Sam Nhlengethwa

Sam Nhlengethwa is a collagist. painter, and jazz fanatic. After being named South Africa's Young Artist of the year in 1994. Nhlengethwa quickly gathered global recognition. His work has been shown at the National Museum of African Art, D.C.; Whitechapel Gallery, London; and was reproduced in The 20th Century Art Book (Phaidon Press, 1996). From humble beginnings, Nhlengethwa's talent, although forged during the apartheid years, has always reflected a calm celebration of the human spirit.

Sam Nhlengethwa is a collagist. painter, and jazz fanatic. After being named South Africa's Young Artist of the year in 1994. Nhlengethwa quickly gathered global recognition. His work has been shown at the National Museum of African Art, D.C.; Whitechapel Gallery, London; and was reproduced in The 20th Century Art Book (Phaidon Press, 1996). From humble beginnings, Nhlengethwa's talent, although forged during the apartheid years, has always reflected a calm celebration of the human spirit. See less