Exhibition

Nelson Makamo

22 Jul 2022 – 25 Aug 2022

Regular hours

Monday
11:00 – 18:00
Tuesday
11:00 – 18:00
Wednesday
11:00 – 18:00
Thursday
11:00 – 20:00
Friday
11:00 – 18:00
Saturday
11:00 – 18:00
Sunday
Closed

Free admission

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Noho Showrooms

London
England, United Kingdom

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Makamo's first UK exhibition in over five years, featuring all new paintings and drawings. Alongside the artist’s recognisable solo portraits, features many works featuring his characters in situ, as members of a wider community which brings a new level of detail to his world.

About

Johannesburg based Artist Nelson Makamo is best known for his charcoal and oil paintings that redress decades of images that have portrayed African children as destitute. Makamo’s career spans the seventeen years since the year he received his formal training as a master printer at Artist proof studios in Johannesburg. However, he has managed to solidify an iconic signature and a subject matter that has steadily placed him on the global stage, making him one of the world’s most sought-after visual artists of our time. Makamo has exhibited in South Africa, USA, France, Italy, the Netherlands, England, and Scotland.

His work is featured in prestigious public and private collections. Nelson Makamo’s artwork speaks to changing the global mindset of what it means to be an African child. His portraits have strong emotions that every young African possesses, from conviction, to prowess and determination. You cannot help but resonate with every piece. His mixed media style and unique mark-making technique that break the scholarly rules and give his works a distinct signature. Makamo speaks about the Africa of today as he bears witness to his surroundings.

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