Milumbe Haimbe
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Zambia |
| Place dem born am | Lusaka |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
| Ein occupation | painter |
| Educate for | Copperbelt University, Oslo National Academy of the Arts |
Milumbe Haimbe (born 1974) be a Zambian painter den digital illustrator.[1][2] Ein work dey portray black women as superheroes.[3][4][5]
Early years den education
[edit | edit source]Na dem born Haimbe insyd Lusaka, Zambia insyd 1974. She attend de Copperbelt University wey she graduate plus a bachelor's degree insyd Architecture. Haimbe obtain a master's degree insyd Fine Arts from de Oslo National Academy of the Arts insyd Norway.[1][2][3][4][5]
Career
[edit | edit source]Plus inspiration from superheroes den de lack of black den female characters insyd comics, Haimbe create a graphic novel dem title The Revolutionist, wich dey feature a female protagonist dem dey bell Ananiya.[4][6] De novel dey address issues like racism den same-sex love.
Dem know am say she exhibit ein work insyd chaw shows both locally den internationally, wey dey include for FOCUS 10 – Art Basel insyd Switzerland, for de Smithsonian insyd Washington, D.C., den de Dak'Art Biennale insyd Senegal. Oda locations wer na dem exhibit ein work dey include New York, Switzerland, South Africa den Norway.
Insyd 2015, na dem name Haimbe an Artist in Residence for de Smithsonian Institution insyd Washington, D.C.[1][2][3][5]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- 2015 – Bellagio Arts Fellowship Award[2][5]
- 2015 – Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship Award[2][5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Milumbe Haimbe – DAK'ART 2014". biennaledakar.org. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Milumbe Haimbe". Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice (in American English). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kapambwe, Mazuba. "7 Visual Artists From Zambia You Should Know". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 jaradmin. "Milumbe Haimbe". Biennale de Rabat 2019 (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "RESCHEDULED: Milumbe Haimbe's Dystopian Compulsions". africa.si.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ↑ Milumbe Haimbe, Special to. "Where are the black superheroes?". CNN. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Are There Superheroes That Look Like You? Another Africa Profile on Haimbe
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