Mongezi Ncaphayi. © Artskop3437
Mongezi Ncaphayi
Born in 1983
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11 single expositions
67 grouped expositions & fairs
Africa First Art Prize (AFAP), Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town, South Africa. - 2019
Prince Claus Fund Grant, Amsterdam, Netherlands. - 2015
ABSA L’Atelier Gerard Sekoto Award, Absa Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa. - 2013
“Decision 2012” Printmaking Juried Show: First Prize, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. - 2012
Private Collections : Tiroche DeLeon Collection, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel; Boorgertman +Partners, Cape Town; Durban; Johannesburg; Pretoria, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya; Bibliothéque Nationale de France, Paris, France; The Ampersand Foundation (TAF), London, UK;
Public Collections : Luciano Benetton Foundation, Treviso, Italy; The Royal Portfolio Collection, Cape Town, South Africa; Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), Manchester, USA
Collected by museums and foundations Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC, USA.
Presentation of the artist
"The mining, the history, the displacement and the migration, these are all issues translated into abstraction." Mongezi Ncaphayi.
Mongezi Ncaphayi was born in 1983 in Benoni in Eastern Gauteng, South Africa, where he currently lives and works. Following his graduation with a Diploma in Art and Design from the Ekurhuleni East College-Benoni in 2005, Ncaphayi completed a Professional Printmaking Course at Artist Proof Studio in 2008. In 2012, Ncaphayi obtained a Certificate in Advanced Studies from School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, USA. Notably, in 2013, Ncaphayi was the recipient of the prestigious Absa L’atelier Gerard Sekoto Award, earning him a three-month residency at the Cite Des Arts in Paris, France. In 2011, Ncaphayi received the Ampersand Foundation Fellowship in New York City, USA, while, in 2016, he was awarded a grant from the Prince Claus Fund Grant in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Most recently, Ncaphayi was awarded the Africa First Art Prize at the 2019 Investec Cape Town Art Fair – which will culminate in a solo presentation at the 2020 Investec Cape Town Art Fair. Selected artist-in-residency programmes include: The Atelier le Grand Village Residency in Angouleme, France, in 2014 and the Thami Manyele Foundation Residency in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 2016.
Ncaphayi’s work is included in a number of important collections, including: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC, USA; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA; Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), Manchester, USA; School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA), Boston, USA; Thami Mnyele Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Bibliothéque Nationale de France, Paris, France; The Ampersand Foundation (TAF), London, UK; ABSA Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa; Luciano Benetton Foundation, Treviso, Italy.
Nationality : South Africa
In connection with
SMAC Gallery, Cape Town - South Africa
Atelier le Grand Village, Massignac - France
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Born in Benoni, South Africa
Education
2012
Certificate in Advanced Studies, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA.
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2008
Professional Printmaking Certificate, Artist Proof Studio, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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2005
National Diploma of Arts & Design, Ekurhuleni East College Arts School, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Solo exhibitions & presentations
2019
Of the Seeking or the Finding, SMAC Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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2019
ART X Lagos (SMAC Gallery), The Civic Centre, Lagos, Nigeria.
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2018
Anecdotes of Sound, David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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2018
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Somerset House, London, UK.
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2017
Mongezi Ncaphayi at DKNY, David Krut Projects, New York City, USA.
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2017
Which Way Is East?, [Travelling Exhibition], SMAC Gallery; The Silo Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa.
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2016
Spirit’s Response, [Travelling Exhibition], Absa Art Gallery, Johannesburg; Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), Port Elizabeth; Spin Street Gallery, Cape Town; Alliance Française Pretoria, Pretoria; Kwazulu Natal Society of the Arts (KZNSA) Ga
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2016
Journey to the One, SMAC, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Residencies
2018
Artist in Residence, Atelier Le Grand Village, Angouleme, France.
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2018
Artist in Residence, Mixit Print Studio, Boston, USA.
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2016
Artist in Residence, Thami Mnyele Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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2014
Artist in Residence, Atelier Le Grand Village, Angouleme, France.
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2014
Artist in Residence, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France.
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2012
Artist in Residence, Mixit Print Studio, Boston, USA.
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Group exhibitions & fairs
2019
Stellenbosch Triennale – Tomorrow there will be more of us, curated by Khanyisile Mbongwa; Bernard Akoi-Jackson & Nontobeko Ntombela, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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2019
Ampersand Foundation Award 21 years celebration exhibition, University of Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG), Johannesburg, South Africa.
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2019
FNB Art Joburg (SMAC Gallery), Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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2019
Filling in the Gaps, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
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2019
Investec Cape Town Art Fair, (SMAC Gallery), Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa.
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2018
Wish You Were Here, SMAC Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
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2018
aaa_bstract travelling, C – Gallery, Milan, Italy.
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2018
FNB Joburg Art Fair (SMAC Gallery), Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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2017
African Amicitiae, Arti et Amicitiae Society in association with Thami Mnyele Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Events
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Publications & essays
2019/2/18
Sesona Ngqakamba | News24 |‘Words cannot tell how it feels’ – Gauteng artist wins top prize at Investec Cape Town Art Fair
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2018/10/10
Agostini, S. D. 2018. Londra, la narrazione dell’arte sposta lo sguardo in Africa con 1-54. Il Sole 24 Ore [online]. Available at: https://www.ilsole24ore. com/art/arteconomy/2018-10-10/londra-narrazione- dell-arte-sposta-sguardo-africa-1-54-113431.shtml?
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2018/10/3
Reilly, S. 2018. What not to miss at 1-54 in London. Apollo Magazine [online]. Available at: https://www.apollo-magazine.com/1-54-contemporary-african- art-fair-somerset-house-2018/.
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2016/2/4
Creative Feel. 2016. Mongezi Ncaphayi’s musically inspired ‘visual compositions’ solo exhibition. Creative Feel [online]. Available at: https:// creativefeel.co.za/2016/02/mongezi-ncaphayis-musically-inspired- visual-compositions-solo-exhibition/.
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2016/8/13
Hewson, D. 2016. ARTsouthAFIRCA in conversation with Mongezi Ncaphayi. ArtAfrica [online]. Available at: http://artafricamagazine.org/art-south-africa- in-conversation-with-mongezi-ncaphayi/.
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2016/5/20
Tyilo, M. 2016. Artists We Love: Mongezi Ncaphayi. Visi [online]. Available at: http://www.visi.co.za/artists-we-love-mongezi-ncaphayi/.
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2013/7/26
Krouse, M. 2013. Mongezi Ncaphayi: Striking art is his raison d’être. Mail & Guardian [online]. Available at: https://mg.co.za/article/2013-07-26-mongezi- ncaphayi-striking-art-is-his-raison-detre.
