Biography Banele Khoza, born 1994 in Hlatikulu, Swaziland. He lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa. Banele Khoza was in born in 1994 in Hlatikulu, Swaziland. In 2008 he moved to South Af- rica and schooled there, until 2011 when he enrolled at the London International School of Fashion for a year, studying Fashion Design. Khoza returned in 2012 and studied Fine Arts at Tshwane University of Technology. He opened up his own curatorial space BKhz in Johannesburg in 2018 where he is working and setting up curatorial projects. “I appreciate the freedom I get from living in South Africa, tackling gender norms and also the idea of painting. There is a rich culture and appreciation of the Arts in this country and it inspires me further. I would have been in a box if I was based in Swaziland - however li- ving in South Africa has allowed me to create my own identity that knows of no boundaries”. Education 2015 BTech in Fine Arts 2014 National Senior Certificate, with distinction in Design 2011 London International School of Fashion, Fashion Design Solo Exhibitions 2019 The boys I like - Talking about the girls they like, LKB/G, art berlin, Berlin, DE Seeking Love Tour, Johannesburg; Port Elizabeth; Bloemfontein; Stellenbosch; Pretoria; Durban, ZA 2018 To the Unknown, LKB/G, Hamburg, DE LGBTQI+, Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, ZA LOVE?, SMITH, Cape Town, ZA 2017 Lonely Nights, Lizamore & Associates, Johannesburg, ZA 2016 Temporary Feelings, Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria, ZA Selected Group Exhibitions 2018 A Letter to my 22 year old self, Absa Gallery, Johannesburg, ZA 1718, LKB/G, Hamburg, DE 2017 Close Encounters, SMITH, Cape Town, ZA Salad, SMITH, Cape Town, ZA Le Jour Qui Vient, Galerie des Galeries, Paris, FR 2016 Jan Cilliers Exhibition, Lizamore and Associates Gallery, Johannesburg, ZA STELLAR, Salon 91, Cape Town, ZA From Whence They Came, SMITH/Kalashnikovv, Cape Town, ZA Arcadia, SMITH, Cape Town, ZA 1500, No End Contemporary, Johannesburg, ZA 2015 For Sale, Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria, ZA No End To This, No End Contemporary, Johannesburg, ZA Multiple group exhibitions, Trent Gallery, Pretoria, ZA Curatorial Projects 2019 Gallery Lab section, Co-Curator FNB Art Joburg, Johannesburg, ZA The Zeitgeist, BKhz, Johannesburg, ZA Metamorphosis, BKhz, Johannesburg, ZA Descent into chaos, BKhz, Johannesburg, ZA A Letter to my 22 year old self, bkhz x Absa Gallery, Johannesburg, ZA Prizes 2017 „The Gerard Sekoto Foundation Award“ presented by Barclays L‘Atelier, including a 3 month residency at La Cité Internationale des Art in Paris, FR South African Taxi Foundation Art Award Barclays L‘Atelier Art Competiton - Finalist (Top 10) A Re Yeng TRT bus station artwork, Pretoria, ZA 2016 South Africa Taxi Foundation Art Award 2016 - Finalist (Top 30) 2015 Barclays L‘Atelier Art Competition - Finalist Part of the Johannes Stegmann Mentorship Programme, mentored by Colbert Mashile Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards 2014 - Top 100 Finalist in the Top 100 of Sasol New Signatures Grants 2015 Reserve Bank of South Africa Art scholarship for BTech studies at Tschwane University of Technology Media 2019 Artist Banele Khoza looks at the future of fashion, Wanted Magazine, Nothemba Mkhondo, August 2019 Artists we love: Banele Khoza, Visi Magazine, Amelia Brown, Juli 2019 In Conversation with Banele Khoza - The Many Faces of Love, Contemporary And, Elisa Pierandrei, März 2019 2018 8 Artists to see at ICTAF, by Sean O’Toole #TheLIST: Up and upcoming artists you need to know, by Catinca Tabacaru, Harpers Bazaar 11 Art Exhibitions you need to see in 2018, by Garreth van Niekerk, Huffington Post SA 2017 Artist Banele Khoza Scoops Prestigious Gerard Sekoto Award, by Garreth van Niekerk, Huffington Post SA Artist Banele Khoza meditates on Love and Tech in a must-see solo exhibition, Between 10and5 One to Watch: Banele Khoza, Elle South Africa, June 2017 “My Dreams are Valid” - Visual artist Banele Khoza on winning the 2017 Gerard Sekoto Award, Between 10and5 A day in the life of Banele Khoza, by Layla Leiman, House and Leisure Pretoria to Paris: Banele Khoza is making big strides in the art world, Sunday Times, September 2017 Banele Khoza Wins First Prize, SA Art Times, May 2017 Riding high in the public domain, Tuesday Times by Mary Corrigall, April 2017 2016 Frieze Highlights: Sean O’Toole, by Sean O’Toole, December 2016.