iz ito ▁Maria ▁Kas ule ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 7 ) ▁is ▁a ▁U g and an ▁artist ▁and ▁entrepr ene ur . ▁His ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁throughout ▁East ▁Africa , ▁Belg ium , ▁Austria , ▁Germany , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁France , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Den mark ▁and ▁Norway . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁M aker ere ▁University ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Kas ule ▁opened ▁the ▁Nag enda ▁International ▁Academy ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁( N IA AD ), ▁a ▁school ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁in ▁art , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁K iz ito ▁Maria ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁a ▁rural ▁village ▁in ▁U g anda . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁among ▁ 1 2 ▁brothers ▁and ▁sister s . ▁His ▁parents ▁owned ▁a ▁small ▁family - run ▁coffee ▁plant ation . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁his ▁father ▁demanded ▁that ▁his ▁son ▁quit ▁school ▁and ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁plant ation ▁instead . ▁The ▁young ▁K iz ito ▁refused ▁to ▁quit ▁his ▁studies ▁and ▁in ▁return ▁was ▁forced ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁home . ▁The ▁next ▁few ▁months ▁K iz ito ▁lived ▁as ▁a ▁street ▁child , ▁knock ing ▁on ▁random ▁doors ▁and ▁offering ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁food ▁and ▁shelter . ▁Event ually ▁he ▁was ▁picked ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁man ▁and ▁allowed ▁to ▁res ide ▁with ▁him . ▁The ▁next ▁couple ▁of ▁years