Allan Kyakonye is a 1991 Ugandan born visual artist with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art and Industrial Design from Makerere University in 2015.   The egg potrait series is one of the projects the artist has worked on with the works being characterized by their oval shaped primary framework and use of aluminium foil as canvases on which the works are executed. The egg being a universal symbol for new beginnings or new life delivers a backdrop for the personalities Allan depicts using egg tempera of his own making. The potraits of queens, kings, politicians and other decisive leaders appear as centerpieces in a medallion which itself signifies power since renaissance.  

 ​He chose to use aluminium foil, a material he collected at an early age with an aim of selling it to scrap dealers like many other African kids do but without success later incorporated into his art practice. He fixes layered pieces of crumpled aluminium foil onto canvases and treats it with fire causing different shades as seen in his works. The use of fire creates another allusion to the proverbial meaning of his name Kyakonye. In a subtle move, the potraits cease to be sorely of historical figures and start creating invisible bridges across time and space; opening up a multiplicity of pathways imaginations and storytelling.