Zizipho Poswa Explained

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Zizipho Poswa (born) is a South African artist and ceramicist based in Cape Town.[1]

Early life and education

Poswa was born on in Mthatha, and was educated at Cape Peninsula University of Technology. She studied textile design in college.[2] [3] She operates a studio called Imiso Ceramics with artist Andile Dyalvane. Imiso pots are carried by retailer Anthropologie.[4]

Work

Poswa's work expresses African womanhood and the role that Xhosa women play in contemporary life. She produces large-scale, hand-built sculptural pieces. Her iLobola series draws inspiration from the Xhosa rituals of lobola, or bride-wealth, the tradition of paying the bride's family with cattle.[5] [6] She has also drawn from the labor of rural women and traditional hairstyles.[7]

Career

Powsa has shown her work at Design Miami, Salon Art + Design, and Southern Guild gallery. Her work was included in the exhibition Before Yesterday We Could Fly at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[8] Her first solo exhibit in the United States, "iiNtsika zeSizwe (The Pillars of the Nation)" was held at New York’s Galerie56 in the Spring of 2023.[9]

Their works are in these collections: Metropolitan Museum of Art,[10] Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[11] Philadelphia Museum of Art.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zizipho Poswa . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230912234250/https://southernguild.co.za/artist/zizipho-poswa/ . 12 September 2023 . 5 February 2022 . Southern Guild . en-US.
  2. Web site: Martin . Hannah . 20 January 2022 . Photography by Jody Brand . Discover Zizipho Poswa's Stunning Ceramic Sculptures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408192651/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/discover-zizipho-poswas-stunning-ceramic-sculptures . 8 April 2023 . 5 February 2022 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: Chemaly . Tracy Lynn . Shaped by Culture: Ceramicist Zizipho Poswa Embraces the Past Through Large Scale Works . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220930215229/https://archive.pinupmagazine.org/articles/interview-with-south-african-ceramicist-zizipho-poswa . 30 September 2022 . 5 February 2022 . . en.
  4. Web site: O'Toole . Sean . 2 December 2019 . The Power of Zizipho Poswa's Ceramics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326153027/https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/the-power-of-zizipho-poswas-ceramics/ . 26 March 2023 . 5 February 2022 . . en-US.
  5. Web site: Bertoli . Rosa . 9 October 2022 . 25 May 2021 . Zizipho Poswa: 'I celebrate my heritage, and I forge my own way' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322221229/https://www.wallpaper.com/design/zizipho-poswa-ilobola-video . 22 March 2023 . 5 February 2022 . Wallpaper.
  6. Web site: Owoh . Ugonna-Ora . 3 March 2023 . Zizipho Poswa Is Using Ceramics to Celebrate Her Xhosa Ancestry . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320165754/https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/zizipho-poswa-ceramics-southern-guild-interview-1234657678/ . 20 March 2023 . 19 November 2023 . . en-US.
  7. Web site: Das . Jareh . 23 November 2022 . Zizipho Poswa's new ceramics and photography explore hair as a medium for sculpture . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127095336/https://www.wallpaper.com/art/exhibitions-shows/zizipho-poswa-ceramics-explore-hair-as-medium-for-sculpture . 27 November 2022 . 19 November 2023 . . en.
  8. Web site: 2021 . Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20210701040417/https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/afrofuturist-period-room . 1 July 2021 . 5 February 2022 . Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  9. Web site: 17 May 2023 . South African Artist Zizipho Poswa Showcases Monumental Bronze Works at Galerie56 . live . https://archive.today/20231119215035/https://galeriemagazine.com/zizipho-poswa-galerie56/ . 19 November 2023 . 19 November 2023 . Galerie Magazine . Galerie56 . en-US.
  10. Web site: Search the Collection: "Showing 4 results for Zizipho Poswa" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119231647/https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search?q=Zizipho+Poswa&sortBy=Relevance . 19 November 2023 . 19 November 2023 . . en.
  11. Web site: Kaplan . Wendy . Tigerman . Bobbye . Mills . Rosie . Steinberger . Staci . 7 August 2019 . 2019 DA² Acquisitions . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220629154540/https://unframed.lacma.org/2019/08/07/2019-da%C2%B2-acquisitions . 29 June 2022 . 19 November 2023 . Unframed . . en.
  12. Web site: 'Magodi – Amanda' - 2019 - Zizipho Poswa . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119213854/https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/348127 . 19 November 2023 . 19 November 2023 . . en.