Zizipho Poswa

Zizipho Poswa
BornDecember 5, 1979 Edit this on Wikidata
Mthatha Edit this on Wikidata
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Zizipho Poswa (born December 5, 1979) is a South African artist and ceramicist based in Cape Town.[1]

Early life and education

Poswa was born on December 5, 1979 in Mthatha, and was educated at Cape Peninsula University of Technology.[1] She studied textile design in college.[2][3] She operates a studio called Imiso Ceramics with artist Andile Dyalvane.[1] Imiso pots are carried by retailer Anthropologie.[4]

Work

Poswa's work expresses African womanhood and the role that Xhosa women play in contemporary life.[1] She produces large-scale, hand-built sculptural pieces.[2] Her iLobola series draws inspiration from the Xhosa rituals of lobola, or bride-wealth, the tradition of paying the bride's family with cattle.[5][6] She has also drawn from the labor of rural women and traditional hairstyles.[4][7]

Career

Powsa has shown her work at Design Miami, Salon Art + Design, and Southern Guild gallery.[3] Her work was included in the exhibition Before Yesterday We Could Fly at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[8] Her first solo exhibit in the United States, "iiNtsika zeSizwe (The Pillars of the Nation)" was held at New York’s Galerie56 in the Spring of 2023.[9]

Their works are in these collections: Metropolitan Museum of Art,[10] Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[11] Philadelphia Museum of Art.[1][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Zizipho Poswa". Southern Guild. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Martin, Hannah (20 January 2022). "Discover Zizipho Poswa's Stunning Ceramic Sculptures". Architectural Digest. Photography by Jody Brand. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b Chemaly, Tracy Lynn. "Shaped by Culture: Ceramicist Zizipho Poswa Embraces the Past Through Large Scale Works". Pin-Up. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b O'Toole, Sean (2 December 2019). "The Power of Zizipho Poswa's Ceramics". Surface. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. ^ Bertoli, Rosa (9 October 2022) [25 May 2021]. "Zizipho Poswa: 'I celebrate my heritage, and I forge my own way'". Wallpaper. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. ^ Owoh, Ugonna-Ora (3 March 2023). "Zizipho Poswa Is Using Ceramics to Celebrate Her Xhosa Ancestry". ARTnews. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  7. ^ Das, Jareh (23 November 2022). "Zizipho Poswa's new ceramics and photography explore hair as a medium for sculpture". Wallpaper. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room". Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  9. ^ "South African Artist Zizipho Poswa Showcases Monumental Bronze Works at Galerie56". Galerie Magazine. Galerie56. 17 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Search the Collection: "Showing 4 results for Zizipho Poswa"". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  11. ^ Kaplan, Wendy; Tigerman, Bobbye; Mills, Rosie; Steinberger, Staci (7 August 2019). "2019 DA² Acquisitions". Unframed. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  12. ^ "'Magodi – Amanda' - 2019 - Zizipho Poswa". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.