Lungisani Ndlovu (Durban)
Rural boots, Urban boots, 2026 Mixed media on Perspex 76 cm x 102,5 cm Artist’s Statement My work mixes the slow, rural life with the fast, growing city. I grew up where there is not much change, so I know what it feels like to wait for roads, schools, and jobs. The city moves quickly, […]
Bongolethu Mvinjelwa (Johannesburg)
Ilifa Eliqhekezayo I: Ukulawulo (Inherited fractures I: To control), 2026 Clay 4 Part: 14 cm x 45 cm x 45 cm Artist’s Statement Ilifa eliqhekezayo is an ongoing sculptural meditation on masculinity, inheritance, and the unfinished labour of becoming. Emerging from my experience of growing up without a consistent paternal presence and later undergoing Xhosa […]
Charné Mungur (Gqeberha) | 2026 Merit Award Winner
Echoes of silence, 2025 Steel Installation: 161 cm x 245 cm x 223 cm Artist’s Statement Echoes of silence serves as both a monument and a call to action. It is a piece that responds to the 2024 report by the Human Science Research Council on GBV within South Africa and confronts the devastating reality […]
Ukhona Mthethwa (Pretoria)
Unxantathu “Triangle”, 2025 Rust and acrylic on canvas 78,5 cm x 109 cm x 150 cm Artist’s Statement This work forms part of the body of works titled “Umphako Wendlela”, which is a Zulu phrase translated to “Provision for a journey”. This phrase is a response to the things that I have taken from home […]
Praise-God Msane (Durban)
Ngithwele Kanzima, 2025 Linocut print, Edition 1 of 2 63,5 cm x 43,5 cm Artist’s Statement My artistic practice centres on exploring the experiences of individuals affected by substance abuse. Through my work, I aim to shed light on the struggles faced by those who wish to overcome addiction but find themselves trapped by its […]
Skhethelwe Mpungose (Durban)
Ngizamela Abantwana, 2025 Monochrome colour reduction, A/P 61,5 cm x 86,5 cm Artist’s Statement The artwork narrates a story of endurance and responsibility. It portrays a mother who continues to work despite the late hour, demonstrating her commitment to providing for her family. The presence of the child reinforces the idea that her labour is […]
Thato Mothobi (Pretoria)
The space between V: Community, 2026 Photography and digital montage, Edition 2 of 5 42,5 cm x 52,5 cm Artist’s Statement The space between V is a digital photograph documenting an installation environment constructed to investigate the emotional distance between leaving and returning to a childhood community. A rusted corrugated iron sheet is mounted on […]
Andries Moroaswe (Johannesburg)
Over brunch II, 2026 Screenprint 41,5 cm x 37 cm Artist’s Statement In Over brunch II, I confront the origins of South Africa’s present, tracing the link between casual historical decisions and the enduring trauma that shapes our contemporary landscape. The composition centres on a more or less empty table where the action unfolds, surrounded […]
Ofentse Monwametsi (Gqeberha)
Zama Zama, 2026 Photographic print on matt gloss 29,5 cm x 42 cm Artist’s Statement Zama Zama is a Zulu word that can be directly translated to “try and try again”. Today Zama Zama is an illegal mining scheme that South Africans and illegal immigrants who are desperate to make a living take part in. […]
Kolo Thomas Molelekoa (Pretoria)
Stop Street, 2025 Oil on canvas 40,5 cm x 50,5 cm Artist’s Statement This oil painting explores contemporary realism by celebrating the quiet dignity of everyday objects. Working from the roads in Tembisa, I use layered glazes and controlled brushwork to capture how light defines form, texture, and surface. The goat is not to copy […]