Tshegofatso Seoka
Tshegofatso Seoka (born 1989) is an artist, art historian, and independent curator from South Africa.[1]
Biography
Seoka founded her company, "Ms Simone" after suffering from and being inspired by her illness of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Miss Simone is a company aiming to contribute to the contemporary African and South African art archive in order to open the art market to new buyers, develop the saturated African art market, broaden the audience and consumption of African art. Tshegofatso Seoka is an art theory lecturer at Tshwane University of Technology; and the education and events officer for Unisa Art Gallery, where she deals with publicity and events. Her research and dissertation Hair Politics: An Examination of the Aesthetics of Black Female Hair in the Work of Select African Artists, which she curated, was exhibited at North West University Art Gallery in August 2021.[2]
Awards and accomplishments
In 2023 she was counted amongst the Top 200 Young South Africans by the Mail and Guardian.[3]
References
- ↑ "Students and alumni spread H.O.P.E with art exhibition". www.tut.ac.za.
- ↑ "'Not Another Hair Show' | Politics of black hair | Creative Feel". August 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Tshegofatso Seoka, 34". June 29, 2022.
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