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John Hlatywayo has passed away at the age of 96. Courtesy Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti

November 27, 2023

John Hlatywayo: remembering a great Zimbabwean artist who was woefully neglected by history

Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti, Rhodes University

He worked tirelessly to promote art and teach artists.

The Ora Loapi space at the 2023 Joburg Art Fair featured Shepherd Ndudzo’s work. Courtesy Ora Loapi

October 29, 2023

Shepherd Ndudzo’s celebrated sculptures tell an untold history of southern African art

Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti, Rhodes University

His work can only be fully understood by observing the shared traditions of Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Untitled by Ugandan artist Peter Mulindwa. James Muriuki courtesy Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute

January 26, 2023

A major new exhibition in Nairobi reveals the history of East African art traditions

Anne Mwiti, Kenyatta University

Mwili, Akili na Roho represents 50 years of art from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania – from 1950 to 2000.

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Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti
PhD in Art History, Rhodes University
Anne Mwiti
Lecturer, Kenyatta University