Coexʼae Qgam

Coex'ae Qgam

human

Ein sex anaa gender	female
Country wey e be citizen	Botswana
Ein date of birth	1934
Place dem born am	Ghanzi
Date wey edie	24 October 2008
Place wey edie	Ghanzi
Ein occupation	translator, storyteller, lithographer, nanny, domestic worker
Work period (start)	1990
Ethnic group	San people
Member of	Kuru Art Project

Coexʼae (samtimes Coinxʼae anaa Xwexae) Qgam, wey work under de name Dada (samtimes dem render as Dada Coexʼae Qgam) (1934–2008) na she be Botswana artist, storyteller, den translator. A Bushman, na she be a member of de Ncoakhoe people, speakers of de Naro language.

Na dem born Qgam insyd 1934 insyd Ghanzi, wey na she get three months' education per; nevertheless, she cam make fluent insyd five African languages. She work for a time as a nanny den domestic. Na ebe during ein employment insyd Namibia wey na she be first exposed to textile art, wen an employer teach am to do needlework den embroidery. Insyd 1990 she join de Kuru Art Project as a translator; exposure to different art forms encourage am make she try her hand for creating artwork einself, although na she no get formal training. Insyd 1999 na she be one of eight artists, four from de Kalahari den four from New Mexico, make dem participate insyd a cultural exchange plus de University of New Mexico insyd wich dem go create a suite of lithographs upon de subject of tricksters insyd folklore. Insyd January 2000 na dem show ein work insyd Gaborone alongsyd dat of Ann Gollifer den Neo Matome. During ein career na Qgam show work thru Southern Africa as well as insyd Europe, Japan, den de United States. Na dem represent ein work insyd de collection of de Lechwe Trust insyd Zambia den de Portland Museum of Art. Na three of ein lithographs be owned by de city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Late insyd life Qgam take in fellow San artist Cgʼose Ntcoxʼo after na de latter be widowed.

Qgam collaborate plus a group of oda San artists wey komot de Kuru Art Project for de publication of Qauqaua, an artists' book dem publish insyd Johannesburg insyd 1996; de text of de book be based for ein retelling of a San folktale. Na she einself be de subject of a book as well, A Biography and Portrait, Conversations and Images: Coexʼae Qgam, Dada "I Am One of a Kind. I Don't Know why I was Created": Story Teller, Dancer, Beadworker, Painter, Printmaker, Daughter, Sister, Mother, Lover, Wife by Ann Gollifer den Jenny Egner, dem publish insyd 2011 wey dey consist of interviews den a catalogue of ein work.

Qgam die insyd Ghanzi for October 24, 2008.