Art, Architecture, Materiality and Place-Shaping: The Curatorial Strategy for the Public Art Programme at Westown Square The Public Art Programme at Westown Square represents an ambitious and deeply considered integration…

Xavier Clarisse, a Durban based artist and designer, was born in Lyon, France in 1970 and spent his youth cultivating a passion for design. He attended L’Ecole Nationale des Beaux…

Sthenjwa Luthuli was born in Botha’s Hill in 1991 and attended ThornwoodSecondary School in KwaNdengezi near Marianhill. He was introduced to the idea of art as a career when he…

Selloane Moeti was born in KwaZulu–Natal in 1983 and graduated in Fine Art from the Durban University of Technology in 2009, majoring in painting and sculpture. She was a finalist…

The Mkhize, Mtungwa and Zuma Families, Ntsongweni The Mkhize family of artisans, which includes Nomfundo Mkhize, Maria Mkhize, Joyce Mkhize and Phumzile Mkhize, forms part of a broader intergenerational network…

Mazisi Raymond Kunene (12 May 1930 – 11 August 2006) was a South African poet best known for his epic Zulu poem Emperor Shaka the Great. While in exile from…

Jessica Bothma is a Durban-based sculptor and writer. She studied Fine Art at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) where she is currently enrolled in a master’s program. She has…

South African artist iainEWOKrobinson has a can’t stop won’t stop approach to his work. Originally a graffiti writing street artist, this multidimensional illustrator and designer has a hip-hop aesthetic that…

Andrew Walford has been working in his studio overlooking the Shongweni dam and game reserve for nearly 40 years.   Wlaford (b.1942) studied at Durban Art School from 1957-59 and…