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In 1995 he attended a workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa where his remarkable works attracted the attention a delegate from The Voice Newspaper from Botswana who made him an offer which he took up in June of 1995. After a two-year working at the paper’s graphics and photography sections, he joined the Teaching Service Management (TSM) as an Art teacher. He served in the Botswana civil service for five years until 2002 when he went to John Mackenzie School (Francistown) as an Art teacher. Besides teaching, he has also been involved in community art projects in and around Francistown. | In 1995 he attended a workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa where his remarkable works attracted the attention a delegate from The Voice Newspaper from Botswana who made him an offer which he took up in June of 1995. After a two-year working at the paper’s graphics and photography sections, he joined the Teaching Service Management (TSM) as an Art teacher. He served in the Botswana civil service for five years until 2002 when he went to John Mackenzie School (Francistown) as an Art teacher. Besides teaching, he has also been involved in community art projects in and around Francistown. | ||
In 2006 he commenced a Bachelor of Arts program specialising in Visual Multi-Media with the University of South Africa (UNISA). He is still | In 2006 he commenced a Bachelor of Arts program specialising in Visual Multi-Media with the University of South Africa (UNISA). He is still teaching at John Mackenzie School to date. | ||
==Works and exhibitions== | ==Works and exhibitions== | ||
[[File:The Voice Billboard Design by Crawford Mandumbwa.jpg|thumb|left|''The Voice'' billboard design by Crawford Mandumbwa]] | [[File:The Voice Billboard Design by Crawford Mandumbwa.jpg|thumb|left|''The Voice'' billboard design by Crawford Mandumbwa]] | ||
Crawford Mandumbwa has widely traveled and participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions. His work has been collected in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Europe and the United States and has been published in magazines and bilboards. In Botswana, he designed an official logo for the Supa Ngwao Museum’s Francistown Centenary Celebrations in 1998. He was also sponsored by the Women’ Institute to animate the wall spaces of the Paediatrics Wards at Nyangabwe Hospital in Francistown. | Crawford Mandumbwa has widely traveled and participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions. His work has been collected in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Taiwan, Brazil, Europe and the United States and has been published in magazines and bilboards. In Botswana, he designed an official logo for the Supa Ngwao Museum’s Francistown Centenary Celebrations in 1998. He was also sponsored by the Women’ Institute to animate the wall spaces of the Paediatrics Wards at Nyangabwe Hospital in Francistown. | ||
He is also the designer of the Voice newspaper’s current “Born in Ghetto” billboards in Francistown and Gaborone, Botswana. | He is also the designer of the Voice newspaper’s current “Born in Ghetto” billboards in Francistown and Gaborone, Botswana. | ||
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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Mandumbwa is married | Mandumbwa is married to his business manager Selestina Seyala Mandumbwa and they have two daughters-Louise and Angelica. [[Louise Mandumbwa|Louise]] is also a visual artist and photographer. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
