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ART GALLERY
“What better way
to showcase Namibian arts and crafts, then
by exhibiting it in an accommodation establishment?”
– Prof. Aldo Behrens, Co-ordinator:
Bank Windhoek Arts Festival.
In response to the launch-initiative of the guesthouse
art gallery idea, Prof. Behrens applauded this
initiative and during February 2007, Guesthouse
Terra Africa became the first Namibian guest house
to continually host Namibian and African art as
part of the permanent décor, as well as
regular art exhibitions and sales, in an effort
to create a new platform for art in the country.
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Exhibited throughout
the Terra Africa House are art pieces from
Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, Mozambique,
Ethiopia, Egypt and Nigeria. Two paintings,
a gift from Germany by guest & artist
Ramona Faltin, are proudly displayed in our
foyer. Gracing us with her presence is a
Sergiev Possad-style Matryoshka Doll – a
gift by Michael & Larisa Lyakhova from
Moscow, Russia, during their two week stay
with us.
Be on the lookout for works by permanent
exhibiting artist, Helena Brandt, who is
well-known in local and international art
circles. Helena boasts a testimonial of successful
local and international exhibitions spanning
over 30 years. She has been lecturer at various
prominent fine arts academies across the
globe and has played an active role in the
development of fine arts in Namibia.
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Kizito Maria Kasule (dr.)
of Uganda is a graduate of his local Makerere
University, and has been professionally involved
in the fine arts since obtaining his Bachelor’s
in Fine Arts in 1993. In 2003 he obtained a PhD
in Fine Arts and ever since he has dedicated
himself to the development of the arts in Uganda.
Art pieces by Kasule have made their home in
Germany, Kenya, Canada, Kampala, South Africa,
Entebbe, Denmark and recently Namibia, in the
Terra Africa House.
Purchasable art pieces are clearly labelled
and placed throughout the guest house in our
guest rooms, lounge, dinning room, corridors
and even in the gardens surrounding the guest
house. Per visit, guests can look forward to
no less than 40 original masterpieces in formats
such as paintings, crafts and jewellery, to remember
their visit to Namibia and in particular, Guesthouse
Terra Africa.
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