Dada Khanyisa
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.info dives into museum shows by our artists, engages in conversation with Georgina Gratrix, highlights Viviane Sassen's new monograph, and pays tribute to gallery director Andrew da Conceicao. Plus our latest Collect Call, a calendar of exhibitions and more.

Various artists at Kunsthal KAde

Edson Chagas, Mawande Ka ZenzileDada Khanyisa, Moshekwa Langa, Neo Matloga, Simphiwe Ndzube, Serge Alain Nitegeka, Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi and Barthélémy Toguo exhibit in Africa Supernova at Kunsthal KAde. Drawn from the collection of Carla and Pieter Schulting, the show aims to provide 'a layered picture of how African artists reflect on their self-image'.

Dada Khanyisa at JAG

As the winner of the 2022 FNB Art Prize, Dada Khanyisa presents Cape Town, a new solo exhibition at the Johannesburg Art Gallery. The show acts as a 'semi-autobiographical notebook of the of spaces and moments that have shaped them in the Mother City'. 


Dada Khanyisa awarded the FNB Art Prize

Dada Khanyisa has won the 2022 FNB Art Prize, in recognition of their contribution to 'the contemporary art landscape of South Africa not only in theme but the form and style of their work'. The prize includes a solo show at the Johannesburg Art Gallery.

Dada Khanyisa in Global Positioning

Dada Khanyisa features in Global Positioning, an exhibition that aims to 'provide points of cultural connection' through showing new works by 20 artists across 320 JCDecaux bus shelters throughout New York City, Chicago, and Boston.

Dada Khanyisa and Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi in Mixed Company

Dada Khanyisa and Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi feature in Mixed Company at the Norval Foundation. The group exhibition explores 'the act of gathering, pictured through the eyes of eleven modern and contemporary artists from southern Africa'. 

Dada Khanyisa at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

Dada Khanyisa is among the artists included in Heroes: Principles of African Greatness at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. 'The exhibition invites visitors to consider the core values of leadership —justice, integrity, generosity, and empathy among them—embodied in selected art works'.