Exhibitions
Born in 1973 in Blantyre, Malawi. Lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Selected exhibitions
2012
Hollandaise, group show, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Love and Africa, group show, The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas, USA
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2011
Celebrating 20 artists, group show, MDIS, Johannesburg, South Africa
En toute innocence, subtilités du corps, group show, IF Gallery, Paris, France
Marakesh Art Fair, group show, Palace Es Saadi, Marakesh, Morocco
ARTPARIS. Booth curated by Andre Magnin
Galerie Hussenot. Paris, France. Group show curated by Andre Magnin
Female African Artists group show. Kaddou Diggen. Galerie Le Manége, Dakar, Senegal
2010
Black Line, solo exhibition, Afronova Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Space, group show, Museum Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
Solo Project, solo exhibition, ARCO international contemporary art fair, Madrid, Spain
Paris+Guests, group show, ArtParis, Grand Palais, Paris, France
Transformations, group show, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Arte Invisible. Arco Art Fair. Madrid, Spain. ARTPARIS+GUESTS. Leridon Collection. Grand Palais. Paris, France
Afronova. Johannesburg Art Fair
SPace. Group show of African artists. Museum Africa, Jhb, SA
Marrakesh Art Fair. Sub-saharan booth curated by Andre Magnin
Transformations. Johannesburg Art Gallery showing female artists in their collection dating back to the 1800s
2009
101 Tokyo, solo exhibition, International Contemporary Art Fair, Tokyo, Japan
2008
Re/Presentaciones: Ellas, group show, Casa Africa, Las Palmas, Canary Island
Stitch by stitch, solo exhibition, Afronova Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Fragments, solo exhibition, Johann Levy Gallery, Paris, France
Vibrant exposure, group show, Amaridian Gallery, New York, USA
2007
Afronism, group show, Afronova Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Silk Tapestries, solo exhibition, Afronova Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Fabric, group show, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2006
Nie Meer, group show, De Warande Kunsthalle, Turnhout, Belgium
Dak’Art, African contemporary art Biennale, Dakar, Senegal
2005
Hot in the City, solo exhibition, Gerard Sekoto Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Black Fine Art Show, Galerie Intemporel, New York, USA
2004
L’Atelier Award exhibition, winner of the Gerard Sekoto Award, Absa Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Brett Kebble Art Award exhibition, Cape Town Convention Centre, South Africa
Aardklop Festival, Absa top ten, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
A South African group exhibition, Pujol-sur-Dordogne, France.
2003
Handbags, Merely Mortal, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Fashion Design, Design District, Johannesburg, South Africa
Playtime Festival, Johannesburg, South Africa
2001
Group show, Spark! Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
1999
Printwork, Rhodes University retrospective, Albany Museum, Grahamstown, South Africa
1997
With a series Gestures, solo exhibition, Alliance Française, Gaborone, Botswana
Artists in Botswana, National Gallery of Botswana
1996
Group show, Gallery Anne, Gaborone, Botswana
RESIDENCIES
2009 Bronx Museum. New York City, USA. (2 months)
2006 Air Antwerpen. Antwerp, Belgium. (3 months)
2005 Cite International Des Art. Paris, France. (5 Months)
AWARDS
2006 Winner of Res’artis 3 months residency with Air Antwerpen. Antwerp, Belgium. As part of the Dak’art Dakar Biennale.
2004 Absa L’Atelier Gerard Sekoto award. A joint initiative between Absa Bank and the French Embassy in South Africa.
1997 Winner of Artists in Botwana Award for the Visual Arts in the Graphics category.
EDUCATION
1992-5 Bachelor of Fine Art degree majoring in Graphics and Printmaking, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.