Zwelethu Mthethwa

Zwelethu Mthethwa

Zwelethu Mthethwa (* 1960 in Durban, Provinz KwaZulu-Natal, Südafrika) ist ein südafrikanischer Fotograf und Maler. Er lebt und arbeitet in Kapstadt. Er studierte an der Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town und dank eines Fulbright-Stipendiums an dem Rochester Institute of Technology. Dort erlangte er 1989 den Master in Imaging Arts. Er lehrte von 1994 bis 2000 an der Michaelis School of Fine Arts in Kapstadt. International bekannt wurde er durch seine Farbfotografien, die das Leben der Bewohner in den Townships dokumentieren.

Einzelausstellungen (Auswahl)

  • 2003 Association For Visual Arts, Kapstadt
    • Interior Portraits: Zwelethu Mthethwa photographs, Cleveland Museum, Ohio, USA.
  • 2002 Museum of Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO - USA
  • 2001 Centre National de la Photographie, Paris
  • 2000 Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rom
  • 1991 African Arts Centre, Durban
    • S.A. Association of Arts, Kapstadt
  • 1987 College Union, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • 1986 S.A. Association of Arts, Kapstadt

Gruppenausstellungen (Auswahl)

Elisabeth Sneddon Theatre, University of Natal, Durban 1985 Michaelis Gallery, University of Cape Town, Kapstadt

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