WHO WAS JOHN MUAFANGEJO?
John Ndevasia Muafangejo was an artist from Namibia who was internationally known for woodcut prints like the one below.
LIFE
John Muafangejo was born 5 October 1943 in Etunda lo Nghadi, Angola .
After his father died, he came to Namibia to stay with his mother’s family.
In 1968 he received a sponsorhsip by the Anglican Church of Namibia and was able to study drawing, design, weaving, wood and linocut, etching, sculpture, watercolor and oil painting at Rorke´s Drift Art and Craft Centre in Durban, South Africa.
In 1974 he received a scholarship from the SWA Art Association and was able to continue advanced studies at Rorke´s Drift.
He taught art at St Mary´s Anglican Mission School in Odibo (a small town in the very North of Namibia, close to the Angolan border) from 1975 – 1977 before he finally settled in Windhoek at the Eros Centre of the church, where he had also his studio.
During 1986–1987 he built a house in the Windhoek suburb of Katutura.
Just shortly after finally building hos own home, he suffered a heart attack and died 27 November 1987 in Katutura.
ART
John Muafangejo’s artworks treated many different subjects such as cultural traditions, human relationships in various contexts like politics and religion.
Some works also depict animals and wildlife.
The works often included satirical, critical, despairing and humorous comments on events, people and everyday life.
Many of his prints include texts that explain the context of the depicted scenes as you can see below.
John Muafangejo was considered the most important visual artist of his country.
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OUR ADVISOR
I am Edna Awaras of Damara descent. I am born and raised in Namibia, finished my tertiary education through the Cambridge System. Went on a Working Holiday to England 2002-2004. I obtained a diploma in Holistic Massage Therapy from the City of Bristol College-Uk. For seven years I manage a successful Film Company in Namibia, that specialized in Documentary film making. In August 2013 I moved to Austria and am living here since. Most of my work is mainly in Namibia to facilitate on behalf of the film crews, as a facilitator, Field Producer, and Production Management.
I met my wonderful friend Banza through our children who are going to the same school.
When Banza introduced me to Global New Generation (GNG), I was very intrigued by the website and how multinational it is. I met Sonja, the founder of GNG, at Banza’s birthday and later started being involved in GNG’s activities.
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