Thomas Masingi (Polokwane) | 2026 Merit Award Winner
The desire to become one series, 2025 Digital photography on true ivory Triptych: (3) 47,5 cm x 65 cm Artist’s Statement Shadow man series revolves around the merging of archetypes of the Self and Shadow, deeply rooted in Jungian Psychology. After undergoing a process of unmasking, thus letting go of the need to maintain a […]
Lunga Maseko (Johannesburg)
Stillness in motion, 2025 Acrylic on masonite board Triptych: (3) 25 cm x 25 cm Artist’s Statement This work is more than just the depiction of the interior or exterior of a bus. It explores the idea of “home”. The bus becomes a liminal space where I reflect, a space where I process my thoughts […]
Wisani Manyisi (Johannesburg) | 2026 Merit Award Winner
Dance of memory, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 159 cm x 138 cm Artist’s Statement This work seeks to remember the pain caused by war in Mozambique and how my family was forced to leave their homes. This painting is a quiet place to remember those hard times and how we were separated. I put […]
Amogelang Manoto (Potchefstroom)
Untitled, 2026 Photography Triptych: (3) 61,5 cm x 44 cm Artist’s Statement A passionate self-taught multidisciplinary artist, she engages in photography, painting, videography, sculpture, and body art. Her work examines themes of African spirituality, ancestral heritage, and cultural identity, drawing upon indigenous traditions, rituals, and collective memory for inspiration. Utilising a variety of mediums, she […]
Naledi Malotana (Gqeberha)
Show and tell, 2025 Video 297 seconds Artist’s Statement Show and tell is a performative self-portrait in which I inhabit and deconstruct myself as a subject and a storyteller. Inspired by the absence of my childhood memories and the insistent urge to prove my own identity, this performance explores how trauma distorts memory and the […]
Sello Daniel Malebye (Pretoria)
Lentswe la letlapa (voice of the stone) Coffee-stained paper collage 60,5 cm x 75,5 cm Artist’s Statement Emerging from the broader body of work: Mosekaphofu ya gaabo ga a swe lentswe (One who fights for what is theirs never loses their voice). Lentswe la letlapa explores the fragile relationship between land, belonging, memory and human […]
Joshua Maharaj (Pretoria) | Artwork 2
Tender loving care, 2026 Blueprint, Edition 2 of 30 69,5 cm x 99,5 cm Artist’s Statement Tender loving care explores the hidden structures of public procurement in South Africa, drawing on the public controversy surrounding the Vusi “Cat” Matlala case as a point of departure. Using the visual language of technical drawing, the work examines […]
Joshua Maharaj (Pretoria) | Artwork 1
Bad boys, 2025 Etching, Edition 7 of 30 46,5 cm x 57 cm Artist’s Statement Bad boys depicts a city crumbling under the weight of its guardians. Drawing on the infrastructure of policing and the judicial system, the work imagines an urban landscape fractured by the very institutions entrusted with maintaining order and justice. Buildings […]
Mushe Japhter Luvhimbi (Polokwane)
Domba Dance – Vhavenda traditional dance Wood 67 cm x 114 cm x 18,5 cm Artist’s Statement This sculpture represents the traditional Venda Domba dance, where elder women guide young girls and teach them about womanhood, marriage, and family responsibilities. The connected figures symbolise the passing of knowledge from one generation to the next. The […]
Amy Jane Lubbers (Johannesburg)
The Root of My Negativi{tea}, 2025 Mixed media artist book 21 cm x 32 cm x 29 cm Artist’s Statement The Root of My Negativi{tea} is an artist’s book that holds the weight of inherited pain between mother and daughter in an intimate and domestic form – tea. The artwork names what is inherited alongside […]