Madlozi Contemporary Art Gallery | EMBODYING HER 2023

This Women's month, Madlozi Contemporary Art Gallery celebrates the female form in all its complexity and diversity through EMBODYING HER, 2023.

This exhibition is an international, intergenerational tribute to the female body and its resilience. Participating artists explore themes of self-love, body positivity, freedom, and the contestation of injustice through various mediums, including:

Figurative art
Portraits
Painting
Photography
Performance
Beadwork

EMBODYING HER transcends the limitations of the traditional female narrative. It empowers artists to insert their personal experiences, narratives, and activism into the exhibition, creating a powerful tapestry of diverse perspectives.

The Artists:
Lindeka Qampi
Bianca Batlle Nguema
Nandipha Jantjies
Nobukho Nqaba
Claudie Titty Dimbeng
Haneem Christian
Lulu Mhlana
Mercy Moyo
Chinwe Chigbu
Va Bene Fiatsi
Nothando Chiwanga
The Qaqambile Beading Collective

EMBODYING HER challenges viewers to move beyond mainstream depictions of female form. It invites us to embrace female-identifying bodies as sites of beauty, strength, and personal agency, existing outside the confines of societal expectations and binary limitations.

Exhibition Details:
Dates: Throughout Women's Month, 2023
Venue: Madlozi Contemporary Art Gallery
Instagram: @madlozi_artgallery

Join us in celebrating the power and resilience of women through the transformative lens of art.