who is Mary Sibande?
about the artist
Mary Sibande (b. 1982, Barberton, South Africa) is a multidisciplinary artist renowned for her compelling explorations of identity, the black female body, and the socio-political landscape of post-colonial and post apartheid South Africa. She received her Diploma in Fine Arts from the Witwaterand Technical College and her Honours degree from the University of Johannesburg in 2007.
Sibande's practice combines sculpture, photography, and installation, often centered around her alter-ego, Sophie. This sculptural figure, modeled after herself and inspired by the women in her family, serves as a powerful symbol of femininity, labour, and the intersection of personal and collective histories.
EXHIBITIONS
where sibande has held installations
Herron Galleries, Indiana University
This exhibition focused on reflecting on how a complicated history is not to be repeated in the future. Historical artifacts from the Indiana Historical Society, the Indiana State Museum, the Indiana Archives and others were also on display.
Address:
735 W New York St, Indianapolis, United States
exhibiton:
Past is Present - 28 September 2022 to 14 January 2023
SMAC Gallery
Displayed until May 21, 2022, artist Mary Sibande's solo exhibition in Cape Town explores these captives of the present times, agitated. They know that this obvious indiscretion alone can lead them away from the abuses of colonization, as another type of relationship is established.
Address:
25 Church St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000
exhibition:
A Red Flight of Fancy - 17 February 2022 to 21 May 2022
Durban Art Gallery
Mary Sibande's first solo exhibition at the Durban Art Gallery. The exhibition takes place across three gallery spaces, with each gallery encapsulating the phases and periods of Sibande's alter ego, Sophie, from her birth, to her expansion: following her evolution from 2009 to 2022.
Address:
Durban Central, Durban, 4001
exhibition:
Let me tell you about Red… - 3 June 2022 to 30 September 2022
my favourite mary sibande works
artworks by mary sibande
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| ....of Prosperity, 2011 | They Don't Make Them Like They Used To, 2008 | Admiration of the Purple Figure, 2013 | In the Midst of Chaos, There Is Opportunity, 2017 | Good is bad and bad is good, 2020 | I am a Lady, 2009 | Caught in the Rapture, 2009 | The Wait Seems to Go on Forever, 2009 |