Mulenga Mulenga


Mulenga Jestina Mulenga is a Zambian painter, writer, sculptor and photographer.

Early years and education

Mulenga was born in 1987 in Lusaka, Zambia. She attended the Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce where she acquired a diploma in Art and Design. She became an Asiko International School Alumni under CCA Lagos in 2015 and in 2016, she attended the summer school at International Summer Academy of fine Arts in Salzburg, Austria.

Career

Mulenga began her professional career in art in 2009. She currently works at the Art Academy Without Walls Studio in Lusaka, Zambia.
She is a committee member of the Insaka International Artists Trust and a member of Triangle International Network Trust. Her works are characterised by the palette knifes marks and the use of raw colours. She has exhibited her work both locally and internationally, including at Tupelo International Artists Workshop Exhibiton in Cape Town, Dak’Art Biennale and Gallery of Small Things both in Senegal. Other locations where her work has been exhibited include Seychelles, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
She was named an Artist in Residence at Grassworks.
In 2019 she won the Ngoma Award for Most Outstanding Female Visual Artist.