Artist’s statement

I find meaning where others do not - in the fall of light on a sandy building in Riyadh, the chaos of the shacks of Kampala, the crowded taxi parks of Johannesburg.  I travel widely in the Middle East and Africa, and am inspired by these places of contemporary significance; landscape covered in sandy construction sites, tin roofed shacks, humanity sweating as trucks our loaded with voluminous bundles - struggles for hope in adverse contexts. Hope that I create with the form and structure of my work.

Qualifications: MFA Wits University 2018   

Contact

Unless otherwise noted pieces are for sale and prices range between $400 and $4000

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Studio visits available on request

Representation

XVA Gallery 

Al Fahidi Neighborhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai 

Berman Contemporary

Johannesburg

99Loop

 Cape Town

 

Collaborations

I have been collaborating with the Nigerian photographer, Logo Oluwamuyiwa since 2015. This collaboration has produced the works that have been exhibited in Lagos, Johannesburg and Cape Town. The catalogues for these shows are availale for download.

www.monochromelagos.com

Appreciation

I would like to acknowledge and appreciate the support and guidance I have received from Ricky Burnett, as critic and teacher. 

www.rickyburnett.co.za

Exhibitions

  • Sandon Gallery, Johannesburg, various 1982-1987

  • Nommo Gallery, Kampala, 1993

  • 50: Private exhibition, Johannesburg, 2015

  • Call / Response Art Clip Africa, Lagos, 2016

  • Call / Response The Gavin Project, Johannesburg 2016

  • The Joburg Fringe, Johannesburg 2016

  • Summer Salon, AVA, Cape Town

  • Art Africa Fair, Cape Town, 2017

  • Closer than Ever, Momo Gallery, Cape Town, 2017

  • Whats Art For, Cape Town, 2017

  • Night Landings, 70 Juta, Johannesburg, 2017

  • SikkaFair, Dubai, 2018

  • The Point of Order, Johannesburg, 2018

  • Wayfarers, Accra, 2018

  • Watershed, Johannesburg, 2018

  • SikkaFair, Dubai 2019

  • “Swahili”, XVA Gallery, Dubai, 2019

  • “Boda Boda & Bacchus”, AVA Gallery, Cape Town

  • “Rust and Freedom”, 99Loop Gallery, Cape Town, 2020

  • “Insiders”, XVA Gallery, Dubai, 2021

  • “Undemolished” 99Loop Gallery, Cape Town, 2021

  • “Ceuta” 99Loop Gallery, Cape Town, 2021