joemadisia
Mariental, Namibia
Bio: Madisia obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1999. Since then, Madisia has had many accomplishments as an Artist, some of these include being the Founder member of the “Tulipamwe International Artist’s Workshop” (that made a great impact on the post independence art development of Namibia), and spearheading the establishment of the National Standard Setting Body for Arts and Culture. Madisia served as the Director of the National Art Gallery of Namibia from 2005 to 2011. Joseph Madisia was also appointed as the acting director at John Muafangejo Arts Centre until January 2002, and he set up and developed the Katutura Community Art Centre. Madisia was born in Luderitz, Namibia in 1954. He studied Visual Arts between 1983 and 1986 at the Academy for Tertiary Education. Between 1991 and 1993 he was appointed as the Art Workshop Coordinator at the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre in Windhoek. The centre gave young artists the opportunity to study art informally. Between 1994 to 1995 Madisia was a freelance artist and held solo and group exhibitions both locally in Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Ethiopia and abroad in countries such as India, Germany, Brazil, Norway and Switzerland. He was also involved with productions in the publication field e.g. New Namibian Books, Gamsberg Macmillan and education sectors. Madisia have ever since retired and currently lives in Mariental, Southern Namibia where he spent the last three years set up a private studio to continue with his love of art making.
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