Mulenga J. Mulenga was born in 1987. She is a freelance versatile young female Zambian artist. She has been practising her artistic skills on a professional level since 2009. Mulenga is a painter, sculptor, writer and photographer. She holds an Art & Design Diploma from Evelyn Hone College of Commerce and Applied Arts and has participated in numerous art exhibitions within Zambia, including a solo exhibition in 2011. She has also participated in a number of art workshops. She was a finalist in the Ngoma awards for Best Female Artist in 2011-2012 and won the 2012 StArt Foundation competition for Semi-professional artists. She also has a particular interest in art administration and is a committee member of the Insaka International Artists Trust (IIAT) and works in the Insakartists Office. Her works are typically characterised by palette knife marks and the use of raw colours. Mulenga says, “I capture the feeling of a moment and share it with my canvas and palate. At the end of the day it is just a moment [in the journey of life] that I bring out in my artworks.”