CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
John Ndevasia Muafangejo was an Ovambo artist from Angola. The Ovambo people are native to southern Africa, mainly located in present-day Namibia. He grew up in a small village with seventeen brothers and sisters. When he was a kid, he liked caring for the family’s cows and goats, and he would later make art about those happy memories.
APARTHEID
After his dad passed away, John’s family moved to an area in southwest Africa. Although the country is now known as Namibia, it was under South African rule then. That’s where John’s art talents grew. He earned a scholarship to an art school, but because of apartheid, he couldn’t go there. ...
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