Thando Phenyane

Thando Phenyane

Thando Phenyane (b. 1997, Johannesburg) is a figurative painter with a wide pool of influences. Trained as an architect, his process draws heavily on art history and pop culture, employing a unique painterly language that presents Black figures as dark, whimsical characters, at once comical and menacing. He took part in the 2021 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives programme and the 2021 V&A Waterfront Artist Alliance Programme.  

Source: Wanted Online

Select Exhibitions:

99 Loop Gallery Cape, Town 2021

Turbine Art Fair 2022, Johannesburg

Fullhouse at Blank Projects 2023, Cape Town

Figures (in) Flux  Eclectica Contemporary March 2024

As We See it, 2024 Group Show at Ebony/Curated, part of Heat Festival organised by Corrigall & Co.

Part Black, Part Anomaly, Tomorrows/Today Section at Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2025 with Eclectica Contemporary

Select Works:

Thando Phenyane, Umholiwendlela/The Messiah, 2024. Acrylic on Canvas. 91.4 x 121.9cm

Thando Phenyane, The Virgin Mary, 2024. Acrylic on Canvas, 91.4 x 121.9cm

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Thando Phenyane, Impiyezintombi, 2023. Acrylic on Canvas. 75 × 60 × 3 cm