Art that Connects Children and Nature

Annika Funke, who was born in Germany, is a self-taught artist who lives and paints in Namibia and has recently launched the Kayamoja ArtConnects Trust, which aims to create the opportunity for impoverished Namibian children to see, meet and learn about wildlife and wildlife conservation as well as art. “I started this trust to connect people with wildlife. I started …

Evoking Beauty in Silence

“I am balanced by absorbing beauty, by absorbing golden light on the grass and by absorbing what it feels like when I walk barefoot on the earth.” Wildlife artist from Germany, Annika Funke, came to Namibia for the first time in 2008. It was love at first sight, well first with the wildlife here and then with her soon-to-be Namibian …