Wisani Manyisi (41 ) – Johannesburg | Merit Award Winner 2026
Artwork Details Dance of memory, 2026 Mixed media on paper Artist Biography I am Wisani Manyisi, a contemporary artist born in Limpopo, South Africa. Currently working and residing in Johannesburg. My artistic journey is deeply rooted in memory and psychology, which I juxtapose with my childhood memories. My creative endeavours began in my youth, when […]
Charné Mungur (49) – Gqeberha | Merit Award Winner 2026
Artwork Details Echoes of silence, 2025 Steel Artist Biography Charné Mungur is a female artist from Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. She is currently in her Honours year of her Visual Arts degree at Nelson Mandela University, with a focus on Fine Arts. She is a mixed-media artist who combines printmaking with sculpture, challenging materiality […]
Thomas Masingi (35) – Polokwane | Merit Award Winner 2026
Artwork Details The desire to become one series, 2025 Digital photography on true ivory Artist Biography Thomas Masingi is a South African visual artist, curator, writer and poet, who was born and raised in Mokopane, Limpopo Province. He currently lives, studies and works in Pretoria. He is pursuing his Master of Visual Arts degree at […]
Inga Lokwe (28) – Pretoria | Merit Award Winner 2026
Artwork Details Qula kwedini, 2025 Glass, metal, wood Artist Biography Inga Lokwe is a glass sculptor and contemporary artist, as well as a part-time lecturer specialising in Glass. She is currently completing her master’s degree at Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria. Her practice has taken her across local and international platforms, with participation in […]
Charlie de Bruto (21) – Pretoria | Merit Award Winner 2026
Artwork Details Ball buster, 2026 Mixed media Artist Biography Charlie de Bruto is a contemporary multidisciplinary artist based in Pretoria, Gauteng. Her work broadly focuses on the human condition, probing themes of memory, values, and personal narratives within societal contexts. Her artistic approach is informed by her fascination with people and their everyday lives, which […]
Sive Ntombana (23) – Gqeberha | Runner-Up 2026
Artwork Details Umlandeli, 2025 Collected ochres and primer on blanket Artist Biography Sive Ntombana is a BFA graduate (with distinctions) and currently a Master of Fine Arts student at Rhodes University. He is a painter and mural artist currently based in Makhanda. Ntombana is the first prize recipient of the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) […]
Sphumelele Zondi (26) – Johannesburg | Overall Winner 2026
Artwork Details The laundry of a nation, 2026 Mixed media on cardboard and paper Artist Biography Sphumelele Zondi is a KwaZulu-Natal-born visual artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, working primarily in sculpture and mixed media. Her practice investigates memory, childhood nostalgia, and the relationship between past and present through sculptural forms constructed from mixed media […]
Inside the Final Judging of Sasol New Signatures 2026
From 938 entries submitted across South Africa, 123 artworks were selected to come to the Pretoria Art Museum for the 2026 Sasol New Signatures exhibition and final judging. Joining Chairperson Pfunzo Sidogi and Cate Terblanche, Sasol Curator, both of whom had been part of the regional judging process, were three guest judges, each bringing their own perspectives […]
Meet the curator behind Sasol New Signatures
Every year, more than 100 artworks by emerging artists from across South Africa come together under one roof for the Sasol New Signatures exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum. But what does it take to bring such a diverse collection of voices, mediums, ideas and artistic approaches together into one cohesive exhibition? Hannelie du Plessis, […]
The Art of Moving Art – The Specialist Art Logistics Behind Sasol New Signatures Visual Arts Competition
For visitors to the Sasol New Signatures exhibition, the spotlight naturally falls on the incredible artworks showcased throughout the Pretoria Art Museum, few realise the enormous logistical operation that takes place behind the scenes long before the doors of exhibition open. As the competition’s long-standing official logistics partner, Stuttaford Van Lines is responsible for collecting, […]