N'lamwai Luntha Chithambo
N’lamwai Luntha Chithambo was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1997 to Malawian parents. In 2019 Chithambo completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Rhodes University with distinction in Fine Art Practice and in 2023 he completed a Master of Fine Art degree also at Rhodes University. During the period of his undergraduate and postgraduate studies he twice featured in the Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards Top 100 Exhibition (2019, 2022) as well as displayed his work at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda (2016, 2019, 2023) and in 2023 two of his paintings were selected for the Sasol New Signatures Finalist Exhibition. Working predominantly in the medium of oil paint, Chithambo’s artistic interests lie in the day-to-day challenges that affect the consciousness, consciences, and identities of African individuals, particularly, but not limited to, black African youths. Many of these complexities are observed through the autobiographical lens of his perceived identity as a black Scotland-born, South African-raised, Malawi national and therefore he has a growing interest in the topics of nationality and migration. Chithambo’s work largely involves an exploration and combination of his belief in God, portraiture, and Afrocentric comic books, often molded into a storytelling format. By using the method of storytelling, he aims to journey with his paintings. Rather than settle on a fixed idea, Chithambo enjoys exploring introspective topics through several paintings which typically but need not always relate to one another. Chithambo currently resides in Johannesburg where he is occupying a studio at Ellis House Art Building and pursuing his passion for the arts.
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