Context (CMS Context)
Mtakatya was born on 30 April 1968 in Cape Town. He completed his education at Guguletu High School in 1986. An active member of the Cape Youth Congress he was detained in 1986. 'I began scratching and drawing on the grey walls of the prison cell to relieve my frustration', says Mtakatya.

In 1987 he was able to attend drawing lessons at the Community Arts Project in Woodstock part time. He graduated in a course in media and continued to study the visual arts part time. His interest led him to complete the four-year study of Fine Arts at The Foundation School of Art and receive his Diploma in Fine Arts in 1993.

Since then he has been involved in community projects teaching children and adults in art and media workshops or participating as a practicing artist. In this capacity he taught screen-printing to unemployed mothers from the underprivileged areas such as Crossroads near Cape Town. He has assisted and convened workshops in the Boland and other rural areas organized by C.A.P. (Community Arts Project), the ANC and other progressive organizations in the Western Cape. Mtakatya established a successful studio workshop in Khayelitsha (Khaymep). He has also facilitated several fine art workshops for children and adults, (e.g. screen printing).
Event Date 14/10/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden

Context (CMS Context)
'Fabriano' blind stamp runs along the top and bottom edge of the paper. An infinity symbol bind stamp is visible in the bottom right corner. Written in pencil on the reverse of the print, in the left bottom corner '00864-17/30'.
Event Date 14/10/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden

Context (CMS Context)
Presented by The Art Fund and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. An acquisition project to build a collection of modern and contemporary work on paper from Australia, Canada and South Africa was undertaken over 2011-13 with the support of a grant under The Art Fund's RENEW programme. The collection was developed with the expert advice and generous assistance of Annie Coombes and Norman Vorano in relation to South African and Inuit artists respectively. Khadija Carroll, Anita Herle and Diana Wood Conroy also contributed to the selection process. Obtained from The Caversham Press, The Caversham Press, P.O. Box 87 Balgowan 3275, South Africa / +27 (0)33 004 0027 / malcolm@caversham.org.za. Arrived in September 2013.
Event Date 14/10/2013
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Screen-print by Xolile Mtakatya, titled 'Statements from within', 2001. Edition 17/30. Signed by the artist. Condition: Good.
Event Date 14/10/2013
Author: maa