Undiscovered Canvas

FORBES AFRICA

Pain, Paint And Possibilities: A South African’s Work Of Art

Nomaza Nongqunga Coupez’s art residency program facilitates practice focused visits to the South of France for female South African artists, resulting in their transformative empowerment.
God knew the African woman was going to have a very, very hard life,” writes Sindiwe Magona in Beauty’s Gift, her paean to the fi erce sororal resilience of female survivors. “He gave her that tough, timeless skin so that her woes would not be written all over her face, so that her face would not be a map to her torn and tattered heart.”

This pain, and its healing, is instead charted in other ways; in South Africa, it is embedded in and articulated through the artistic expression of women who transform generational trauma into palliative innovation and creativity. To trace the journey of the artist Nthabiseng Boledi Kekana is to understand the ways in which South African women support and uplift one another; how female agency is liberated through opportunity and empowerment.

Dualities

London, Mayfair

18 - 25 November 2023

Dualities weaves together the stories of South African women who are using their talent and leadership to transform their own lives and society at large. The story of One to One’s Mentor Mothers, and their work to provide door-to-door maternal and child healthcare is displayed in parallel with the work of Undiscovered Canvas, who amplify the ever-growing talent of young, female, South African artists in a unique residency programme. The exhibition deals with furthering opportunities for women, whether that’s the opportunity of life itself for a woman and her children, the opportunity of becoming a One to One Mentor Mother to work as a pillar of the community, or to further her dreams of becoming an artist. All these women - working with One to One and Undiscovered Canvas - receive the agency they need to succeed, to take control. It really is a story of women’s empowerment.

Eclipse

Paris

17 - 27 November 2022

Galerie Artismagna in partnership with Undiscovered Canvas is proud to present – ECLIPSE – featuring Luluma ‘Wolf’ Mlambo and Nene Mahlangu. The duo show exhibition will be held at Galerie Artismagna in Paris from 17th to 27th november 2022, orbiting African art experiences on the french scene. Curated by Nomaza Nongqunga-Coupez, Rodrigue Naucelles and Emmanuel de Boisset.