Strauss & co - 19 November 2015, Johannesburg

51 EDUCATION ENDOWMENT AUCTION 94 PHILLEMON HLUNGWANI SOUTH AFRICAN 1975– N’wana a hi wa un’we signed, dated 2010, numbered W/P, inscribed with the title in pencil and embossed with the Artist Proof Studio chop mark in the margin etching with sugarlift and aquatint sheet size: 78 by 107,5 cm; image size: 63 by 91 cm R20 000 – 30 000 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.