MbongeniButhelezi
Biography
- 1965 - Born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1986-1989 - Part-time student at the African Institute of Art,
Johannesburg
- 1990-1992 - Full-time course at the African Institute of Art,
Johannesburg
- 1993 - Teacher training course, Johannesburg Art Foundation
- 1997-1998 - University of Witwatersrand (WITS), Johannesburg,
South Africa
- 2001 - Atelierhaus Höherweg e.V., Düsseldorf - artist in
residence
- 2004 - Mural painting, Madeira (Portugal)
- Lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa
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| self portrait |
Artist's Statement:
"My work is predominantly recycled plastics on plastic,
melted with a hot air gun. I am interested in figurative and
non-figurative subjects.
"My figurative subject matter is the
physical condition of township life and how this affects the way of
life, which is one of survival. These experiences are sometimes
interpreted in a non-figurative style depicted in organic forms and
shapes like arms, hands and torso, etc., as well as
landscapes.
"I believe both styles in my work better describe life
around me and my environment. "
Exhibitions List
| 2011 |
Plastic Paintings, Galerie Seippel
Cologne, Germany (solo) |
| 2010 |
Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin,
Germany (two man show with Ansgar Skiba) |
| 2010 |
Abstracts, Seippel Gallery
Johannesburg (solo) |
| 2010 |
Imizwa Yami (My Feelings), William
Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberly; Oliewenhuis Art Museum,
Bloemfontein and Red Location Museum, Port Elizabeth, South
Africa (cat.) (solo exhibition tour); (Solo Exhibition) The
Melting Pot, Art Afrique Gallery. |
| 2009 |
Sasol Art Museum, Stellenbosch,
South Africa (solo) |
| 2009 |
Kulturverein Zehntscheuer,
Rottenburg/Neckar, Germany (two man show with Didier Ahadsi) |
| 2008 |
Seippel Gallery Johannesburg (two
man show with Ansgar Skiba) |
| 2007 |
Midday Blues, Galerie Seippel,
Cologne, Germany (solo) |
| 2007 |
Global Art, Gallery Seippel,
Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 2006 |
10th Cairo Biennale, Egypt |
| 2006 |
Bellevue-Saal, Wiesbaden, Germany
(solo) |
| 2006 |
Dialogues, de ida y vuelta, Casa
Encendida, Madrid (cat.) |
| 2006 |
Rhythm & Jazz, Gallery Seippel,
Cologne |
| 2005 |
SBK, Stichting Beeldende Kunst,
Amsterdam (cat.) (solo) |
| 2005 |
International Biennale for
Contemporary Art: Second Sight, National Gallery Prague, Czech
Republic |
| 2005 |
Galerie Seippel @ Conny Dietzschold
Gallery, Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| 2005 |
Johannesburg Art Gallery, South
Africa (solo) |
| 2005 |
People, Galerie Seippel, Cologne,
Germany (solo) |
| 2004 -
2005 |
Focus Johannesburg, Kunst:Raum Sylt
Quelle, Rantum/Sylt, Germany (solo) |
| 2004 |
Museum Goch, Germany (cat.) (solo) |
| 2004 |
The DaimlerChrysler Collection in
South Africa, Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria, South Africa |
| 2004 |
Evidence, Art Space, Johannesburg,
South Africa |
| 2003 |
Warren Siebrits Contemporary
Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 2003 |
DEG, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 2003 |
artfair with Gallery Seippel,
Cologne, Germany |
| 2003 |
Tracing the Rainbow, Gallery
Seippel, Cologne, Germany (cat.) |
| 2002 |
Project Room, Gallery Seippel,
Cologne, Germany (solo) |
| 2001 |
Spark Gallery, Johannesburg, South
Africa (solo) |
| 1998 |
Grahamstown National Arts
Festival, South Africa |
| 1995 |
Johannesburg Art Gallery, South
Africa |
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