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Isaac Nkululeko Makeleni

Isaac Nkululeko Makeleni
b. 10 April 1950, Vasco, Cape Town, d. 30 May 2008, Nyanga East, Cape Town.
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Curriculum Vitae

Art Education
Self taught.
Residencies
Robben Island (1997)
Exhibitions
Many group exhibitions since 1980, mostly in Cape Town. These include exhibitions at Primart (1986, 1995); Gallery International (three man show with Willie Bester and Ismael Thyssen, 1991); Universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Western Cape (1991, 1992, 1994); South African Association of Arts (1992, 1996); South African National Gallery (1993); Irma Stern Museum (1993); Baxter Theatre (1993), Cape Town Arts Festival (1998, 2000); Castle of Good Hope (2001); Old Mutual Asset Managers (2005), Cape Gallery (2007), Cape Town International Conference Centre (2007), AVA (2007); and not least several community centres in the townships of Nyanga East, Guguletu, and Manenberg (1987, 1991-92, 1998).
Collections
Public collections include South African National Gallery; University of the Western Cape; Robben Island Museum; Safmarine House, Cape Town; and Museum of Modern Art, Oxford. Private collections include Professor Sandra Klopper.
Commissions
Mosaic, Zolani Centre, Nyanga East. Nobel Square, 2004 [one of seven sculptors nationally who were invited to submit maquettes for a public sculpture competition to commemorate SA Nobel Peace Prize laureates]
Publications
Martin, Proud et al Made in Wood (1993), Pissarra Botaki (2005)
Other
Active member, Visual Arts Group. Long history of teaching art to children in his community. Full time artist since 1981.

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