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[[File:Crawford Mandumbwa - Introspection.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Crawford Mandumbwa - Introspection.jpg|thumb|left|Acrylic on board, "Introspection" by [[Crawford Mandumbwa]]]] | ||
After high school in 1989, Mandumbwa went to [[Lusaka]] to take up a job as a Graphic Designer (though he was not formally trained). Later after a chance meeting with a chief designer of the [[Zambia Information Services]] (ZANIS) on a bus, he was offered a job in the department where he designed government information posters. He, however, did not stay long in the civil service. His desire to be involved with more challenging creative work saw him walk into an advertising agency (Fleet Foot Advertising Agency) who hired on the spot as a trainee graphic designer. | After high school in 1989, Mandumbwa went to [[Lusaka]] to take up a job as a Graphic Designer (though he was not formally trained). Later after a chance meeting with a chief designer of the [[Zambia Information Services]] (ZANIS) on a bus, he was offered a job in the department where he designed government information posters. He, however, did not stay long in the civil service. His desire to be involved with more challenging creative work saw him walk into an advertising agency (Fleet Foot Advertising Agency) who hired on the spot as a trainee graphic designer. | ||
In 1991 he enrolled with [[Evelyn Hone College]] to train for a Diploma in Art Teaching. He initially wanted to major in sculpture but on account of a shortage of equipment at the college, he opted to study pictorial and figure studies. He concurrently pursed a Diploma in Graphic Design and completed his studies in 1994. | In 1991 he enrolled with [[Evelyn Hone College]] to train for a Diploma in Art Teaching. He initially wanted to major in sculpture but on account of a shortage of equipment at the college, he opted to study pictorial and figure studies. He concurrently pursed a Diploma in Graphic Design and completed his studies in 1994. | ||
[[File:Embracing Life by Crawford Mandumbwa.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Cover of Air Bostwana In-flight magazine by [[Crawford Mandumbwa]]]] | |||
Before he could take up teaching, a newspaper (''[[The Post]]''), impressed by his portfolio, hired him to design print adverts and develop graphics for the paper. | |||
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. | ||
