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| MESHACK "SHAKES" TEMBANI | |||
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From a young age, Meshack “Shakes” Tembani loved art and started exploring different avenues of expression in a variety of mediums such as painting and mosaic. With a distinctive, stylized and almost naïve technique, he invites viewers to contemplate the beautiful in the seemingly ordinary by using bold and flat colours. Inspired by the everyday experiences faced by him and his community, Tembani depicts these, often concentrating on strong female figures in his neighbourhood i.e. women who are the breadwinners, church goers, single parents and entrepreneurs Tembani grew up in the New Crossroads township (Cape Town) where he still lives and works. In 1998 he completed a Certificate in Visual Arts with the Community Arts Project. This was followed by a Certificate in Screen-printing, paper-mache, fabric painting and craft at Ruth Prowse College of Art and Design (1999). He then completed Diploma in Adult Education at the University of Cape Town in 2003 and a Product Design and Development Course at Madesa the next year. Tembani was a resident artist at the Castle of Good Hope Art Studios for a few years. He has had a number of solo exhibitions and has participated in many group exhibitions both locally and abroad. Tembani’s work has been commissioned by companies and institutions and appears in several collections globally.
RESIDENCIES AND TRAINING |
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  Artist: MESHACK TEMBANI Title: Mothers of the nationVIII (25825) Size: 30 x 20 cm Media: Oil on canvas Price: R 3 500 unframed |
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2007 - 2011 |
Resident artist at Castle of Good Hope Art Studios |
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| 2004 | Product Design and Development Course, Madesa, Observatory | ||
| 2003 | Diploma in Education: Adult Education, University of Cape Town | ||
| 2001 | Certificate: Visual Art, Art’s Cool | ||
| 1999 | Certificate: Screen printing, papier-mâché, fabric painting and craft, Ruth Prowse College of Art and Design | ||
| 2003 | Certificate: Artists as Teachers Learnership Programme, iBhahatane Project, Frank Joubert Art Centre | ||
| 1998 | Certificate in Visual Arts, Community Arts Project | ||
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |||
| 2011 | UNQULO, AVA, Cape Town |
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| 2009 | Just Dogs, AVA, Cape Town | ||
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |||
| 2020 | KNOOP / KNOP, Gallery University Stellenbosch |
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| 2020 | We’ve come to take you home, Michaelis Gallery, UCT, Cape Town | ||
| 2019 | Returning the Gaze, Cape Gallery | ||
| 2019 | The Emerging Artist Development Trust, Travelling Gallery Mouille Point | ||
| 2019 | Tulbagh Art Festival, Tulbagh | ||
| 2019 | The Travelling Gallery, Frankfurt, Stuttgart | ||
| 2019 | The Travelling Gallery, Munchen, Germany | ||
| 2017 | Soho Pop Up Exhibition, London | ||
| 2014 | Telling our Story, The Cape Gallery, Cape Town | ||
| 2014 | Talking about Cape Town, The Cape Gallery, Cape Town | ||
| 2014 | Social Synergy, The Cape Gallery, Cape Town | ||
| 2012 | Mini me, AVA, Cape Town | ||
| 2010 | A dip into the World of Visual Arts in Cape Town, Embassy of Spain | ||
| 2010 | Tombola and the Art Reaching Fund, AVA, Cape Town | ||
| 2009 | Art Reach in Progress, AVA, Cape Town | ||
| 2009 | Studio Visit, AVA, Cape Town | ||
| 2009 | RE-CM, Waterfront, Cape Town | ||
| 2008 | Soul of Africa (DBSA), Johannesburg | ||
| 2008 | Art Reach, The Best of 2008, AVA, Cape Town | ||
| 2007 | Making Space, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town | ||
| 2006 | Face (In) Cape Town, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town | ||
| 2004 | Members Exhibition, AVA, Cape Town | ||
| 2002 | Annex Gallery, Cape Town | ||
| AWARDS | |||
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| 2009 | Vuleka Art Competition Finalist | ||
| COMMISSIONS | |||
| 2019 | Painting: University of Cape Town |
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| 2004 | Mosaic: Kwalanga Construction of Wall Murals | ||
| 2004 | Seven Pebbles Mirror: Accommodation facility Robben Island | ||
| 2002 | Mosaic: Arabella Hotel, Western Cape | ||
| 2001 | Mosaic Mural: Clock Tower Hotel | ||
| 2001 | Mosaic: Red Cross | ||
| 1999 | Mural and Mosaic design and Wall construction: Guga Sthebe Centre, Kwalanga | ||
| COLLECTIONS & GALLERIES | |||
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