Yvonne Muinde

Yvonne Muinde is a Fine Artist, Muralist and Visual Effects Artist. Originally from Nairobi, Kenya. Her educational background is in Fine Art. She started her career producing art work for shows and galleries in the San Francisco Bay area, New Zealand and Canada. She has worked as muralist for both commercial murals and public art projects, and she was awarded the mural commission for the Blair Caldwell African American Museum and Library in the city of Denver. In 2003 Yvonne transitioned into Digital Matte painting and VFX working for world renowned Academy award winning directors on several high profile movies. She has worked at ILM, Animal Logic, Weta Digital, Scanline VFX and several VFX houses across the globe now as a remote freelance Matte Painter and Concept artist based in Nairobi. In 2009 she, with her co-workers, were awarded the Visual Effects Society award for Outstanding Matte Painting for their work on Avatar. In her career she has been a Matte painting and Environments Department Supervisor at several companies. Relocated back to Nairobi-Kenya to develop and create her own VFX Studio, IKWETA ARTS, we focus on producing world class Visual Effects. At Ikweta Arts we aim to Educate, Cultivate, Build visual effects creatives on the continent. Through the French Governments Creation Africa Project, Ikweta Arts produced the inaugural Visual Effects Creative Festival in Nairobi Kenya April 5/6 2024.