Thembeka Heidi Sincuba is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and educator born in Maphumulo, rural Kwa-Zulu Natal, with the German Christian Mission called Kwasizabantu. Sincuba began their arts education at Michaelis School of Fine Art in 2005 and earned a BFA from Artez Academy of Art in Arnhem, Netherlands in 2010 and an MFA from Goldsmiths University of London in 2014.
Obsessed with art and art history, Sincuba has served as an art and culture writer, contributor and/or editor at various publications including Art in Context, Mail &Guardian, Chimurenga, Bubblegum Club, ARAK Collection and ZAM Magazine. They were the Head of Painting at Rhodes University from 2017 to 2019 and during this time, they also taught a course on spirituality in art as a Guest Lecturer at the University of Cape Town. Sincuba is vice chair on the board of SWEAT (Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce), serving since January 2019. In 2021, they were the Artist in Residence at the Nordic Arts Association in Stockholm where they collaborated with renowned South African painter Lefifi Tladi, exploring Afro Abstraction and its connection to African spirituality. Sincuba’s most recent solo exhibition was at Galerie 23 in Amsterdam in October 2023, with a recent group show at Berman Contemporary in April 2024.
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Thembeka Heidi Sincuba is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and educator born in Maphumulo, rural Kwa-Zulu Natal, with the German Christian Mission called Kwasizabantu. Sincuba began their arts education at Michaelis School of Fine Art in 2005 and earned a BFA from Artez Academy of Art in Arnhem, Netherlands in 2010 and an MFA from Goldsmiths University of London in 2014.
Obsessed with art and art history, Sincuba has served as an art and culture writer, contributor and/or editor at various publications including Art in Context, Mail &Guardian, Chimurenga, Bubblegum Club, ARAK Collection and ZAM Magazine. They were the Head of Painting at Rhodes University from 2017 to 2019 and during this time, they also taught a course on spirituality in art as a Guest Lecturer at the University of Cape Town. Sincuba is vice chair on the board of SWEAT (Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce), serving since January 2019. In 2021, they were the Artist in Residence at the Nordic Arts Association in Stockholm where they collaborated with renowned South African painter Lefifi Tladi, exploring Afro Abstraction and its connection to African spirituality. Sincuba’s most recent solo exhibition was at Galerie 23 in Amsterdam in October 2023, with a recent group show at Berman Contemporary in April 2024.
