Nzaliseko Ntsika Maponye (Johannesburg)
Piety Bronze 24 cm x 30 cm x 20 cm ARTIST’S STATEMENT Piety is a sculptural work created in April 2025, crafted from cold bronze casting, resin, and finished with a faux patina. The piece features a cartoon-like figure that floats above a pedestal, supported by a rod, with a liquid-like form emerging from its […]
Snelihle Asanda Maphumulo (Gqeberha) | 2025 Merit Award Winner
Ngaphansi kwesithunzi sakhe (under His Shadow) Sheep hide on canvas 63 cm x 80 cm ARTIST’S STATEMENT Engraved on sheep and goat hide are quiet traces — Grandmother, Mother, Granddaughter. A living archive. A tree that keeps growing, reaching beyond what we can see. A gesture toward infinity. The work is born from family photographs […]
Wisani Benjamin Manyisi (Johannesburg)
Melody in solitude Mixed media on paper 93,5 cm x 93,5 cm ARTIST’S STATEMENT This work is inspired by the classical song The Swam (Piano & cello), which struck me while alone in the studio after a long day. Reminding me of time on my grandmother’s farm. A place where I enjoyed being alone to […]
Amogelang Veronica Manoto (Potchefstroom)
Untitled Photography 62 cm x 45 cm ARTIST’S STATEMENT A passionate self-taught artist who turns the human body into sacred canvases, blending ancestral traditions with contemporary expression. My art is deeply spiritual, and it leaves footprints on souls. I create living artworks that respect identity, spirit and cultural heritage by channelling emotions, memory and mysticism […]
Daniel Nhlanhla Mamatepa (Polokwane)
Where thoughts collide Mixed media 72,7 cm x 50,5 cm ARTIST’S STATEMENT What a journey this piece has been! It’s a raw outpouring of everything that swirls within me, a tapestry woven from the chaos and beauty of everyday existence. I poured my soul into every layer, every brushstroke, letting instinct guide my hand. You’ll […]
Vanessa Majoro (Pretoria)
Maletsatsi I Recycled nylon thread and fine liner on Fabriano 68 cm x 51 cm ARTIST’S STATEMENT Would you agree that the evening sky is misleading? How does it deceive us that stars are mapped in the same place each night? How are light years reduced to brief moments of observation? How does it play […]
Joshua Maharaj (Pretoria)
Fault lines Etching and Drypoint on Hahnemühle Edition 1 of 30 57,5 cm x 57,5 cm Artist’s Statement This etching, titled Fault Lines, explores the layered realities of decay — both physical and societal — within contemporary South Africa. The work serves as a visual lament and a critical reflection on a country shaped […]
John Stephen Lizamore (Gqeberha)
The fragile truth of photographs: Unseen faces and inherited stories Mixed media 125,5 cm x 125,5 cm Artist’s Statement This work is an intimate exploration of memory. The dichotomy between the hope with which we capture photographs and the reality that even the happiest memories often become layered with pain. It consists of 441 individual […]
Mohau Herry Lethae & Molefi Sylvester Moorosi (Johannesburg)
Project Thuthukani – Clean up the trash. Clean up the mind Mixed media on Masonite 126 cm x 90 cm Artist’s Statement To the Jury, In this case, we’re going to show that through community and love, mountains can be moved. “Artist 1” was raised in Evaton West, his unfenced house located near a main […]
Lehumo Lesiba Lekalakala (Polokwane)
A recipe for connection Hyper realistic with colour pencils 81 cm x 110,5 cm Artist’s Statement I still remember like it was yesterday — my grandmother and two sisters sharing jokes and news in our kitchen, cooking Sunday kos, as we Africans call it, with my grandmother’s favourite painting hanged in our kitchen wall: The […]