Cinga Samson

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Cinga Samson
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Samson in 2020
Born (1986-08-28) 28 August 1986 (age 37)
Cape Town, South Africa
Known for Painting
Movement Figurative art, African Art

Cinga Samson (born 1986) is a South African artist known for his figurative oil paintings of large-scale group scenes and self-portraits. Samson's work is recognisable for his dark palette, his depictions of figures with pupil-less eyes and formal, ceremonious poses. [1] [2]

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Samson has had solo exhibitions in London, New York City and Cape Town, and his work has been included in group shows in Amsterdam, Berlin, Minneapolis, Norway, Vermont, and Mexico.

He currently resides in Cape Town. Samson is represented by White Cube.

Biography

Samson was born in Khayelitsha, Cape Town in 1986 and grew up between eThembeni in the rural Eastern Cape and Cape Town in the Western Cape. Shortly after finishing high school in eThembeni, Samson moved to Khayelitsha, a township outside of Cape Town. He first joined the art studio Isibane Creative Arts, a shared artist space in Khayelitsha where he worked alongside three older artists: Gerald Tabata, Xolile Mtakatya and Luthando Laphuwano. [3]

Samson attended the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography, [4] in Stellenbosch, Western Cape where he studied a one-year course in commercial photography.

Solo exhibitions

EXHIBITION TITLEYEARVENUELOCATION
Ukhe Nje Wasondela, Ndakuphosa Kulo Mlambo [5] 2023-24 Norval Foundation Cape Town, South Africa
Nzulu Yemfihlakalo [6] 2023 White Cube London, UK
Iyabanda Intsimbi [7] 2021FLAG Art FoundationNew York, USA
Amanda Akafani, Afana Ngeentshebe Zodwa [8] 2020 Perrotin Gallery New York, USA
NaluLwandle, NaliKhaya [9] 2019blank projectsCape Town, South Africa
Umthamo (with Nicholas Hlobo) [10] 2018Maitland InstituteCape Town, South Africa
Safari Fantasy [11] 2017blank projectsCape Town, South Africa
Ubugqoboka Magqoboka [12] 2016blank projectsCape Town, South Africa
Thirty Pieces of Silver [13] 2015blank projectsCape Town, South Africa
Rusting Iron2011AVA GalleryCape Town, South Africa

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