I am a Namibian visual artist and multimedia designer based in Windhoek, working across visual culture, art, and communication. My practice is grounded in insight from multiple academic disciplines such as History, Cultural Anthropology, Heritage Studies, and post-colonial visuality, and I enjoy coordinating and developing research and exhibition projects from concept to realization. I also engage actively through public talks, workshops, and lecture settings, often focusing on decolonizing curricula, reworking archives, and confronting the colonial past through artistic and research-driven interventions. Alongside my work as a graphic and digital designer, I collaborate with museums, research centers, art institutions, and festivals in Germany, Switzerland, Cameroon, and the United States, bringing visual storytelling and design expertise to memory, healing, and resistance.

Vijit Jitua Ndhijaharine

I am a Namibian visual artist and multimedia designer based in Windhoek, working across visual culture, art, and communication. My practice is grounded in insight from multiple academic disciplines such as History, Cultural Anthropology, Heritage Studies, and post-colonial visuality, and I enjoy coordinating and developing research and exhibition projects from concept to realization. I also engage actively through public talks, workshops, and lecture settings, often focusing on decolonizing curricula, reworking archives, and confronting the colonial past through artistic and research-driven interventions. Alongside my work as a graphic and digital designer, I collaborate with museums, research centers, art institutions, and festivals in Germany, Switzerland, Cameroon, and the United States, bringing visual storytelling and design expertise to memory, healing, and resistance.

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I am a Namibian visual artist and multimedia designer based in Windhoek, working across visual culture, art, and communication. My practice is grounded in insight from multiple academic disciplines such as History, Cultural Anthropology, Heritage Studies, and post-colonial visuality, and I enjoy coordinating and developing research and exhibition projects from concept to realization.

I also engage actively through public talks, workshops, and lecture settings, often focusing on decolonizing curricula, reworking archives, and confronting the colonial past through artistic and research-driven interventions. Alongside my work as a graphic and digital designer, I collaborate with museums, research centers, art institutions, and festivals in Germany, Switzerland, Cameroon, and the United States, bringing visual storytelling and design expertise to memory, healing, and resistance.

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Language

English
Fluent
Afrikaans
Fluent
Herero
Fluent

Work Experience

Printmaking Fellow (and Digital Design; fellowship) at Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Philadelphia, PA
October 1, 2023 - Present
Artistic Director at Reparation Nation, Jessica Nupen / Kampnagel
October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
Communication Design Artist at Dekoloniale: Memory Culture in the City
June 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022
Artist at Academie Schloss Solitude & Atelier Mondial (Artist in Residence)
May 1, 2021 - January 2, 2022
Artist-in-residence period supporting research and creation within a residency context.
Artist in Residence at Akademie Schloss Solitude
May 1, 2021 - January 2, 2022

Education

BA Studio Art at The City College of New York
September 1, 2015 - June 30, 2017
Studio Art at The City College of New York
January 1, 2017 - August 31, 2026
Graphic Design at Development Bank of Namibia (Windhoek, Namibia)
January 11, 2030 - August 31, 2026

Qualifications

El Anastui Fellowship for Africa-based artists (Brandywine Workshop and Archives)
October 1, 2023 - October 30, 2023
Pro Helvetia Artist Residency (Fellowship)
October 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Luhamoho National Artists' Workshop (Fellowship)
September 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019
Gerd a Henkel Foundation Research Fellowship
October 7, 2017 - December 4, 2018
Labor Arts Making Work Visible, Visual Arts category 3rd place winner
April 22, 2015 - April 22, 2015

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Other