Natasha Muluswela

b. 1995, Zimbabwe

Natasha’s work takes a conceptual standpoint by integrating moving images, imagination and fine art, reflecting her keen interest on how these three things can intertwine together to tell a different narrative. She uses symbolism of faceless figures to challenge the viewers’ preconceived perceptions and ideologies of what it means to occupy space as a migrant, shedding light on the deep-rooted realities of racism, discrimination and marginalisation in a post-colonial oppressive system. The work challenges views on not only Africa’s political past and present but its potential and future.

Natasha Muluswela is a self-taught, Zimbabwean-born visual artist based in the United Kingdom. She graduated in 2017, obtaining a degree in French and Spanish at Nottingham Trent University. She has been selected for the ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries (2021), Threshold, D Contemporary Gallery, London (2021), The Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize 2019, London, (2019), and Black History Month’, at Uber, London (2019). In 2022 she was awarded the ACME Alternative Pathway Award, receiving a six-month long studio residency, materials, and a bursary from ACME.

Natasha Muluswela was awarded Highly Commended for Young Masters Emerging Woman Artist Award 2023.