05/10/2026
Meet Kimathi Mafafo (b. 1984, South Africa) (Kimathi Mafafo) as we look forward to her solo presentation 1-54 Contemp. African Art Fair
📍 Booth S3
Somerset House, London
VIP & Press Preview:
Thursday 12 October
Opening Hours:
13-15 October 11-7pm
exhibitions include: FAMM Museum, Mougins, France (2026); Passion Flower, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, (2026); Bold - New Voices in Contemporary Art, Newfields, USA (2025); HALLEN 06 Kunstfestival, Wilhelm Hallen, Berlin (2025);
Seizing the Day, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, USA (2025); Ebullience, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (2024); Fabric of Life, curated by Catherine Loewe, Paul Smith, UK (2024); Soulscapes, curated by Lisa Anderson, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London (2024); Norval Foundation’s 6th Collectors’ Focus: The Kilbourn Collection, Norval Foundation, South Africa (2023); Talking Threads, Ode to the Maker: Embroidery WereldMuseum, Netherlands (2023);Wandering in the Unknown World, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin (2023); Kgolagano – A Covenant, EBONY/CURATED, South Africa (2022); Gestures from The Awakened Mind, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (2021);
Mafafo was recipient of the Norval Foundation Sovereign Art Prize (2022) and her work can be found in several public collections including: Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana; Figge Art Museum, Iowa; The Newark Museum of Art, USA; The Bunker Artspace Collection, Florida; Kilbourn Collection, South Africa; Standard Bank Corporate Art Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa; The Art Bank of South Africa, Oliewenhuis Art Museum, South Africa; The Irma Stern Museum, The University of Cape Town; Foundation H Museum, Antananarivo, Madagascar; The House of KOKO, London, UK; Spiers Arts Trust, South Africa; Nelson Mandela Art Museum in Gqeberha (FKA Port Elizabeth); Rupert Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa; OLYM Collection, Belgium, France; FAMM (Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins), Mougins, France.
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