SIBUSISO NGWAZIARTIST STATEMENT April 2026 Come midnight, I will be out of sight. Ngwazi is a self-taught South African artist renowned for his nonfigurative paintings. His practice reflects his desire to break free from the constraints of traditional representational art and explores the limitless possibilities of abstraction. Ngwazi’s work is characterized by bold, vibrant colours and […]
READ MORE XOLANI SIVUNDAARTIST STATEMENT My new work combines my old style and new style, which I want to introduce, and is a mix of abstract art and realism. I do not limit myself to one medium, style, or concept. The technique I’m using is still the same, nothing much has changed- it is the distortion, gesture lines, […]
READ MORE STEPHANIE REITHBorn in Tanzania and now based in South Africa, Stephanie Reith captures the cultures and styles of the tribes of Africa before these traditions are forgotten, working across 20 different mediums.
READ MORE PATRICK RAPAIARTIST BIOGRAPHY Patrick Patakai Rapai was born at Silveira Missionary Hospital in Masvingo, Zimbabwe in 1976. He went to school in Harare, the capital of the country, where he began his career as an artist. His artistic journey traces back to his grandmother, a potter who recognised his potential at the age of 10. Under […]
READ MORE KEITH ZENDAARTIST BIOGRAPHY Keith Zenda is a self-taught, multi-award-winning artist who first discovered his talent at the young age of ten. After finishing secondary school, he became a full-time artist in 2003. His work is inspired by his rural life background, and projects the essence of African Ubuntu spirit, the richness of African culture, and a […]
READ MORE KEITH JOHNSONARTIST STATEMENT Body of Work Name: Re-imagine Elements of nature, the movement of bodies, colours, shapes, textures, and tastes — these are what fill our memories and fuel our need to describe creatively. Describing emotive memories can be like recalling a dream; words and images seem to disintegrate as we reach for them. This is […]
READ MORE IVAN SMITHARTIST STATEMENT I like to refer to myself as a traditional artist, but since 2020 my art supplies have become digital. My graphic pop art pieces are hand drawn digitally using an Apple pencil working on a 7th gen 10.2-inch ipad in Procreate. I create high resolution, highly detailed statement pieces that I present as […]
READ MORE GRANT OXCHEARTIST STATEMENT This collection is about the splendour and ascent of Africa and its people, as well as the sorrow and despair that are deeply rooted in the African experience. I encourage the viewer to feel embedded in the profound culture and heritage of Africa. The human race originated from the womb of Africa - […]
READ MORE GRANT NETHERLANDSARTIST STATEMENT Painting is a wonderful way of going deeper into the beauty of the present moment. While painting, time seems to disappear as forms take shape on the canvas. There is a deep sense of peace in the creative process. The finished painting then becomes a record, a history, and physical evidence of the […]
READ MORE GOLDENDEANARTIST Goldendean is a genderqueer trans media artist provoking dialogue about the gaze, queer bodies, love and Social justice. A.K.A. Dean Hutton, they have worked across photojournalism, print, digital, video and social media, performance and community action since the late 1990s. They affirm the right of all bodies to exist, to be celebrated and protected. […]
READ MORE GERHARD VAN DER WESTHUIZENARTIST STATEMENT Beneath the Surface Beneath the Surface explores the tension between strength and sensitivity, between the exterior we show and the inner world we conceal. Each piece fuses metal and paint — two materials that mirror the duality of the human experience. The metal skin shields and reflects, while the oil-painted figures reveal emotion, […]
READ MORE DION CUPIDODion Cupido responds directly — and unapologetically - to the fractured realities of contemporary life, using painting as a space where ambiguity is not only allowed, but necessary.
READ MORE BESAKKO BIA RIHOLEARTIST STATEMENT It was still the time of long-lived people, a time in which human beings could live to approximately 150. At that time, tradition and the land were deeply rooted in the inhabitants of the Bubi community. The families lived their religion and rituals to balance all the energy of the macrocosm and to […]
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