Miné Kleyhans | 2024 Overall Winner
Meditations on resentment Cherrywood, brass, sand and found objects 70 cm x 43 cm x 74 cm Biography Miné Kleynhans is employed at the University of the Fee State’s Art Gallery as the Project Coordinator. As an artist, art project manager, and facilitator, she has participated in various experimental, developmental and large-scale international creative projects. […]
Tandabantu Nathaniel Jongikhaya Matola | 2024 Runner-up
Ukuncikelela (to hold on/endure) Underglaze, clay and dishcloths 5-Part: (5) 195 cm x 30 cm Biography Tandabantu Nathaniel Jongikhaya Matola was born in Zandukwana Village in the Libode Township in the Eastern Cape in 1996. He started to hone his skills as an artist from a young age by making pencil and pen sketches. In 2021, […]
Henrico Paul Greyling | 2024 Merit Award Winner
Through here a flower passed Steel 220 cm x 115 cm x 20 cm Through here a flower passed is a steel sculpture that invites a physical interaction from the viewer. The artwork draws from the dimensions of an archway that led to a familiar room at my grandparent’s house. The archway is a symbol of […]
Snelihle Asanda Maphumulo | 2024 Merit Award Winner
Umnikelo Mixed media 18-part installation: 80 cm x 135 cm Umnikelo is a self-directed body of work that speaks to the changes that occur in the positionality of women in the Zulu culture. The wax plates signify the fragility of the matriarchal roles in the Zulu homesteads as women are constantly having to “stand in the […]
Bonginkosi Liyo Mkhatshwa | 2024 Merit Award Winner
Traditional innovation (Unity & Innovative water carrier) Mixed media Diptych: 44 cm x 27 cm x 14 cm; 33 cm x 30,5 cm x 29,5 cm Mkhatshwa Bonginkosi Liyo’s body of work delves into the artistic representation of the indomitable spirit of rural optimism amidst the challenges of living in South African rural areas. Through […]
Themba Mkhangeli | 2024 Merit Award Winner
Ubushushu Bekhaya (The warmth of home) Ballpoint pen on paper 87 cm x 68 cm Grandmothers are the strong pillars who hold the communities together. In my village, young people leave for cities in search of jobs and opportunities. It is grandmothers who remain and raise grandchildren. The loss of my grandmother and mother has […]
Juandré van Eck | 2024 Merit Award Winner
Waters of life Ceramics 42 cm x 32 cm x 16 cm This is a ceramic piece made from 90 % natural clay and 10% commercial, stimulating blood flow in the human body. This piece is designed to be an interactive piece exploring the critical importance of water for our survival. As the piece is […]