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MANDLENKOSI MAVENGERE
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Mandlenkosi Mavengere was born patterns symbolize the circumstantial his Migration Concept. In the year
in 1992 in Zimbabwe in Bulawayo economic system embedded to the 2018, his work has been exhibited by
(known as the city of kings). stereotyped migrants. The linocut MM-Art-house, The Melrose Gallery,
Mavengere works are predominantly banknotes printed onto fabric Cherie De Villiers Gallery, auctioned
a combination of printing and (canvas) emphasize the constructed at Strauss & Co and his work was
painting. He moved to South Africa perambulation of the population exhibited at the 2018 AKAA Art Fair
after completing his O’level (matric) in search for income and better in Paris.
in Zimbabwe to start his life. life. The figures and portraits (with
headgear) painted on money are In 2019 Mandlenkosi Mavengere’s
It was in South Africa where he took economically fabricated identities work was also exhibited at the
up art as a career and got enrolled who are fitting into the new Belgium Art Fair and his work is
at Artist Proof Studio printmaking homeland of occupation versus the now in serious collections such as the
course where he completed his 3rd home of origin. Johannesburg Stock Exchange and
year. Along the printmaking course, Minerals Council South Africa.
his paintings began to be evident as He exhibited at the Love-world Early 2020 his works have been
he participated in many shows. Festival of Music and Arts held exhibited at the Cape Town Art Fair.
Mandlenkosi’s artworks bring into at the Nasrec Arena. He has been
conversation and discussion the shown in group exhibitions like Since 2019 his works are an integral
issues of migration and labour Julie Miller Art Investments, Henry part of all exhibitions of The
relations in our contemporary George Gallery, Turbine Art Fair, Travelling Art Gallery.
society. His banknote artworks Absa Gallery, and Artist Proof He is presented in Cape Town by
(significantly etchings and linocuts) Studio. In 2017 Mandlenkosi has The Artists Gallery.
are a framework within which been recommended for a one-year
one can observe the issues of internship and mentorship program
migration with relevance to at the William Kentridge Studio.
socio-economic divergence and This mentorship by Kentridge The portfolio of
convergence. The directional significantly developed his creativity
lines in the banknotes depict the skills from etchings into sculpturing Mandlenkosi Mavengere starts
scatterings people and population and prominent linocut banknotes on page 176
displacement; the repetition of exploring themes consistent with
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