South African artist to serve residency in France

SouthAfrica.info | Shamin Chibba:

Some of Nelson Makamo’s paintings sell for hundreds of thousands of rands. Singer Annie Lennox and designer Giorgio Armani own his work. But he remains humble about his achievements. Now, the 34-year-old artist has been invited to complete a three-month residency in France with the Southern African Foundation for Contemporary Art. Makamo leaves this week for the southern town of Saint-Émilion, where he will join a number of other artists from southern Africa… Read more

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