XOLILE WILLIAMS
About artist:
Born in Transkei, 38 year old Xolile Williams a self-taught artist was inspired by his grandfather, a woodcarver. He moved to the Western Cape in 1990 and enrolled for an art course at CAP (Community Arts Project). He first exhibited with the gallery in 1997 and in the same year had work featured in the lifestyle magazine House and Leisure. He was also featured in the Sunday Independent's Reconstruct of April 1999 and the Cape Times Art and Lifestyle in June 2000. In June 1999 he was selected to attend the 'Women's Memorial Legacy Project' at the Pretoria Technikon and exhibited a sculpture for the competition. Xolile is a multi-media artist working in wood, paints, stone, papier maché, cement and wire. His work explores and deals with contemporary social issues particularly related to our experiences in the country. This series of works comprises of woodcarving, papier maché, wire-work and paintings.
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