Jemima, 2026, oil on ACM panel, 30x40cm

Jemima Lotika is Congolese from DRC who grew up in South Africa. She studied both an MPH and an MBA and is passionate about infectious diseases and public health.

Jemima is a co-founder of Public Health en Afrique, an organisation that partners with African-based groups to improve access to quality, safe, and affordable healthcare for all Africans, one project at a time.

Jemima currently works as a Public Health Officer in Bendigo, where she met fellow artist Alanah Ellen Brand. Outside of her professional work, Jemima enjoys sport, gardening, and creating pen portraits, which she has recently begun exhibiting in Bendigo.