Agnes Yombwe

Agnes Buya Yombwe (born 18 February 1966) is a Zambian mixed media artist, arts educator, author and mentor.

Her artistic practice explores indigenous knowledge systems and especially the Mbusa of Zambia’s Bemba people.

Through art, symbolism and text, she explores and challenges responses to traditional and changing cultural norms.

Her work focuses on highlighting taboo issues such as gender-based violence and myths around menstruation in the African context.

She has also undertaken studio residencies at the Edvard Munch in Oslo, Norway and at the McColl Centre for Visual Art in North Carolina, USA.