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Contemporary South African artist Manyaku Mashilo's first solo exhibition in the United States will feature a new series of multi-panel paintings exploring the artist's emergence into womanhood and the matrilineal passage of indigenous knowledge.
Southern Guild is pleased to present The Laying of Hands by Manyaku Mashilo at its Los Angeles gallery from 13 February to 3 May, 2025, the artist’s first solo exhibition in the United States. In her latest series of paintings, Mashilo traces the matrilineal transfer of knowledge, invoking the objects, teachings and rituals passed down as guiding forces in her family and Sepedi culture. Her canvases depict women expansively taking up space, poised and attentive in their pursuit of reinvention both for self and community, as they move from one world order to the next.
Clay features prominently in this body of work, inspired by the ‘koma’ coming-of-age ceremony for young Sepedi women. Mashilo’s larger-than-life figures…
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Contemporary South African artist Manyaku Mashilo's first solo exhibition in the United States will feature a new series of multi-panel paintings exploring the artist's emergence into womanhood and the matrilineal passage of indigenous knowledge.
Southern Guild is pleased to present The Laying of Hands by Manyaku Mashilo at its Los Angeles gallery from 13 February to 3 May, 2025, the artist’s first solo exhibition in the United States. In her latest series of paintings, Mashilo traces the matrilineal transfer of knowledge, invoking the objects, teachings and rituals passed down as guiding forces in her family and Sepedi culture. Her canvases depict women expansively taking up space, poised and attentive in their pursuit of reinvention both for self and community, as they move from one world order to the next.
Clay features prominently in this body of work, inspired by the ‘koma’ coming-of-age ceremony for young Sepedi women. Mashilo’s larger-than-life figures…
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