Zizamele featured at the William Humphreys Art Gallery
The William Humphreys Art Gallery, situated in Kimberley’s Civic Centre, is considered one of the finest art museums in South Africa. At present the Art Gallery concentrates on collecting, preserving and exhibiting works of art which represent the artistic heritage of all South Africans. Apart from its primary function as a museum of art, this Gallery serves the community as an educational and cultural centre.
Ziza Mele is proud to have been invited to exhibit ceramics from two of our artists, Lungile Siphika and Sisanda Mbana.
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LUNGILE SIPHIKA - The African Family
Lungile was born in Umtata in the Eastern Cape in 1982. He came to the W. Cape in 2004 when he heard about the Learnership in Craft Production that was to be offered at the Noordhoek campus of False Bay College. A meticulous worker with abundant natural talent, Lungile was selected to be part of the Zizamele Ceramics group when the course concluded. He is the only male in the group and makes all his own moulds. He also works as a ceramic assistant for another Ceramic artist in the area. He recently married and is expecting his first child.
SISANDA MBANA - 8-Lady Bambanani Bowl
Sisanda was born in Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape in 1978. She came to the W. Cape in 2004 and was offered a place on the Learnership offered by Mappp-Seta in Craft Production at the False Bay College in Noordhoek. She, too, was selected to be part of the Zizamele Ceramics group. Soon afterwards she won an award at the Ceramics South Africa Regionals Exhibition 2006 for her intricately painted 6-Lady Bambanani Bowl. Sisanda has a superb eye for colour and has recently started introducing metallic glazes onto her bowls. She also exhibited another exquisite bowl at Rose Korber’s Art Salon in 2007 that was bought by the UK screen legend Sir Ian McKilian. She is a mother of two daughters.