Ndasuunye Shikongeni

b. 1971

Artist & teacher

1992 Joe Madisia Art Studio
Introduced to cardboard printing technique at Franco Namibian Cultural Centre in 1993.

1994 - 2002 Nine solo exhibitions both in and outside of Namibia.
Has participated in twenty group exhibitions since 1993.

Presented workshops in cardboard printing in Kenya, Germany and Namibia. Regularly travels to rural parts of Namibia to present art workshops.

Participated in international artists' workshops in Senegal (Tenq 1994), Master Class (St. Petersburg, Russia, 1999) and Kenya (Wasanii, 2000).

Awards:
Youth Expo 1997 - Overall Prize
Master Class Diploma - Gold Medal awarded in Russia, 1999
Standard Bank Namibia Biennale - 2nd Prize and highly recommended in graphics, 2001

Member of Tulipamwe Namibia Working Group, 1994 and 2000 to the present.
Coordinator for Youth Expo 2000 and 2001 in Namibia.
Art lecturer at John Muafangejo Art Centre since 1999.

Appointed Head of John Muafangejo Art Centre in 2002.

hishishi@webmail.co.za