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ARTS & CULTURE
Who is Zizipho Poswa
Born in 1979 in the town of Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, Zizipho studied surface design at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. In 2005, she and fellow ceramicist Andile Dyalvane co-founded Imiso Ceramics,
whose handmade vessels and tableware have earned the studio an international following.
Zizipho turned her attention to fine art ceramics in 2017, participating in various group shows at Southern Guild and exhibiting with the gallery at fairs such as Design Miami, The Salon Art + Design in New York
and PAD London. Her work has ascended rapidly in scale, technique and recognition, and can be found
in important private and corporate collections both locally and internationally, including the Metropolitan
Museum in New York, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Philadelphia Museum of Art and the
Loewe Foundation.
Her debut solo exhibition, iLobola, was presented by Southern Guild in 2021. She has taken part in group
exhibitions in Paris, Hamburg, Liverpool, New York, Los Angeles and Perth, including the 2021 Indian Ocean
Craft Triennial and Self-Addressed, curated by Kehinde Wiley at Jeffrey Deitch Gallery.
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ABOUT SOUTHERN GUILD Founded in 2008 by Trevyn and Julian McGowan, Southern
Guild specialises in functional and fine art by emerging and established artists from
Africa. Through exhibition making and community engagement, the unique gallery
catalyses the creation of globally relevant work. For more, visit www.southernguild.co.za
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