Gallery MOMO

20/06/2026

24/05/2026

See Justice Mukheli’s work at Booth C5 Glass Marquee at Shepstone Gardens.

“ My practice explores Blackness, masculinity, spirituality, ancestry, and identity through fluid compositions that move between figuration and abstraction. Inspired by my upbringing in Soweto, South Africa. I draw from photography, painting, and mixed media to create emotionally charged portraits that prioritise memory, feeling, and spiritual connection over documentation. My layered marks and blurred figures evoke histories and identities in flux, while challenging conventional representations of African identity and masculinity. For me, painting is both a meditative and liberatory process — a space to explore vulnerability, fluidity, and selfhood beyond imposed social structures.” - Justice Mukheli

Artworks on show:

Traces Of Belonging (Faces & Spaces se-
ries),2021
Photographic print (Ed 1of 5)
152cm x 125cm

Presence, 2026
Oil on Belgian linen
125cm x 62cm

Don’t miss the chance to own one of these pieces. DM for catalog.

24/05/2026

The ‘Lost Boys’ series by Sthu Manaka can be seen at Booth C5 at the Glass Marquee at Shepstone Gardens.

In the ‘Lost Boys’ series, Sthu Manaka explores the fragile space between memory, masculinity, and survival. The exhibition reflects on what it means to grow up in environments shaped by absence — absent fathers, absent opportunities, absent emotional language — and how young men learn to navigate identity within those gaps. Through layered imagery, fragmented materials, and intimate narratives, the works examine vulnerability beneath performances of strength.

“Every lost boy was once a child asking to be seen.”

Artworks on show:

Stories about my brother, 2026
Acrylic paint on Canvas, paper collage
27cm x 36cm

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24/05/2026

Last day to see works by Vivien Kohler

Vivien Kohler’s practice navigates the fragile space between resilience and decay — assembling discarded materials, hyper-detailed packaging replicas, and haunting figurative forms into layered reflections on migration, marginalisation, and survival in post-apartheid South Africa.

His work titled: “These 3 Shall Remain” reflects on the enduring presence of Love, Faith and Hope. Forces that anchor human experience across time. Through three juxtaposed female figures and assembled found objects, the work explores the interconnectedness of past, present and future. The use of reclaimed materials carries traces of memory and lived experience, transforming discarded fragments into symbols of resilience, continuity and spiritual inheritance.

Artwork in show:

These three shall remain, 2026
Oil on canvas and found objects
134cm x 99cm

My grandmother’s plates tell the most delightful tales II, 2025
Oil on canvas and found objects
87cm x 58cm

My grandmother’s plates tell the most delightful tales III, 2025
Oil on resin supported canvas and found objects
87cm x 58cm

The Quickening, 2022
Linocut print on fabriano artistico
76 cm x 56 cm (edition of 25)

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24/05/2026

Last chance to catch us at RMB Latitudes.

Fhatuwani Mukheli’s practice moves between memory, presence, and the politics of representation — cultivating a visual language that centres Black subjectivity with quiet power. Through psychologically resonant portraiture, restrained compositions, and warm sepia-inflected tones drawn from his Venda heritage, Mukheli reimagines histories of visibility and reverence.

His recent works engage the formal traditions of Renaissance and classical painting, reclaiming monumental space for Black bodies through stillness, light, and emotional depth. Working fluidly across mediums, Mukheli continues an ongoing investigation into lineage, identity, and how memory is constructed and seen.

Find us at Booth A9 Great Hall Mezzanine at Shepstone Gardens.

23/05/2026

Day #2: Constructed through sharp geometries and cinematic spaces, Blessing Blaai explores the emotional architectures we inherit and carry. Influenced by the tensions between public and private selves, the painting reflects on how trauma, memory, family, friendship, and societal expectations shape the ways we move through the world.

The solitary figure suspended within these fragmented spaces becomes a metaphor for emotional defence, adaptation, and identity — revealing how our surroundings quietly construct who we become.

Find us at Booth A9 Great Hall Mezzanine, Shepstone Gardens during the RMB Latitudes Fair running till the 24th May.

Artworks:

Blessing Blaai
Eye of The Beholder, 2026
Acrylic on Canvas
122cm x 91cm

Blessing Blaai
Shop # 4, 2026
Acrylic on canvas
76cm x 76cm

ContemporaryAfricanArt

22/05/2026

We are proud of our partnership with My Loves to present the works of and at Booth C5 - Independent Section at the glass marquee during .online from the 22nd - 24 May at Shepstone Gardens.

My Loves is brotherhood collective aimed at redefining conventional stereotypes and modern South African urban culture into art for everyone.

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