Cyril Kumalo - a wonderful soul that went haywire

 

Cyril Kumalo

Temba Cyril Mokhethi Kumalo

b. 1950

Sculptures in terracotta and bronze, Paintings

 

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Cyril KUMALO in 1981 (img. © Ding's Studio, Johannesburg)

 

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Brief C.V.

 

Born in December, 1950, Western Native Township, Johannesburg - studied 1963 to 1966 at Jubilee Social Art Centre, Eloff Street, Johannesburg, under Ezrom Legae and Bill Hart.

1969 concentrated on terracotta sculptures at the Academy of Arts run by Peter Haden in Craighall, Johannesburg

1975 further studies in fine arts at the Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA USA

1976/1979 art instructor at Mofolo Art Centre, Soweto (one of his well-known students was Lucas Seage)

 

Mofolo Art Centre Soweto in 1980 (comp. pic.© The Haenggi Foundation Inc.)

 

Selected Solo and Group Shows

 

1969 Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (solo show)

1972 Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (2nd solo show)

1981 Gallery 21, Johannesburg ("South Africa Now") (12th July)

1982 Picturedrome, Bedfordview Gardens, Johannesburg (group)

 

Awards

 

1974 Awarded the Ernest Oppenheimer Study Grant to study fine arts at the Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA, USA

1981 Winner of "The PELMAMA Prize" - "South Africa Now" (The Haenggi Foundation National Art Competition 1981 for Black Artists and Art Students), Johannesburg

 

Selected sculptures

 

   

"Head", 1969 - terracotta - 41cm H, base d=15cm, base C=47cm - Private Coll., Melbourne AUS

 

Additional sculptures in bronze - please click on link!

 

Public Collections

 

University of Fort Hare, Alice (PELMAMA Permanent Art Collection)

 

Selected Works sold on auction

 

Strauss & Co., Johannesburg - 7th September, 2009 - Lot 57 (bronze)

Russell Kaplan, Johannesburg - 18th February, 2012 - Lot P80 (bronze)

Stephan Welz & Co., Cape Town - 10th June, 2014 - Lot 111 (bronze)

Bernardi Auctioneers, Pretoria - 8th February, 2016 - Lot 124 (pen & ink drawing)

 

Publications

 

ARTLOOK 27, Johannesburg, 1969 (February), p.19 ("On sculpture by Chris Bell", ill.)

 

"Gallery", Johannesburg, 1982 (Spring) - ill.

"The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors" (Read Publ.) (Ogilvie), 1988 - ISBN 0 620 12663 9

"Images of Man" (UFH) (de Jager), 1992, cat. 156, p. 141 - ISBN 1-86810-015-4

 

Newspaper articles

 

Sowetan, Johannesburg - 16th February, 1996 -"Dreams of yesteryear", illustrated

The Star, Johannesburg - abt. 1985, undated - "He wants to help would-be artists", illustrated (pic. by Gideon Mendel)

 

 

Weblinks

https://thabomokone678.wordpress.com - mentioned

http://www.pelmama.org/KUMALO_Cyril.htm

PELMAMA's Youtube channel - pos. 0'42" on this link

 

 

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Updated 16th February, 2016

Cyril Manganye - South African Artist from Soweto

Cyril Manganye - South African Artist from Soweto 

Cyril Chabani Manganyi 

Chabani Cyril Manganye born 1959 Soweto. In 1981 he Obtained 3 year Fine Art Diploma at the prestigious ELC in Rorke's Drift in KZN. From 1982-1993 he is appointed Soweto City Council cultural officer and acting head of Mofolo Art Centre. He serves in many boards these include Thupelo Art Workshop, Johannesburg Art Foundation, Bill Ainslie Bursary fund. Soweto City Council Trust Fund.  

Exhibitions. 

1990-Solo Exhibition Cassire Fine Art Rosebank. He has participated in many group exhibitions locally and abroad including J.A.G, Market theatre Gallery, Tri Angle workshop New York, Oxford Museum London,  

Chabani Cyril Manganye born 1959 Soweto. In 1981 he Obtained 3 year Fine Art Diploma at the prestigious ELC in Rorke's Drift in KZN. From 1982-1993 he is appointed Soweto City Council cultural officer and acting head of Mofolo Art Centre. He serves in many boards these include Thupelo Art Workshop, Johannesburg Art Foundation, Bill Ainslie Bursary fund. Soweto City Council Trust Fund. 

Exhibitions 

1990 - Solo Exhibition Cassire Fine Art Rosebank. He has participated in many group exhibitions locally and abroad including J.A.G, Market theatre Gallery, Tri Angle workshop New York, Oxford Museum London, CASA Exhibition Amsterdam. 

His works are featured in many important collections private, public corporate, museums including. Johannesburg Art Gallery, Argus group, DBSA, Kwa Zulu Investment Corporation, Art Board, Standard Bank, William Humphrey Gallery, Nandos London, Museum Germany. 

Commissions 

JDA Vilakazi Street Soweto paving insets (6 mosaics) 

Awards 

• 1984-New Vision award Haenngi Trust Market Theatre 

• 1990-Nominne Vita Award FNB 

Current Status 

• Sguzu Printmaking Studio Coordinator Soweto and practising artist.