Hendrik Paul van der Walt is a junior tattoo artist based in Randpark Ridge.
Having briefly studied under Kurt McClean from Saint Rose Tattoo Company, Chazley Scott Quinn from Athena tattoo studio and Kirill Efimov from KGB ink.
He's well acquainted with the fundamental principles of tattooing. Although most of his current portfolio is simple "fine line" with very few of his own designs.
He's eager to do more colourful work and to grow through pushing the boundaries of his comfort zone with things like designing, painting, tattooing clothes and writing music.
Because of his clients trust, he's had the privilege and pleasure of doing over 100 tattoos in the past 2 years in a variety of styles ranging from fine line to neo-traditional.
Methembe Hlelolwenkosi Molefe, born in Bulawayo in 1995, is a printmaker who graduated from Artist Proof Studio in 2017, later completing an internship in its Silk-Screening Unit.
He works across etching, linocut, screen printing, charcoal, pencil and ink, and currently serves as a Silk-Screening Technician at Artist Proof Studio, collaborating with local and international artists.
His projects include mural paintings at Hollard, the 2017 IT Brainstorm Calendar and linocut interpretations of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals for the Africa Shared Value Summit. His practice explores migration, displacement, memory and identity, drawing on personal experiences of moving between countries and provinces.
Through maps, geographical references, African faces and colour, he examines belonging, adaptation and the emotional complexities of movement.
Born in Cambridge, England, in 1971, Halford developed an early passion for art, leading her to study textile design.
Her career in the fashion and décor industries shaped her understanding of the relationship between the body and space. Having explored painting and illustration, she discovered clay sculpting as a powerful medium for emotional expression.
Her practice investigates the interplay between materiality, the body and space, exploring how objects, clothing and sculptures influence the atmosphere of an environment and the way individuals perceive themselves.
Alongside her artistic practice, Halford has spent 14 years investing in The Secret Room, a luxury fashion and lifestyle boutique. Her work has been exhibited at SculptX (2022), Melrose Arch Gallery (2022), Candice Berman Gallery (2023) and the Clarens Art Festival (2021).
Levan Massimo Croce is an Italian-born fashion, art, and portrait photographer who grew up in Georgia.
He graduated from the Fine Art Academy of Georgia with a specialization in sculpture, a background that heavily informs his unique artistic vision.
In 1992, Croce relocated to South Africa, transitioning into professional photography a decade later in 2002. Today, his sculptural roots blend seamlessly with his lens work to capture stunning, artistic portraits. You can explore his portfolio and connect with his latest work on Instagram at L.A. Graphy.
Neo Twale, known as Smile Slime, is a Johannesburg-based second-year Fine Arts student at the University of the Witwatersrand.
His multidisciplinary practice celebrates joy, positivity and the resilience of life, using vibrant colours and dynamic compositions to inspire happiness and hope.
Working across acrylic and oil painting, spray painting, digital art, linocut, drypoint and photography, he explores diverse textures, perspectives and forms of visual expression.
Through his art, Twale aims to create uplifting visual narratives that counter everyday negativity and encourage emotional connection. His work serves as a reminder of life's beauty, offering viewers moments of positivity, inspiration and joy through creative expression.
Bafana Zembe is a Johannesburg-based artist, professional art handler and founder of Nazo Arts and Projects.
Born in Meadowlands, "Endofaya," Soweto, his practice explores heritage, Ubuntu, memory, labour and storytelling.
Drawing on his experience at Museum Africa and collaborations with institutions including Zeitz MOCAA, Market Photo Workshop, the Constitutional Court, Goethe-Institut, Latitudes and FNB Art Fair, he challenges conventional drawing through playful sketches, poetic captions and pareidolia-inspired forms.
His installations and writing explore identity, community and archives as connections between past, present and future. Through mentoring and collaborative projects, Zembe advances heritage-based storytelling, embodying art as labour, memory as resistance and creativity as communal renewal.
John Patrick Smyth was born in Singapore in 1963 to Scottish parents and moved to South Africa in 1970.
After studying graphic design at Wits Technikon, he attended life-drawing classes at the Rennie Mackintosh School of Art in Scotland.
He transitioned from graphic design to illustration in 1993, later producing portraits, murals and illustrations for children's and educational books, alongside major casino commissions in South Africa and Peru.
In 2010, he founded Glofish, a studio specialising in storyboards, animatics and concept art for advertising and film.
Since 2015, he has participated in the South African Portrait Awards, achieving multiple Top 40 and Top 100 placements, and exhibited in mixed-media shows.
Bokang Mankoe, born in 1992 in Tembisa, Johannesburg, is a printmaker exploring masculinity, identity, loss and legacy.
He studied printmaking at Artist Proof Studio, receiving the Thami Mnyele Art on Paper Merit Award in 2013.
He was a finalist in the SA Taxi Art Award (2016) and a top 100 finalist in the Thami Mnyele Art Competition (2016 and 2018). His work has featured at the Turbine Art Fair, through the Fresh Produce Mentorship Programme and in international group exhibitions.
Inspired by paternal absence, his practice explores the ideal of the "Perfect Man," using the Golden Ratio, white light, embossing, handmade paper and layered printmaking to examine masculinity, strength, vulnerability and responsibility. Since 2022, he has coordinated the Professional Printing Workshop at Artist Proof Studio.
Mpho Mothuntsi is a visual artist born in Sebokengen who graduated with a National Diploma in Fine Arts from the Vaal University of Technology in 2015.
From 2016 to 2022, Mpho participated in the Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards, becoming a Top 15 finalist in 2016. Their exhibitions and achievements include the 2020 Fringe Art Fair group show, the 2021 Detail Pop-up Store, and a Top 20 placement in the 2024 Umsizi Nopende Visual Art Competition.
In 2024, Mpho completed an internship with Rea Iketsetsa NPO under the Art Bank of South Africa.
In 2025, Mpho participated in the Ekurhuleni Arts Showcase, celebrating 30 years of democracy, and the Matriarch Virtual Art Exhibition by Edladleni Art Gallery. Mpho was also invited to Deloitte Africa Day celebrations, showcasing African creativity and excellence.
Charlie de Bruto (b. 2005) is a Pretoria-based visual artist working primarily in etching, oil painting and charcoal.
Her practice explores human behaviour, morality, memory and the psychological traces people leave on one another, particularly the darker complexities of the human condition.
Through portraiture, line and physically demanding processes, she examines harmful actions and their lasting impact without offering definitive answers, encouraging viewers to question the stories and behaviours surrounding them.
Her work has been exhibited at Terra Contemporary Gallery, Gallery 2-1 and Alliance Française. In 2026, she participated in the Cape Town Print Fair with The Viewing Room Gallery and received a Merit Award in the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition.
Rhico Potgieter, known as HolloH, is a Johannesburg-based multimedia artist and designer.
After studying graphic design at North-West University, he began working professionally in design in 2019 before transitioning into front-end development.
His digital artworks focus on technical and anatomical studies, occasionally exploring themes of melancholy and limerence. Alongside his digital practice, Rhico works with traditional mediums, including pen and ink, watercolour and linocut, and participates in on-location sketching with Urban Sketchers Johannesburg.
His digital artworks are released as limited-edition fine art prints on cotton rag paper, each individually signed and numbered.
Website: holloh.co.za | Instagram: @h0lloh
Nastacia Catia Frau is a Johannesburg-based mixed-media artist of Italian and Spanish descent, specialising in acrylics, oils, watercolours and mixed media.
Since transitioning to painting full-time in 2020, she has exhibited with multiple galleries and sold her work to collectors across Italy, Germany, the USA, England, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Her work explores feminine beauty, spirituality and the subconscious mind, using the female form as a vehicle for visual expression. Bridging contemporary art and spirituality, she incorporates subtle symbolism into her paintings, offering collectors deeper layers of meaning. Inspired by the divine feminine, abstraction and her academic background in psychology, Nastacia aims to positively influence the subconscious through intentional imagery.
Tshogofatso Nkhumeleng, known as I.N.I., grew up in Soweto and began his artistic journey at Sapebuso Secondary School under the mentorship of John Vusi Mfupi.
In 2009, he won his first Webber Wentzel art competition and exhibited at the Joburg Art Fair. He contributed to the FIFA World Cup 2010 mural project, participated in exhibitions at Emadwaleni High School, and was influenced by artist Nkosana Ngobese.
He later studied printmaking at Artist Proof Studio, participated in group exhibitions in Cape Town and Strauss & Co., and interned at APS.
Now a gallery technician, his work explores life's struggles through intricate patterns, rats symbolising perseverance, and chess representing strategy and decision-making.
Flip Hattingh is a South African artist that prodominantly works with woven paper as medium.
"OF REGRET" is a meticulously crafted paper-woven moth by Flip, currently on display at our Ghorbany Benmore antique retail gallery. The piece draws profound inspiration from the iconic movie poster for The Silence of the Lambs, which famously features a death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos). In a nod to the original imagery—where the skull pattern on the moth's back is actually composed of seven naked human bodies—this artwork explores themes of vulnerability and remorse. The intricate sculpture is masterfully constructed using Milano Craft paper, a material traditionally used for pattern-making in the fashion industry, interwoven with fragile, stained packaging tissue.
Kenny Tyokolo is a self-taught pastel artist, born in Rouxville, South Africa, on 5 March 1979.
He started drawing from a young age at school. Bought a pack of 6 pastels in the year 2000 which propelled him on a long journey of discovering and pushing the boudaries of the medium. Works by the likes of Degas, Maduna and Siopis assisted him in understanding the value of this often overlooked medium of pastels.
While residing in Johannesburg, Tyokolo joined the Artists Under The Sun group and exhibited with them at Zoo Lake, Parkhurst, and other pop-up events from 2018.
He is currently based in Bloemfontein and continue to capture mundane actions of township human interaction and conversations through art. His work is mainly abstract figurative.
Lucas Kumba is a South African artist of Congolese descent whose mixed-media paintings explore belonging, hope, human connection, identity and resilience.
Inspired by everyday experiences, relationships, family and community, his work reflects the emotional connections that shape people's lives.
Kumba studied professional printmaking at Artist Proof Studio in Johannesburg. His work has been presented through platforms including Keyes Art Mile, RMB, Aspire Art, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Deutsche Bank and Absa. In 2024 he participated in Pieces of a Dream at Keyes Art Mile and received a highly commended Webber Wentzel award.
A full-time artist, Kumba also volunteers as an art teacher at Little Artists School in Braamfontein. Drawing on his South African upbringing and Congolese heritage, his work portrays connection, care and everyday life, inviting viewers to find familiarity, emotional resonance and hope.
Cat Wilkens is a Johannesburg-based artist and designer whose multidisciplinary practice combines collage, painting, vintage ephemera and transformed ceramic objects.
Drawing on nearly three decades of experience as a design educator, she brings a strong understanding of composition, pattern, colour and visual storytelling to her work.
Her richly layered and often surreal pieces reimagine familiar animals, figures and found objects through an unmistakebly maximalist lens. Playful, theatrical and occasionally strange, Wilkens' work invites viewers into imaginative worlds where everyday imagery is transformed into something unexpected.
Her practice reflects a fascination with nostalgia, visual culture and the expressive possibilities of combining diverse materials and techniques.
Hendrick Kgosana is a South african visual artist from Mokopane, Ga Mokaba Village, Limpopo.
His mixed-media practice explores township life, spirituality, communal identity and resilience through movement, song and ritual. He studied Fine Art at Central Johannesburg College (2010 - 2011) and printmaking and mixed media at Artist Proof Studio (2013 - 2014).
Kgosana's work portrays township communities and spiritual gatherings, often depicting people walking, singing and dancing to moropa (drums). Through sketches and layered collage portraits, he explores identity, struggle, resilience and human connection, creating narratives rooted in everyday life.
His work has been exhibited at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Grahams Fine Art Gallery, Victoria Years, Artist Proof Studio, Keyes Art Mile, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery and Clay Museum and Cherie De Villiers Fine Art Gallery. From 2016 - 2026, he volunteered with Little Artists' School and Africa Ojiji, teaching disadvantaged and rehabilitated street children through creative education.
Olwethu de Vos (b. 1992, South Africa) is a Johannesburg-based multidisclinary visual artist and curator.
Her practice explores healing, lineage, restoration and bodily autonomy through textured figurative and abstract works created with charcoal, pastel and industrial materials.
Her work has been exhibited at Investec Cape Town Art Fair, FNB Art Joburg, Miami Prizm Art Fair and Austria Art Fair. She was a top 15 finalist for the Thami Mnyele National Fine Arts Awards and completed the Lion Sands x SAFFCA Artist Residency in 2026.
De Vos has curated over 15 exhibitions at institutions including the Pretoria Art Museum and Everard Read Gallery. She is co-founder and Art Director of the BNAP Foundation, where she leads its curatorial department and mentors emerging South African artists.
Thembisile Masemula is a Johannesburg-based visual artist who studied at the East Rand School of Art and Artist Proof Studio, where she developed her printmaking practice.
Working across linocut, watercolour monotype, mixed media, charcoal, stop-motion animation and bookbinding, Masemula explores identity, personal growth, childhood experiences, imperfection and self-discovery. Her handmade books and repurposed prints tranform personal struggles into reflections on resilience and rebirth.
She received and Ubuntu Award in 2022 and particiapted in Waste Reclaimers at documenta 15 in Kassel, Germany. Her work has been featured in Art Times and exhibited at Investec Cape Town Art Fair, RMB Latitudes Art Fair and Cape Town Art Fair.
Born in Mbabane, Eswatini, in 1999, Lindelwa Matsebula discovered art of the age of three.
Guided by Swazi artist Lucky Mlotsa and later mentored by Mbongeni Fakudze, he pursued art after briefly studying civil engineering. He now runs his own studio at August House in Johannesburg.
Matsebula's practice is rooted in philosophy, spirituality and metaphysics, exploring consciousness, identity and the human experience through a distinctive visual language.
His achievements include the Outstanding Fine Artist Regional Award in Eswatini, a major commission for Eswatini Royal Insurance and teaching over 150 children through the Nhlakanipho Foundation. His work has been exhibited at Contra Art Fair, the Oxford and Glenhove Group Exhibition and multiple Meta Foundation exhibitions.
Xolani Mahlaba is a 21 year old South African film student, digital artist, photgrapher, stylist and creative director. His multidisciplinary practice explores surrealism through consciousness, mysticism, mythology, alchemy and symbolism.
Inspired by God, nature and the interconnectedness of all things, Xolani explores the subconscious and the relationship between inner and external realities. His influences include Carl Jung, Eckhart Tolle, Van Gogh, Zdzislaw Beksinksi, Goya, David Lynch and Andrei Tarkovsky, alongside fashion visionaries, Alexander McQueen and Junya Watanabe.
Egyptian mythology, experimental film and diverse musical genres further shape his creative world, informing a distinctive visual language centred on transformation, spirituality, consciousness and human experience.
Effects by Elaine is a commercial art and deocorative design studio led by a talented female artist specialising in mexed-media finishes, murals and sculpture.
With a passion for transforming spaces through art, she creates bespoke pieces that combine creativity, craftsmanship and a strong sense of individuality. Alongside her team, Elaine creates and installs custom finishes and artworks for a diverse range of clients, including luxury hotels, nightclubs, restaurants, lodges and high-end residential spaces.
Elaine works closely with each client to understand their vision and bring it to life through personalised artistic solutions. Whether creating a statement mural, sculptural piece or bespoke decorative finish, her work is focused on making each space distinctive, expressive and visually memorable.
Andile Tetani is an East London-based artist born in 1999, working across drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics and sculpture.
His work has been recognised at local venues including Ann Bryant Gallery and the Mkhanda Arts Festival and he has participated in workshops and exhibitions such as Echo of Affirmation. Currently completing his third year at Walter Sisulu University, Andile is also part of Phr(i)ends with Psychedelics (PWP), creating live paintings and drawings influenced by music and performance.
His practice explores art as a powerful form of communication, using mixed media to express perspectives, narratives and everday experiences, often drawing inspiration from fashion, music and pop culture.
Sihlobo Bukhosi Moyo (b. 1992) is a self-taught multi-disciplinary artist of Ndebele and Sotho heritage.
Growing up surrounded by diverse traditions and visual culture, he developed and early connection to art through drawing, clay and everyday materials. He later studied Art and Design as part of his teaching course (2018-2022).
Moyo works across charcoal, painting, pottery and textiles combining traditional craftsmanship with contemporary expression. His practice explores identity, belonging, vulnerability and the emotional "veiles" people wear in everyday life, inviting viewers to reflect on their own strengths and struggles.
His work has gained recognition through two PRACA Art Awards and a feature in Chronicles for his evocative charcoal works. He has exhibited at Salon Vanguard and Contra Joburg and continues to develop a practice that connects heritage, contemporary storytelling and the shared human experience.
Niza Ndamase, born in 2000, is a visual artist based in Johannesburg and originally form the Eastern Cape.
Her practice explores the female experience through acrylic paintings on cardboard paper, reflecting on how women are perceived and represented in today's society. Ndamase intentionally chooses not to paint the faces of her subjects, reflecting the idea that women are often "seen and not heard".
Through her work, she gives visual expression to the complexities of womanhood while celebrating the women who have surrounded, raised and shaped her into the woman she is today.
Luwice Muziti specializes in 3D and sculptural techniques, using paper mache and recycled materials to address environmental issues and combat pollution through art.
Born in Karoi, Zimbabwe, he began his artistic journey at the Chitungwiza Arts Culture Centre in 1997, creating wire animals before traveliling through Botswana and Namibia.
After moving to South Africa, he joined the Little Artists community where mentor Edward Selematsela helped him refine his skills and transition to paper mache. His work has been featured in major exhibitions - including Black Like Us, Deutsche Bank and ITWEB Brainstorm - and earned him a certificate of achievement from the ECO AWARE Art Gallery in India in 2021.
Nditsheni Managa is a Johannesburg-based visual artist whose practice explores nature, memory and identity.
HIs work is shaped by his upbringing in Limpopo and his background in landscape design, fostering a strong connection to landscape and the natural environment.
Working across watercolour, acrylic, charcoal and mixed media, Managa captures landscapes and personal experiences through varied techniques. He completed a printmaking programme at Artist Proof Studio and continues to develop his practice through independent and collaborative exhibitions.
Managa has exhibited across South Africa, including at North-West University Gallery, RMB Latitudes Arts Fair and Artist Proof Studio. Alongside his studio practice, he is actively involved in arts education through the Little Artists School Project.
Simone Marie Farah (b. 1977) is a South African artist of Lebanese descent, working primarily with oil paint, ink and gilding.
With a background in communication and religious tudies, she transitioned to full-time art in 2014 folloring a corporate career and an MBA from the University of Cape Town.
Primarily self-taught, Farah refined her practice at the Lorenzo de' Medici Institute in Florence, focusing on Renaissance and fresco techniques. Her work has been exhibited across South Africa and internationally, including France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, the USA, Lebanon and the UAE. In 2024 she completed a three-month residency at Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris.
Based in Johannesburg, her abstract practice explores identity, sprituality, mortality and the human condition through layering, destruction, rebuilding and abstraction. Her Fragments of Self series examines the complexities of identity, divinity and mortality, inviting reflection on the relationship between the self and the sacred.
Petros Mwenga (b. 1985, Zimbabwe) is a visual artist who studied Fine Art at the Peter Birch School of Art and the Zimbabwe National Gallery of Visual Art Studio.
Now based at August House Studios in Johannesburg, his practice has developed through extensive artistic training and workshops across Zimbabwe, South Africa and the USA.
Mwenga has exhibited internationally at Washington Printmakers Gallery, Art Santa Fe and Affordable Art Fair New York, alongside numberous solo and group exhibitions in South Africa. His work has received multiple awards including the 2011 Black Like Us Best in Show and Viewer's Choice Awards; and the 2017 Wild Geese Art Festival Best Painting Award.
His work is held in the Deutsche Bank and ANC collections, as well as private collections.Mwenga continues to contribute to the visual arts through exhibitions, workshops and collaborations, with his practice receiving recognition across galleries, art fairs, publications and media platforms.
