Nandipha Mntambo; Swazi 1982-; Solace Iii
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Notes : From an edition of 4. The sale of the present lot is to support, The Orange Art Project (OAP). OAP is a project for social coherence, education, and creativity using visual arts and crafts. OAP introduces children and youth in foster homes throughout the Western Cape to creativity, arts, and crafts through a network of diverse professional artists to assist in educational and social development. Nandipha Mntambo was born in Swaziland in 1982. She obtained her Masters in Fine Arts from the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. In 2011, Mntambo was awarded the Standard Bank Young Artist Award. She has had several solo shows in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Europe and her work has further been exhibited in many group shows locally and internationally. Mntambo works in sculpture, video, printmaking, performance, and photography. She is well known for her sculptural works in cowhide interrogation the form of gender in representation and the similarities and differences between humans and animals. She works between Cape Town and Johannesburg.
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