International Centre for Graphic Arts - Centrum Gallery
Rynek Główny 29, 2nd floor, 31-010 Krakow, Poland
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18.02.2015 – 11.03.2015
vernissage: 17.02.2015, 18:00
Senzo Shabangu was born in the village of Driefontein, Mpumalanga, and spent a large part of his childhood living at an apostolic mission station. Imagery from this time in his life features regularly in his work. Shabangu came to Johannesburg in 2006 after completing his Matric, and although he had dreams of becoming a pilot, he ended up studying printmaking at the Artist Proof Studio in Newtown (2006-2008) after being introduced to the medium through the Taxi Art Education Program at the Johannesburg Central Library. Although this was the beginning of Shabangu’s formal artistic training, he had been drawing on his own since childhood.
In 2008 Shabangu’s work was chosen to represent the Many Voices, One Movement Global Conference, for which he produced an edition of linocut prints for the conference attendees. Shabangu’s work was also selected to form part of the advertising for the World Art Summit at Museum Africa in 2009. Early in 2010, Senzo Shabangu was the recipient of the David Koloane Award and as a result he engaged in a four month residency at the Bag Factory, under the mentorship of prestigious artists David Koloane and Pat Mautloa, and had the experience of working with resident artists from around the world.
Shabangu is a firm believer in community work and in helping young artists achieve their dreams. On a recent trip to the Biennale in Kampala, Uganda, Shabangu was again inspired by his drive to share what he has learnt and to help artists from around Africa get exposure in the art world. Not forgetting his own dreams, Shabangu started his pilot training at Rand Airport in 2012.
He exhibited two works at the 2014 Johannesburg Art Fair (Lord Remind Me Who I Am and Stand For Yourself). Upcoming exhibitions include a group show of South African artists in the foyer of Carnegie Hall in New York City as part of the Ubuntu exhibition, as well as another solo exhibition at David Krut Projects on Jan Smuts Avenue in 2015.
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