Leanne Shakenovsky was born in 1986 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (honours) from the University of the Witwatersrand in 2008. Following this, she spent time in London and worked on cruise ships as an art associate for Park West Gallery ...
Mmakgabo Mapula Helen Sebidi was born in 1943 in Marapyane (Skilpadfontein), in the Hammanskraal area of the Northern Transvaal. As her mother was working as a domestic worker in the city for much of her childhood, she grew up with her grandmother Metato (meaning ‘fence’ or ‘bridge’) ...
André Rose is a public health activist. He is a word smith, painter and photographer. He uses poetry and art to give voice to social issues in society. He uses his art practice to comment on the inequity in our contemporary society. He is especially interested in how urban spaces are utilized and affect and influence the lives of people ...
Pitika Ntuli, born 1942, in Springs, Gauteng, is a South African sculptor, poet, writer, and academic who spent 32 years of his life in exile in Swaziland and the UK. He holds an MFA from the Pratt Institute in New York and an MA in Comparative Industrial Relations and Industrial Sociology ...
Mashudu Nevhutalu was born in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, in 1992. Although she did not have much art training at primary or high school level, she has always had an interest in art, and her first influence was all the graffiti and street murals she use to see (and still do) ...
Makamatele Robert Moramaga is a self-taught sculptor born in Ga-Moloi, rural Limpopo, in 1960. The closest town is Groblersdal, south of Ga-Moloi. Moramaga’s instruction in woodwork began at an early age. He would observe as his father, a traditional doctor, include wood into medicines ...
Manyatsa Monyamane, is a Johannesburg-based artist; storyteller through imagery, inspired and influenced by African literature, theatre and everyday surroundings. Her work unpacks unpopular themes, putting a spotlight on stories often overlooked by mainstream media. She holds a BTech degree in Photography ...
John Vusi Mfuphi born in 1977 in Soweto, Johannesburg where he currently lives and work. He holds a Diploma in Fine Art from FUNDA community college and one-year teacher training program from the same institution. Mfuphi’s work portrays celebration of youth and mobility ...
Franli Meintjes completed her BA fine Arts degree in 2004 at the University of the Free State and has been working as a full-time visual artist since 2012. Meintjes’s work has been selected for three consecutive years and placed in the Top 10 of the 2013 and 2014 Absa L’ Atelier Art Competition ...
Joel “Cyzo” Matladi is a South African artist specialising in animation and digital art. He draws inspiration from the African visual identity and heritage, along with influences from anime, comics and various artists like Mike Henry, Loyiso Mkhize and Skottie Young ...
