Agnes Yombwe

Agnes Yombwe

human

Ein sex anaa gender	female
Country wey e be citizen	Zambia
Name wey dem give am	Agnes
Ein date of birth	18 February 1966
Place dem born am	Mazabuka
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	English
Ein occupation	painter
Educate for	Evelyn Hone College
Copyright status as creator	works protected by copyrights

Agnes Buya Yombwe (born 18 February 1966) be a Zambian mixed media artist, arts educator, author den mentor. Ein artistic practice dey explore indigenous knowledge systems den especially de Mbusa of Zambia ein Bemba people. She sanso dey examine oda societies den dema response to environmental den socio-political issues wey dey face contemporary society. Thru art, symbolism den text, she dey explore den dey challenge responses to traditional den changing cultural norms. Ein intent be make she provoke questions, den make she encourage people make dem engage plus stereotypes den norms.

Ein work dey focus for highlighting taboo issues such as gender-based violence den myths around menstruation insyd de African context.

Early years den education

Na dem born Yombwe insyd Mazabuka for 18 February 1966. She attend Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce insyd Lusaka wer she specialise insyd sculpture den graduate insyd 1994 plus an Art Teacher Diploma. She dey hold a certificate insyd Art den Design from Wimbledon School of Arts, London.

Works dem publish

She author two catalogs:

Kudumbisiana: 'she is not an artist' (2015)

Ni Mzilo - It is Taboo (2019)

Ein life matter

She marry Lawrence Yombwe, wey sanso be an artist. Dem know am plus ein works insyd Zambia den Africa Art industry.