Strauss & co - 19 November 2015, Johannesburg

EDUCATION ENDOWMENT AUCTION 62 102 MONGEZI NCAPHAYI SOUTH AFRICAN 1983– Vanguard signed, dated 15; and inscribed with the title on the reverse monoprint 90,5 by 61 cm R8 000 – 12 000 SA Taxi Finance and SA Taxi Foundation are privileged to work in an industry that holistically encompasses the yin and yang of South Africa – we are passionate about everything that makes our country great. Mongezi Ncaphayi mirrors Catherine’s resourcefulness – as a multi-talented artist, he fully represents the potential and talent that exists in South Africa’s youth. His willingness to explore South Africa’s socio-economy through different artistic mediums makes him great. Mongezi Ncaphayi was born in Benoni, Johannesburg in 1983. He obtained his Diploma in Art & Design from the Ekurhuleni East College, Benoni in 2004. He then attended Artist Proof Studio for a Professional Printmaking Certificate. Ncaphayi was awarded The Ampersand Foundation, a residency in New York in 2011, followed by a residency at Mixit Print Studio, Boston. He recently obtained a Certificate in Advanced Studies from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Ncaphayi’s work is in collections globally; including The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Southern New Hampshire University, U.S.A. He won the Absa Atelier Gerard Sekoto prize, which provided him with a three month residency in the Cit’e in Paris. Ncaphayi’s work explores the socio-political history of South Africa, focusing on the history, culture, politics and subsequent displacement of the migrant mineworker. In reference to his artwork he says, ‘I’m focusing on the abstract, which may be the result in being displaced from my previous environment. As a Jazz musician I use music as a tool in my work for dealing with these situations, as would the migrant worker’. DONATED BY THE ARTIST for the APS Education Endowment Fund