Musonda Kabwe is an award-winning Illustrator from Johannesburg.
He traverses the two worlds of traditional and digital approaches toward art-making, as well as those of contemporary art and creative industry. 

He works independently, conceptualising short and long-term projects that question social reality and galvanise empathy.


Written by Laura Kolesoff

His work has been featured in Foreign Policy Magazine, The Sunday Times, The Mail & Guardian & Design Indaba, Red bull Music Academy

" The lifeblood of Kabwe’s work is hybridity."

The Mail & Guardian

"He recognises that people tend to keep their thoughts to themselves, and he hopes to get them laughing about such obstacles. Kabwe sees No Narrative as a weekly offloading of his own life experiences, reflecting on them and seeing personal issues under an objectifying filter of simple illustrations."

Design Indaba


"Müs has a beautiful way of communicating powerful messages through illustrations – which is probably why industry professionals so often turn to him."

Between 10 & 5
SELECTED CLIENTS

Adobe/Hyundai / Huawei /Mastercard /Over by Godaddy /  Nando's / Castle Milk Stout / Castle Lite / Quartz/ MTN / First National Bank / Telkom / Ads 24 / Shoprite Checkers / Superbalist /  The South African Reserve Bank/ Johnnie Walker
CREATIVE AGENCIES I'VE WORKED WITH

Grid Worldwide / Sunshinegun / FCB Africa / Fresh Helga / Altivex / Mbongiworks / Ami Collective / Black Powder / Isoflow / Publicis Machine / Altivex/Fort /BCKRDS 
AWARDS & HONOURS

Craft Gold Loerie Award 2018 - MTN Illustration Style, Africa & Middle East

Shortlisted, T
op 20 illustrators in Africa & Middle East, Loerie Awards 2018, Africa & Middle East

Shortlisted, Bayeza 2018 Between 10 & 5, South Africa

Design Indaba Emerging Creative 2015, South Africa

EDUCATION 
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The National School of the Arts

ND Graphic Design - Cape peninsula University of Technology