Speelman Makwa MAHLANGU South Africa (1958 - 2004)
Oil painting Speelman Mahlangu oil-102 image size 76.101 cm, framed. Size frame 100-124.5 cm
Oil painting on stretched canvas, signed. Place in our land described on the back.
Born in Germiston, Gauteng in 1958, died 2004.
Studies : 1977 - 1980 - Kathlehong Art Centre, where he concentrated on sculpture and drawing.
Represented:
Private collections in South Africa and abroad
Johannesburg International Airport, Mural 3m x 1.5m
The Frankfurt Museum of Ethnology
University of South Africa
BMW Art Collection
SASOL Art Collection
University of the Witwatersrand
South African National Gallery, Cape Town
Pretoria Art Museum
Price Waterhouse Coopers Pretoria
South African Embassy, Germany
Awards: (info. provided by vgallery )
1980 New Signature Award in Pretoria
1984 First prize for sculpture at an exhibition at the University of Kwa Zulu Natal
More information you can obtain on http://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Speelman-Mahlangu
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