Banji Chona

Banji Chona is a Zambezian artist, curator and researcher whose work examines cultural memory, material histories and contemporary artistic infrastructures.

14 September 2026

Writer

Close-up portrait of a Black person with dreadlocks, a septum ring, and a multi-strand gold necklace, wearing a white shirt outdoors.

Through interdisciplinary research and artistic practice, she engages questions of heritage, ecology and public memory in Zambezia and beyond. Her writing and curatorial work contribute to ongoing conversations about art histories and cultural futures in Southern Africa.

A Black artist sits in his studio, holding a black and white print, with several abstract paintings behind him.

‘Destiny’ and the Making of Public Art History in Zambia

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