▁K iz ito ▁spent ▁stud ding ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁several ▁coffee ▁plant ations ▁at ▁the ▁afternoon ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁his ▁tu ition ▁and ▁keep . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁a ▁civil ▁war ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁U g anda . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 , ▁K iz ito ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁military ▁camp . ▁He ▁labor ed ▁as ▁a ▁grave ▁d igger ▁for ▁fellow ▁prisoners ▁who ▁were ▁executed . ▁One ▁day , ▁after ▁finishing ▁dig ging ▁several ▁gra ves , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁cell m ates ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁stand ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁gra ves ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁firing ▁squad . ▁The ▁soldiers ▁then ▁started ▁executing ▁the ▁prisoners ▁one - by - one , ▁sp aring ▁only ▁K iz ito ' s ▁life ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁acquaint ance ▁between ▁his ▁d ad ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁officers , ▁who ▁allowed ▁K iz ito ' s ▁escape . ▁He ▁then ▁escaped ▁U g anda ▁with ▁a ▁fake ▁ID . ▁He ▁returned ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁and ▁attended ▁M aker ere ▁University ▁in ▁K amp ala . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁K iz ito ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁Art . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁held ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition , ▁which ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁K iz ito ▁completed ▁his ▁Ph