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 Robyn Nesbitt, Artist Proof Studio Curator, The Bus Factory, 3 President Street, West Entrance, Newtown Cultural Precinct, Newtown/ PO Box 664, Newtown, 2113, Gauteng, Johannesburg.

Jan Tshikhuthula, born in 1983 in Tzaneen, is an emerging artist from Venda in Limpopo. He began painting as a child, was encouraged by his mother, and won a local prize in 2004. In 2005 he studied at the Matongoni Art Academy until 2009, and went on to complete the 3-year programme at Artist Proof Studio, obtaining his Professional Printmaking certificate in 2010.

He creates black and white landscapes inspired by the countryside of his childhood, and also by William Kentridge who has printed extensively at APS. But in Tshikhuthula's case the landscapes with their trees, water tanks, fences, gates and windmills are a means to connect with his deceased grandfather.
But these stark prints also reflect the definition of the landscape by settler agriculture and reveal a disconcertingly uninhabited environment.

Selected Group Exhibition
2011: Landscape revisited [two man show with mongezi ncaphayi]
2011: Unity Art Gallery (Collaboration with Senzo Shabangu)
2010: Artist Proof Studio Gallery 3rd year Exhibition (Johannesburg)
2010: Artists’ Open Studio (Drill Hall)
2010: Kate Miller Photography Gallery (Johannesburg)
2009: Craft Yarona (Pretoria)
2009: Artist Proof Studio Gallery with Pony Pedro (Johannesburg)
2007: Fried Contemporary Art Gallery (Pretoria)
2007: One day Exhibition at the Bag Factory (Johannesburg)

Awards
2010: Artist Proof Studio, Student of the year
2006/7: Vembe District Art Awards (1st& “2nd Place), for Drawing & Sculpture
2005: Mapungubwe Building Up Art competition (1st prize)
2004: Munghana Lonene FM Art competition (1st prize)

Workshops & Projects
2011: Facilitated Aids awareness workshop with Kim Berman in Venda, Niyani
2010: Facilitated a book binding workshop in Makotopong, (Polokwane)
2009: Artist Proof Studio book binding workshop.
2008-9: Vhutsila avhutibiwi pottery workshop
2007-8: facilitated artist in school in Venda
2007: Bag Factory Artist Workshop (Johannesburg)

Event Date 23/8/2014
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Linocut by Jan Tshikhuthula titled 'Udi imisa', 2012. Signed, dated and inscribed. Edition 1/10. Condition: Excellent
Event Date 23/8/2014
Author: maa