Milumbe Haimbe

Milumbe Haimbe (born 1974) be a Zambian painter den digital illustrator. Ein work dey portray black women as superheroes.

 Early years den education 
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.

 Career 
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. 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.

 Awards 

 2015 – Bellagio Arts Fellowship Award
 2015 – Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship Award

 References 

Category:Zambian people
Category:Human
Category:Zambian painters
Category:Copperbelt University alumni
Category:Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni
Category:1944 births
Category:Zambian women artists
Category:21st-century women painters
Category:People wey komot Lusaka

External links
Are There Superheroes That Look Like You? Another Africa Profile on Haimbe