Pebofatso Mokoena. © First Floor Gallery Harare
Pebofatso Mokoena
Born in 1993
Lives & works in Johannesburg
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3 single expositions
Emerging Painters Invitational top 17 Finalist - 2019
JP Morgan/Arts and Culture Trust Abadali Artists’ co-creation programme - 2019
Assemblage/African Arts Trust Studio Bursary - 2015
Private Collections : the South African Embassy Art Collection (in Washington, D.C.); The JP Morgan Global Collection
Presentation of the artist
Born in 1993 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In 2014, he obtained his N.Dip (Visual Art) from the University of Johannesburg and subsequently, in addition to working towards his BTech degree, Pebofatso teaches drawing and presentation at the UJ Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. Coming from the world of printmaking, Pebofatso Mokoena's practice evolves towards painting. This is formally underlined by the precision of the marking and the division of space. He is passionate about the micro and macro scales surrounding subjects encompassing politics, architecture and the environment.
Recently his work has shifted to issues of movement, the consideration of human beings as data and how humans can be contained in narrow spaces.
Pebofatso Mokoena's work has received early recognition and support both locally and internationally. Mokoena has had three solo exhibitions - Internal Probes at David Krut, The Pebofatso Experience at the HZRD, Inside Jobs at the Bag Factory as well as exhibitions such as Diptych; Disclosure at SMAC; Fresh Produce 2014, Inner Nature, Fortunes Remixed and South African Voices: A New Generation of Printmakers in Washington DC and is part of the collection of the Springs Art Library, the South African Embassy Art Collection (in Washington, D.C.), and the JP Morgan Global Collection, among other private collections.
Nationality : South Africa
In connection with
First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare - Zimbabwe
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Born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Education
2018
lecturing assistant - Department of Architecture - University of Johannesburg
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2017
Printing Internship - David Krut Workshop - Johannesburg
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2015
Administration Assistant - ArtSource South Africa - Johannesburg
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2014
National Diploma Visual Art - University of Johannesburg
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2013
2013 Curatorial team - University of Johannesburg
Solo exhibitions & presentations
2020
Internal Probes
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2018
: Inside Jobs, Bag Factory - Johannesburg, Zimbabwe
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2017
The Pebofatso Experience, solo exhibition, Hazard Gallery - Johannesburg, South Africa
Residencies
2019
First Solo residency, First Floor Gallery Harare – Harare, Zimbabwe
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2018
artist-in-residence, Bag Factory - Johannesburg, South Africa
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2018
Artist-in-Residence, KOOSHK - Tehran, Iran
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2017
Artist-in-Residence, Nirox Foundation - Krugersdorp, South Africa
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2017
: Artist-in-Residence, The Cosmopolitan - Johannesburg, South Africa
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Group exhibitions & fairs
2020
ARCOLisboa Online, First Floor Gallery Harare, artsy.net
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2019
: Latitudes Art Fair - Johannesburg, South Africa
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2019
: EPI-2019, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
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2019
Songs of Sankofa, First Floor Gallery Harare - Harare, Zimbabwe
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2018
Inside Jobs, Bag Factory - Johannesburg, Zimbabwe
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2018
Open Studio, Nazdik Precinct - Tehran, Iran
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2018
ArtNext Art Fair - Hong Kong, China
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2017
: Disclosure, SMAC gallery - Johannesburg, South Africa
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2016
Between South Africa and Iran, NoMans Gallery - Tehran, Iran
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2015
Defining The Narrative, Gallery MOMO - Cape Town, South Africa
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2014
South African Voices: A New Generation of Printmakers - Washington DC, USA
Artworks
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