Smiso Cele (b. Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) is a Johannesburg-based visual artist. Cele’s practice is concerned with the ecological questions surrounding migration, gardening, city construction/urban planning, and language. These are often engaged with through diagrammatic drawings and object-based sculptures. He is the 2025 Cassirer Welz Award Winner. He has also exhibited, with notable participation in Shifting Grounds (2025) at Ellis House Gallery, AFFECT/EFFECT (2024) at the UJ FADA Gallery, and Of Place and the Uncertain (2024) at Constitutional Hill. He has also participated in residencies at The Bag Factory Artists’ Studios (Young&Unframed), Kromdraai Impact Hub at Nirox Foundation, and at
Ellis House (2025).
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Smiso Cele (b. Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) is a Johannesburg-based visual artist. Cele’s practice is concerned with the ecological questions surrounding migration, gardening, city construction/urban planning, and language. These are often engaged with through diagrammatic drawings and object-based sculptures. He is the 2025 Cassirer Welz Award Winner. He has also exhibited, with notable participation in Shifting Grounds (2025) at Ellis House Gallery, AFFECT/EFFECT (2024) at the UJ FADA Gallery, and Of Place and the Uncertain (2024) at Constitutional Hill. He has also participated in residencies at The Bag Factory Artists’ Studios (Young&Unframed), Kromdraai Impact Hub at Nirox Foundation, and at
Ellis House (2025).
