VVVinny

Hold Masters Degree in Visual Arts, Major in Painting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Assistant Examiner for IB Diploma (Visual Arts)
• MYP and IB Visual Arts Teacher 2007- 2011
• Active board member- supporting Community Library programme 2006- current
• Work with local Artists- On Critique and Art history 2001- current
• Presently practicing as a free lance Artist (Painting) and designer
Presently working as a Curator for Start Foundation, Lusaka, Zambia
• Have participated in numerous exhibitions, some of which are as follows:
NCPA (National Centre of Performing Arts), Mumbai, India 1995
SOLO SHOWS, Indian High Commissioner’s residence, Lusaka, Zambia 1996
Nazar Gallery, (summer Bonanza), Vadodara, India 1997
IFACS (Indian Federation of Arts & Cultural Society), Delhi, India 1997
SOLO SHOW, Baobab Hall, Pamodzi hotel, Lusaka, Zambia 1998
ART 4 ART group show, Lusaka Museum, Lusaka, Zambia 1998
Mbile International Artists Exhibition, Lusaka Museum, Lusaka, Zambia 1998
Alliance Francaise, Lusaka, Zambia 1998
Ntambi Zambia, Group Exhibition, Namandwe Gallery, Lusaka, Zambia 1999
Women show the way, Oslo, Norway 1999
International School group exhibition, Lusaka, Zambia 2001
DUET SHOW, (Laurey Nevers & Vandita Varjangbhay), Alliance Francaise, Lusaka 2002
Group Exhibition “Dialogue”, Alliance Francaise, Lusaka, Zambia 2003
Women’s show “The Tempest”, Henry Tayali Centre, Lusaka, Zambia 2005
Group show, Mancini Gallery, London, United Kingdom 2005
Traveling exhibition with Barclays Bank, going to United Kingdom from Zambia 2005
Group show-Eastman Gallery, Houston, Texas, USA 2006
SOLO SHOW- University of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA 2006
SOLO SHOW- Inspired By Patterns- Lusaka Museum 2008
Women’s Group show- Mixture of Instal lation and Painting 2009




LECTURES, TALKS AND WORKSHOPS
Participated
• MYP Unit Panning workshop- online from American International School 2010
• Visual Arts IB Diploma Workshop- Nairobi 2009
• Scrap Metal Workshop with Flinto Chandia 2009
• IT In-house training and workshop 2007
• Women’s Empowerment Workshop with children from different schools,
Kabulonga Girl’s School, Lusaka, Zambia 2004
• Art with a conscious Workshop, Kaposhi Farms, Lusaka, Zambia 2003
• Drawing workshop by an exchange Artist, Alison Harper form UK, Vadodara, India 1994
• Drawing workshop by senior Artist Ranjeet Singh Gaekwad, Vadodara, India 1994
• NCPA Painting workshop, Mumbai, India 1996
• Etching workshop by Cynthia Zukas, Visual Arts Council, Lusaka, Zambia 1998
• Mbile International Artists workshop, Siavonga, Zambia 1998

Coordinated
• Drawing Workshop and Lecture at Visual Art Council, Lusaka, Zambia 1999
• Talk show on Art at the Zamntambi Art Festival, Lusaka, Zambia, 1999
• Project Coordinator for Kids Mural at Kaposhi Village, Chaminuka, Lusaka, Zambia 2003
• Drawing Workshop at Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mauritius 2004

Presentations
• Talk on Art and Appreciation, Art 4 Art Exhibition, Lusaka Museum, Lusaka, Zambia 1998
• Canvas Preparation and Subject Matter in Art, Art 4 Art Exhibition, Lusaka Museum 1998
• Slide Show and talk on Zambian Art at Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mauritius 2003
• Presentation of my artworks, Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mauritius 2008

Restoration and Designs:
• 30 year old temple shrine, Kafue, Zambia 2002
• Altar in the Old Sai Baba Temple, Lusaka, Zambia 2003
• T Shirts since 1997
• Book “Traveler’s Guide to Zambia” – First Edition 2000
• Book “Traveler’s Guide to Zambia” – Second Edition 2003
• Book “Traveler’s Guide to Zambia”- Third Edition 2012
Miscellaneous
• Adjudicator -Ngoma Award, Annual Zambian Arts Awards (Visual Arts 2 D), Lusaka 2001
• Adjudicator Ngoma Award, Annual Zambian Arts Awards (Visual Arts 2 D), Lusaka 2002
• Curation of Artworks -Visual Arts Students – American International School, Lusaka 2007- 2011
• Critique and Analysis of Mwamba Mulangala’s Artworks 2011

AWARDS
• Ngoma Award for Best Female Artist, Lusaka, Zambia 1998