Gabisile Nkosi

Gabisile Nkosi

Her art is inspired by the daily work of rural and urban African women and she hopes to develop her unique style of woodcuts to depict women in Africa in a variety of ways.

Born: 1974 Umlazi, Durban

Her art teacher at high school inspired Gabisile. Pat Khosa also influenced her from the Durban Art Gallery. Gabisile has done many workshops and plenty of exhibitions around South Africa and Internationally.

Awards:
1991: BMW "Collecting Art" First prize
1993: "Most promising artist of the year" presented by school inspector Jannie Van Heerden

Education/Work Experience:

Matric Ogwini High School, Umlazi KwaZulu
Attended Art lessons at African Art Centre and Durban Art Gallery art classes
Art Assistant for Durban Art Gallery, Art classes
1994: Art teacher for African Art Centre (Saturday Art Workshop).
1995-1996: Art Assistant at BAT Centre, Durban
1995-2000: General Shop Assistant, Bat Shop (part time)
1999: Co-ordinator and artworkshop facilitator, Artworks Trust
2001: Art workshop co-ordinator, Lovelife Keylene Levack
2002: Studio and Program assistant, Caversham for Artists and Writers
2002: BAFA (Bachelor in Technology of Fine Art) Durban Institute of Technology

Exhibitions:

1994: London, Germany and Japan (travelling exhibitions assisting by Liz Palmer)
1995: "Artist Invite Artist"-Durban Art Gallery, SA
1995: "Music for Africa", African Art Centre, SA
1995: "38 Essex Road" Group Artists Exhibition-NSA Gallery, Durban
1995: "True Colours" Women of Natal Exhibition-African Art Centre, SA
                    "BAT Collaborative Printportfolio", BAT Centre, SA
1996: "Biennale-Jabulisa 1996" Durban Art Gallery, SA
                    "Volkskas Atelier Competition", Technikon Natal Gallery
1998: "Heritage Day" Durban Art Gallery, SA
1999: "My child, my son, my self", Solo Exhibition BAT Café
1999: "Warm Wind from South Africa", solo exhibition, Durham Art Gallery, England
1999: "Warm Wind from South Africa", DLM Museum (Durham Libraries Museum)
                      England
1999: "Untitled", Solo Exhibition Java-Java, Morningside Cafe', Durban, S A
1999: "Woman Portraits" Palmer Street, Durban SA
2000: "Break the silence HIV/AIDS Artists for Human Rights, Print portfolio Billboards
2000, 2001: SA, Durban Art Gallery
                     Gallery of South Africa Cape Town, Canada, Sweden, Japan and Australia
                     2002- Scotland University of Dundee, Namibia National Gallery, Botswana
                     Museum, UCLA Fowler Museum USA, Stellenbosch University of Cape Town
2000: "Biennale- Jabulisa 1996", Durban Art Gallery, SA
                    "Volkas Atelier Competition", Technikon Natal Gallery, SA
2000: "Woman Unveiled" The Playhouse Company, SA
           "Izikhwepha Zethu- Our strength" NSA Gallery, SA
2001: "Unveiling", Solo Exhibition Technikon Natal, SA
                      HIV/ AIDS Print Portfolio 2001, Canada
           "Masibuke Abantu, Let's look at people"- African Art Centre, SA
          "Fourth year Student Exhibition 2001", Technikon Natal, Durban
2002: "Baggage exhibition" South Africa, Belguim, USA
                    "Abalumbi, untold stories" South Africa (Durban Art Gallery)(Tatham art Gallery)
                   "Woman Exhibition 2002" South Africa, Durban Art Gallery
                    Heritage Day 2002, Durban Art Gallery, SA
2003: "The Other Me" Solo Exhibition Rolling Stone Press Gallery, Alanta, Georgia,
                       USA
                     "My Life" Reflection of Women's lives, Durban Art Gallery
2004: Group Exhibition- NSA
2004: "ties that bind" Group Exhibition, Durban Art Gallery
2004: "Herstory" Group Exhibition, Association for Visual Arts, Cape Town

Murals:

KwaMnyandu Station, Umlazi, and Durban.
Human Rights Wall (old prison), with other artists
Bat Centre "Abstracts"
Blue Lagoon "Summer time"
Village Green "Entertainment"

Collections:

2002 Prints collected by Ophrah Winfrey
2001 Domo Calendar
         Absa Atelier
         Artist International Direct Support Portfolio, Canada
2000 Ecory (pty) LTD, Enviroment Consulting Services
1998 Newcastle University - Politics Dept, England
         United Development Program (S.African Govt)
1997 Centre for Jazz, University of Natal (Durban)
1996 The Consulate general of United States of America, Durban South Africa
          Technikon Natal Art Gallery, Durban
           Durban Art Gallery
           Edgewood Teaching College (Pinetown) Art department


'Obusisikile' the blessed one 70 x 50cm Sold	'Gida nami' Dancing chairs 50 x 70cm Sold

'Wandile' Someone I know 70 x 50cm Sold