Brian Montshiwa

Born and raised in Ivory Park, Johannesburg Interdisciplinary artist who is known for their expansive drawing practice that depends on the cross-fertilisation between mediums – through performance art, video art, text paintings, printmaking, installation and drawing – which engages materiality and memory. Montshiwa holds an Honours Degree in Bachelors of Arts in fine Arts from the University of Witwatersrand. Their process looks into gesture, repetitive labor, affect and performativity to redress invisibility and to seek more nuanced grammar for presenting overlooked and erased narratives, including their own. They use unlinked metaphors to introduce a fluidity in how histories are disseminated. Montshiwa has exhibited and presented performances at several notable institutions, including the University of the Witwatersrand. Currently on a group show – Reflections at bag factory Artist studio Significant exhibitions, awards, residency and performance are as follows Group exhibition 2023 - Abadali, Keyes art miles, Johannesburg, South African , 2022 - FNB art JHB Fair, Sandton City, Johannesburg, South Africa , 2022 - At odds, Turbine art fair, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2021 - Cruel Optimism, The point of order (top), Johannesburg, South African , 2019 - Paper, turbine art fair (virtual), 2018 - Queer exhibition, hosted by Activate Wits school of arts (wsoa), Johannesburg, South Africa Solo exhibition, 2021 - A different kind of inheritance and a different kind of inhabitance, Circa (Everard Read Gallery),Johannesburg, South Africa, Awards and shortlist , 2022 - Top 25 outstanding visual artist for the Abadali Art 2022 project, 2022 - Anya Millman scholarship for outstanding practical work in fine arts, 2021 - Blessing Ngobeni Art prize recipient, 2021 - Top 10 Wits young artist award, Residence and performance , 2021 - Church project art space, Cape Town, South Africa Presented a performance titled: Suna Lebota, durational performance, co curator with Phokeng Setai, 2022 – 6 months, Open air residency at Bag factory Artist studio, Johannesburg, South Africa, Mentorship programs , 2022- Abadali Art mentorship and commissioning project, funded by JP Morgan.

× Born and raised in Ivory Park, Johannesburg Interdisciplinary artist who is known for their expansive drawing practice that depends on the cross-fertilisation between mediums – through performance art, video art, text paintings, printmaking, installation and drawing – which engages materiality and memory. Montshiwa holds an Honours Degree in Bachelors of Arts in fine Arts from the University of Witwatersrand. Their process looks into gesture, repetitive labor, affect and performativity to redress invisibility and to seek more nuanced grammar for presenting overlooked and erased narratives, including their own. They use unlinked metaphors to introduce a fluidity in how histories are disseminated. Montshiwa has exhibited and presented performances at several notable institutions, including the University of the Witwatersrand. Currently on a group show – Reflections at bag factory Artist studio Significant exhibitions, awards, residency and performance are as follows Group exhibition 2023 - Abadali, Keyes art miles, Johannesburg, South African , 2022 - FNB art JHB Fair, Sandton City, Johannesburg, South Africa , 2022 - At odds, Turbine art fair, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2021 - Cruel Optimism, The point of order (top), Johannesburg, South African , 2019 - Paper, turbine art fair (virtual), 2018 - Queer exhibition, hosted by Activate Wits school of arts (wsoa), Johannesburg, South Africa Solo exhibition, 2021 - A different kind of inheritance and a different kind of inhabitance, Circa (Everard Read Gallery),Johannesburg, South Africa, Awards and shortlist , 2022 - Top 25 outstanding visual artist for the Abadali Art 2022 project, 2022 - Anya Millman scholarship for outstanding practical work in fine arts, 2021 - Blessing Ngobeni Art prize recipient, 2021 - Top 10 Wits young artist award, Residence and performance , 2021 - Church project art space, Cape Town, South Africa Presented a performance titled: Suna Lebota, durational performance, co curator with Phokeng Setai, 2022 – 6 months, Open air residency at Bag factory Artist studio, Johannesburg, South Africa, Mentorship programs , 2022- Abadali Art mentorship and commissioning project, funded by JP Morgan.

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