Jozimar Matimano is a fine art painter. He was born in the East Democratic Republic of Congo, Butembo, where he grew up and moved to Uganda at ten. Since he was a boy he has been interested in drawing and illustration.

On October 5, 2016, Matimano moved from Uganda to Manchester New Hampshire as a refugee through the International Insitute of New England program. In 2018 he began painting in his free time as a way to express himself but it wasn’t until a year later that Matimano realized he had a voice that he could use to tell stories through his paintings.

After this realization that he wanted to pursue art as his career, he began pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art (BFA) at the Institute of Art at New England College in 2019. He received his Associate in Liberal Arts in 2023.

He currently works with oil painting because he considers it the noblest technique. Over the years, he began by painting landscapes and nature scapes until he discovered portraiture at the end of 2018. He used portraiture to express his view of what was happening in society. These commentaries set him apart from other emerging artists and led to his acceptance at New England College.

In the future, he hopes to share his artwork with more people and see the impact that his art can have on other people and society.