Tuli Mekondjo
b. 1982, Angola
Tuli Mekondjo (b.1982 Angola) is primarily known for her mixed media and embroidered paintings. Mekondjo’s rigorous practice is a pursuit to connect with and honour her Namibian heritage. Her practice in both mixed media and performance navigates feelings of displacement, having spent her childhood in the refugee camps of Angola and Zambia during the Namibian War of Independence. Sensitive explorations of history and ancestry allow Mekondjo to address, question, and heal parts of this past, deftly weaving personal and collective trauma with beauty, nature and optimism.
Tuli Mekondjo lives and works in Windhoek, Namibia. Her most recent solo museal exhibition was presented over the summer of 2025 at Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland.
She is represented by Hales Gallery, London/NYC and Guns & Rain, Johannesburg.