Namafu Amutse (b. 1998) (b. 1998) is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist from Swakopmund, Namibia, with a Bachelor of Education Honours degree in English and German from the University of Namibia. She is an educator, photographer, film director and writer whose work is strongly driven by Southern African narratives, feminism and futurism.

Amutse’s debut solo exhibition, ‘Bright Eyes Into Afrofuturism’, was held in October 2020, curated by Efano Efano Gallery. This was followed by a group exhibition, ‘We Know It In Our Bones’, at Start Art Gallery and Sister Namibia in June 2021. In October 2021, her work was featured in Dubai’s first edition of ‘Africa Speaks-54: Transforming The Future of African Art’. In 2023, Amutse presented a duo exhibition, ‘Side by Side’, alongside fellow artist and friend Candice Mouton. Her work also appeared in the ‘We Will Be Free’ group exhibition in Makhanda, South Africa.

Amutse is the 2021 Visual Arts Inaugural Winner of the Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards for her photography series ‘Chrysalis’, which was first published in Doek Literary Magazine’s 4th issue. In December 2021, her piece ‘Soft’ was published in Lolwe Magazine’s 4th issue.

In early 2022, Amutse was selected as Namibia’s Ambassador for the 5th edition of ‘Art Connects Women’ in Dubai. That same year, she exhibited her photograph ‘Sapphire’ at Zee Arts Gallery in March, and participated in the ‘EPIPHANY’ group exhibition curated by The Holy Art Gallery in London. Most recently, in April 2025, she was once again selected to represent Namibia as ambassador for the 8th edition of ‘Art Connects Women’ in Dubai, where she exhibited her photograph ‘Ongolo’.