Mawande Ka Zenzile
CV
Born 1986 in Lady Frere, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Lives and works in Cape Town.
Represented by Stevenson Gallery
Formation
Education
2019MA Fine Art, Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town
2014BA Fine Art, Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town
2007Ruth Prowse School of Art, Cape Town
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2026
Indlela Ibuzwa Kwabaphambili, Stevenson, Cape Town
2025
Ukwanda kwaliwa ngumthakathi, Stevenson, Johannesburg
2024
uZenzile akakhalelwa, Stevenson, Cape Town
2023
Ayinethi Iyadyudyuza!, Stevenson, Amsterdam
2023
Uhambo Lukamoya, 31 Project, Paris
2022
Nqanda nanga'manzi engene'ndlini, Stevenson, Johannesburg
2020
Udludlilali, Stevenson, Cape Town
2018
Uhambo luyazilawula, Stevenson, Johannesburg
2017
Archetypocalypse, Stevenson, Cape Town
2016
Mawande Ka Zenzile, Stevenson, Johannesburg
2015
Statecraft, Stevenson, Cape Town
2013
Experimentation: All Hell Break Loose, Stevenson, Cape Town
2011
Autobiography of Mawande Ka Zenzile: Iingcuka ezombethe iimfele zeegusha, VANSA, Cape Town
2009
Crawling Nation, AVA Gallery, Cape Town
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026
Spier Light Art 2026, Spier Wine Farm, Stellenbosch
2024
When Works Meet, Stevenson, Cape Town
2024
We, the People: 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa, Norval Foundation, Cape Town
2023
The Artist List, Stevenson, Cape Town
2023
île de mille parts, FRAC Réunion
2023
Africa Supernova, Kunsthal KAde, Amersfoort, Netherlands
2023
Stevenson X Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong
2020
Matereality, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town
2019
The Stronger We Become, South African Pavilion, 58th Venice Biennale
2018
Tell Freedom: 15 South African Artists, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort, Netherlands
2017
Looking After Freedom, Michaelis Galleries, Cape Town
2016
I Love You Sugar Kane, ICA Indian Ocean, Port Louis, Mauritius
2015
Material Matters: New Art from Africa, ICA Indian Ocean, Port Louis, Mauritius
2009
Umahluko, Cape 09 Biennale, Cape Town
Recognition
Awards
2022Shortlisted, inaugural Norval Sovereign African Art Prize
2014Tollman Award for the Visual Arts
2013Michaelis Prize, University of Cape Town
Residencies
2023Résidence des Récollets, Paris, France
2019Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France
2014Nafasi Art Space, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2008Abazobi project, Arkivet Foundation and Robben Island Museum, Norway
Academic Conferences
2013Between the Lines, Michaelis School of Fine Art & Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig
2012The Exuberant Project, Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts, University of Cape Town
2011Thinking Africa + Diaspora Differently, Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town
Legacy
Public Collections
Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town
Norval Foundation, Cape Town
Selected Bibliography
2021Prime: Art's Next Generation, Phaidon, London