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