Difficult Women packs Gallery

 The exhibition was borne out of Eisen-Khonatu00e2u20acu2122s observation that u00e2u20acu0153the female voice is not heard loudly enough within the local art scene PICs THALEFANG CHARLES
The exhibition was borne out of Eisen-Khonatu00e2u20acu2122s observation that u00e2u20acu0153the female voice is not heard loudly enough within the local art scene PICs THALEFANG CHARLES

For the first time in a long time, the Main Gallery at the National Museum was fully packed during the opening of ‘Difficult Women’ Art exhibition this week.

The exhibition that runs until April 11, 2020 features six of Botswana’s foremost contemporary women artists being Neo Matome, Ann Gollifer, Renée Eisen-Khonat, Sedireng Mothibatsela, Veryan Edwards and Kate Kwati.

All of the artists have been key contributors to the local art scene and creative industries in various capacities over the past 20 years.

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