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EDWARD SELEMATSELA
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Edward Selematsela was born in the In 1997 Edward received the merit Circa Rosebank, Bamboo upstairs,
rural area of Modjadji in Limpopo in of excellence award from the French Johannesburg stock exchange and
1966. He studied business and art at Culture Centre in Pessac, Bordeaux. Turbine art fair.
Eastside College (now Johannesburg He was also awarded top honours Together with The Travelling Art
College) in Troyeville before starting in the Black Like Us competition in Gallery, he exhibited in numerous
a fine arts degree at the University of 2007. His paintings focus on rural group shows in Germany.
South Africa. Limpopo and the pride, humanity
and simple life of its people. Edward Selematsela is presented in
He met the late Dulcie Robinson, an Cape Town in The Artists Gallery.
esteemed Johannesburg artist, in the Many companies and individuals
1990s and she became his mentor, from across the world have invested
encouraging him and promoting his in Edward’s art, including Vox
art. Together they also founded the United in the USA, the South
Little Artists School in downtown African Embassy in Madagascar,
Johannesburg in 1995. The project Deutsche Bank, the Johannesburg
began in an orphanage to provide an Metropolitan Council, Wright Rose-
activity for the children after school Innes, the Development Bank of
but soon reached out further to other South Africa and the University of
disadvantaged children. Johannesburg. Art collectors as far
as Dubai, New Zealand, Canada,
Deutsche Bank has sponsored the Australia, Namibia, USA, Colombia,
Little Artists School since 2004 and Netherlands, England and Germany The portfolio of
it has grown in stature, producing have bought his art. Edward Selematsela starts on
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artists over the years. Edward still Among others he exhibited in these
volunteers his time at the school, galleries: Johannesburg art gallery,
where he teaches and mentors ABSA art gallery, Kim Kubiak gallery
students. A wonderful art story USA, Sasol Rosebank, Pretoria art
written by a wonderful artist. Museum, Alliance la Francaise,
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