, he actively participated in various art exhibitions at his former university, art competitions, commissioned work for painting generations of families, and other commissions. His art forms include; drawing, painting, batik, mosaics, collage, Weaving and basketry. He is a teacher and taught Fine Art in different colleges in Uganda from 2012-2014 before he got fired by the anti-gay principal. He is a playwright and some of his powerful plays have been read in New York City from 2022-2024. He was one of the recipients of PEN AMERICA Immigrant Writer 2024. He also sits on the Board of Refugee America and many other boards.