PIERRE MUKEBA
Mukeba was born in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, fleeing the Civil War to Zambia then Zimbabwe before seeking Asylum to Adelaide, Australia where he has resided since 2006. Mukeba has no formal art education and learnt how to create art as a refugee in Zimbabwe taught by his uncle and influenced by his grandfather who was a renowned artist in the Congo.
Mukeba’s first exhibition was held in 2017 and since then he has won the Churchie Award in 2017 and the Lipman Karas Peoples Choice Award in the Ramsay Prize in 2019. Mukeba was curated into the 2020 Adelaide Biennale of Australian Art and the 2020 NGV Triennial. Mukeba is held in Australian public collections including Wyndham Regional Gallery, Shepparton Art Museum, the NGV, and the Art Gallery of South Australia.