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South African artist
Zizipho Poswa
Born December 5, 1979
Mthatha
Alma mater
Zizipho Poswa (born December 5, 1979) is a South African artist and ceramicist based in
Cape Town .
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Early life and education
Poswa was born on December 5, 1979 in
Mthatha , and was educated at
Cape Peninsula University of Technology .
[1] She studied textile design in college.
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[3] She operates a studio called Imiso Ceramics with artist
Andile Dyalvane .
[1] Imiso pots are carried by retailer
Anthropologie .
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Work
Poswa's work expresses African womanhood and the role that
Xhosa women play in contemporary life.
[1] She produces large-scale, hand-built sculptural pieces.
[2] Her iLobola series draws inspiration from the Xhosa rituals of
lobola , or bride-wealth, the tradition of paying the bride's family with cattle.
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[6] She has also drawn from the labor of
rural women and traditional hairstyles.
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Career
Powsa has shown her work at
Design Miami , Salon Art + Design, and Southern Guild gallery.
[3] Her work was included in the exhibition
Before Yesterday We Could Fly at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
[8] Her first solo exhibit in the United States, "iiNtsika zeSizwe (The Pillars of the Nation)" was held at New York’s Galerie56 in the Spring of 2023.
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Their works are in these collections:
Metropolitan Museum of Art ,
[10]
Los Angeles County Museum of Art ,
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Philadelphia Museum of Art .
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References
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"Zizipho Poswa" . Southern Guild .
Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2022 .
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b Martin, Hannah (20 January 2022).
"Discover Zizipho Poswa's Stunning Ceramic Sculptures" .
Architectural Digest . Photography by Jody Brand.
Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2022 .
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b Chemaly, Tracy Lynn.
"Shaped by Culture: Ceramicist Zizipho Poswa Embraces the Past Through Large Scale Works" .
Pin-Up .
Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022 .
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b O'Toole, Sean (2 December 2019).
"The Power of Zizipho Poswa's Ceramics" .
Surface .
Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2022 .
^ Bertoli, Rosa (9 October 2022) [25 May 2021].
"Zizipho Poswa: 'I celebrate my heritage, and I forge my own way' " .
Wallpaper .
Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2022 .
^ Owoh, Ugonna-Ora (3 March 2023).
"Zizipho Poswa Is Using Ceramics to Celebrate Her Xhosa Ancestry" .
ARTnews .
Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023 .
^ Das, Jareh (23 November 2022).
"Zizipho Poswa's new ceramics and photography explore hair as a medium for sculpture" .
Wallpaper .
Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023 .
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"Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room" .
Metropolitan Museum of Art . 2021. Archived from
the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022 .
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"South African Artist Zizipho Poswa Showcases Monumental Bronze Works at Galerie56" . Galerie Magazine . Galerie56. 17 May 2023.
Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023 .
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"Search the Collection: "Showing 4 results for Zizipho Poswa" " .
Metropolitan Museum of Art .
Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023 .
^ Kaplan, Wendy; Tigerman, Bobbye; Mills, Rosie; Steinberger, Staci (7 August 2019).
"2019 DA² Acquisitions" . Unframed .
Los Angeles County Museum of Art .
Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023 .
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" 'Magodi – Amanda' - 2019 - Zizipho Poswa" .
Philadelphia Museum of Art .
Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023 .
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