Nonzuzo Gxekwa
Nonzuzo Gxekwa (b. 1981) is a Johannesburg based photographer. Her approach to photography favours the everyday over the spectacular; sharing interesting and intimate moments through focusing the camera on what is around her as well as herself. Whether it is through street photography or the studio, her work explores the human condition in subtle and beautiful ways. Collaboration is a crucial part of her practice, she has worked together with a number of photographers and artists in Johannesburg. She uses the camera to notice and share, actively avoiding preconception where possible.
Solo Exhibitions
2020
Life is Beautiful, THK Gallery, Online Exclusive
Group Exhibitions
2020
Theater Des Lebens, GAF Hannover, Germany 2019
Yenza Kwenzeke, Underline Projects, Johannesburg
Point Blank: Photography and Activism, PH Centre, Cape Town
2017
Black Excellence: Overexposed or Underexposed, Soweto Art Week, Johannesburg 2016
She.Clix: The ‘Women’ Exhibition, Daville Baillie Gallery, Johannesburg,
COLLABORATIONS
2017
Soul Songs: exploring themes of jazz and African spirituality, collaboration with Thokozani Mthiyane, Johannesburg
2015
Carbon Copy, collaboration with Noncedo Mathibela, Johannesburg
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