Cinga Samson | |
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Born | Cape Town, South Africa | 28 August 1986
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]
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.
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.
EXHIBITION TITLE | YEAR | VENUE | LOCATION |
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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] | 2021 | FLAG Art Foundation | New York, USA |
Amanda Akafani, Afana Ngeentshebe Zodwa [8] | 2020 | Perrotin Gallery | New York, USA |
NaluLwandle, NaliKhaya [9] | 2019 | blank projects | Cape Town, South Africa |
Umthamo (with Nicholas Hlobo) [10] | 2018 | Maitland Institute | Cape Town, South Africa |
Safari Fantasy [11] | 2017 | blank projects | Cape Town, South Africa |
Ubugqoboka Magqoboka [12] | 2016 | blank projects | Cape Town, South Africa |
Thirty Pieces of Silver [13] | 2015 | blank projects | Cape Town, South Africa |
Rusting Iron | 2011 | AVA Gallery | Cape Town, South Africa |
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