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Lady Skollie (born Laura Windvogel in 1987) is a South African feminist artist and activist from Cape Town, currently living in Johannesburg. [1]
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Lady Skollie (born Laura Windvogel in 1987) is a South African feminist artist and activist from Cape Town, currently living in Johannesburg. [1]
Lady Skollie's art education began when her mother enrolled her in Frank Joubert Art Centre, now called Peter Clarke Art Centre. She continued on to receive a BA of History and Art in Dutch Literature from the University of Cape Town in 2009 and a Certificate in Business Acumen for Artists from the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business in 2014. [2]
Skollie quickly deviated from the traditional art scene and took to promoting her work via social media. [3] Lady Skollie's work focuses on concepts of gender, desire, sex and sexuality, intimacy, and consent in South Africa. [4]
Through her pseudonym and artistic personality, Lady Skollie, the artist aimed to create an agency in which she communicates themes that are difficult to directly speak about. The term "Skollie" is a historical term that originates in the Dutch colonized South Africa. Historically, white people used the term to identify a black person whom they considered untrustworthy or having come from an undesirable community. [5]
In 2020 Lady Skollie was part of the first South African Netflix Series "Queen Sono". She played the role of Safiya Sono, the mother of Queen Sono. [6] The same year she also won the 10th annual FNB Art Prize, a prestigious South African Art Award. [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Queen Sono | Safiya Sono | Recurring role |
Lady Skollie produced and presented a podcast titled Kiss and Tell on Assembly Radio, a Cape Town based internet radio station.
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