Kungoni Centre of Culture and Art, Mua Mission, Malawi

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Thomas Mpira’s inculturated depiction (2012) of St. Catherine of Alexandria as Mwali, the rain priestess of the Chewa people of Malawi, stands in the entrance to the International Gender Studies Centre at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, England. It was commissioned to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of St. Catherine’s College.

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Letter of Introduction

In this letter, the late Claude Boucher Chisale commended the Kungoni Art Project and reflected on his interests at the time.

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Credit

KAP is a work of collaboration between Kungoni Centre and Richard Hewitt (Kamuzu Academy).

Davie Maleka Chaone and Andrew Nyengere (Kungoni Centre) and Samson Phiri (Kamuzu Academy) have provided administrative assistance.

Photographs on this part of the website were taken by Claude Boucher Chisale, Richard Hewitt, Samson Phiri, Alisoun Probert, Serge St-Arneault and Arjen van de Merwe.

Thanks

KAP depends largely on collective and individual memory over many years. The support of the communities of Mua Mission and the artists of Kungoni Centre is invaluable. Zikomo kwambili!

Thanks are due also to the many people and institutions throughout Malawi and the world who have proven so helpful and generous in contributing material or opening their doors and collections to record. The interest displayed in KAP is testament to the extraordinary reach of Kungoni Centre and to its significance for art history in Africa.

Support

KAP is always grateful to receive photographs and details of artwork by Kungoni Centre.

Work on KAP is undertaken on a voluntary basis. KAP receives no financial support and the costs that it incurs are substantial. Please let us know if you are able to help or advise in this regard.