Strauss & co - 19 November 2015, Johannesburg

EDUCATION ENDOWMENT AUCTION 50 93 PHILLEMON HLUNGWANI SOUTH AFRICAN 1975– Xilo Xinwana ni Xinwana Xini Nkoka Eka Nwinyi Waxona screenprint and mixed media on cotton 98 by 190,5 cm R25 000 – 35 000 Phillemon Hlungwani is an artist and printmaker based in Johannesburg. He was born in Giyani, Limpopo Province in Thomo Village. He studied printmaking at Artist Proof Studio and subsequently worked as a papermaking trainer, facilitator and outreach coordinator for APS. Hlungwani has been involved in numerous workshops, commissions, solo exhibitions and group exhibitions such as Heritage Day for Arts and Culture exhibition in Belgium and Gallery on Square. His work is reflective of his strong cultural heritage and home in Giyani. His landscape images often referring to family and history, function as a type of documentation of his background. Frenetic line and implied movement in his pieces convey energy and sound and are a consistent feature of his work. His work is represented by the Everard Read Gallery and Knysna Fine Arts.