Sam Nhlengethwa

Sam Nhlengethwa is one of South Africa's foremost artists. Born in 1955, he studied at Rorkes Drift and the Johannesburg Art Foundation. Sam Nhlengethwa was awarded the Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year award in 1994, the year South Africa held its first democratic elections and freedom was won for all its people. He has successfully exhibited all over the world from Senegal to New York and Cologne. His work is largely figurative and he explores themes that are close to his heart such as the plight of mineworkers, jazz and the physical space of contemporary Africa.In his prints and paintings Sam Nhlengethwa uses overlays of techniques such as collage painting, drawing and photography. His fine sense of colour and form lend an abstract quality to his work.

Sam Nhlenegthwa has been included in many contemporary South African art publications and his work can be found in leading South African and International collections.

Over the years Sam Nhlengethwa has worked on many prints at The Artists' Press. Please scroll through the list of links and select the series that you would like to look at. Enjoy, they are beautiful prints!

Sam Nhlengethwa, Township Series

Sam Nhlengethwa, Goat Series

Sam Nhlengethwa, Restaurant Series

Sam Nhlengethwa, Jazz Series

Sam Nhlengethwa, Kind of Blue Series

Sam Nhlengethwa, Glimpses of the 50's and 60's Series

Sam Nhlengethwa, Tributes to Fellow Artists series and Mine prints

Latest editions from The Artists' Press

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