Artists

Amanda Khumalo – Motsegoa (b. 1998) is a multidisciplinary artist and curator. She currently resides in Johannesburg, practicing as an independent artist and curator. Her broad practice spans painting, printmaking, photography, and threading.

In April 2019, she curated her first exhibition which featured Pipeline Art Gallery’s young & emerging artists as well as some of Johannesburg’s professional artists. This then sparked interest from some of Johannesburg’s gallerists which then led to Pipeline Art Gallery collaborating with Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to hold a group exhibition at the IDC Gallery in celebration of young & upcoming artists in June 2019. In July 2019 she was invited to St. Peter’s Junior Boys Prep. to curate an art auction featuring one of her fellow artists. In early 2021 she had her internship at The National School of the Arts as an arts administrator & curator.

Andile Phewa was born in Durban in 1990. He currently resides in Cape Town. He studied at the Market Photo Workshop, where he completed both foundation and intermediate courses. It was through those courses that he mastered low light photography and shadows.

Anushka Kempken was born in 1996 and is a visual artist based in Cape Town, South Africa. She explores different ways of manipulating surface materials through weaving techniques, creating ambiguity and depth. Anushka sees her work as a continuation of the organic harmony seen in nature and life. Her art making process is a series of intuitive decisions that result in a mess or harmony of individual stories that come together. A process of calming the storm and bringing order to chaos.

Kgomotso Neto Tleane is a Dynamic South African photographer with the mouldings of rural life and trimmings of fast paced city living. Born and raised in Ga-Maja, the Johannesburg based photographer creates imagery that effortlessly reflects both the grime and glory of the city he inhabits.

Phenyo Melody Madiba, better known as ‘Mel Madiba’, was born in October 1993 in Mafikeng and grew
up in Pretoria. She lives and works between Pretoria and Johannesburg. She studied Interior Design at The
Design School of Southern Africa. It was there she discovered pyrography, the art of drawing on wood, leather, or other materials using a soldering iron. Madiba taps into the inner workings of her mind to conceive work that is rooted in femininity, consciousness, and the full expression of identity.

Mpho Mokgadi is a photographer from Pretoria, South Africa, currently based in Zurich, Switzerland. He completed the Advanced Programme in Photography at the Market Photo Workshop (MPW) Johannesburg, South Africa. Since 2013, he has been featured in various online art magazines such as African Photography Network, based in Denmark, the local online blogs: Dynamic Africa and Between10and5. 

Nombuso Dowelani, also known as Nombi, is a Newcastle-born, Johannesburg-based visual artist who documents her personal experiences using different mediums of art. She is currently completing a BA in Visual Arts at the University of Johannesburg.

Johannesburg-based multidisciplinary artist, Ntate Phakela, has been honing his skills in telling African stories through multiple mediums since 2018.

Originally a filmmaker, Ntate blended his storytelling skills with his ever-growing love for African digital and fine art, bringing out the perfect marriage of his two passions.

Simon Lee was born in 1992, and is an economist and artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa.  Although he experiments across multiple media (including film photography and music), Simon places his primary creative attention on oil painting and ink drawing.