Art Exhibit ~ Tsholo Motong~ Faces of Soweto

Diva's need art in their lives, join me for an opening reception of "Tsholo "Splash" Motong from Soweto, South Africa fuses design, art, and African spirituality in his work.

Tsholo "Splash" Motong lives in Soweto, South Africa.
Soweto is home to over 1.2 million black South Africans speaking Zulu, Xhosa, Sesotho, Setswana, Tshivenda, and many other local languages. Soweto was in the middle of the struggle against the South African white-minority apartheid in the 1970s. Soweto was to home to Nelson Mandela and Trevor Noah who described it in his book "Born a Crime".
Local scenes and people from Soweto inspire Tsholo's work.

Sometimes, he paints African healers and goddesses from the Zulu people of South Africa, who were called "witch doctors" by the Christian settlers.

Sometimes, it is the scenes in Soweto before local elections, with all the money thrown by the candidates to win over the locals.

Sometimes, his work is about the local entrepreneurs of Johannesburg (or "Jozi" as locals call it), street vendors with babies on their backs.
Sometimes, it is the local multi-generational gangsters who "started stealing chocolate bars as an 8-year toddler".

Tsholo tells their stories. And somehow turns them from regular people to colorful demigods.

Possibly a walk through the Castro afterwards? Meet at the entrance at 6:00pm.

Beverages and refreshments will be provided. We're working to bring local merchants to feature their delicious food at our event as well.