Artists

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Nelson Makamo

South African 1982- 


Nelson Makamo is a celebrated contemporary South African artist, best known for his vibrant portraits of children. He was born in 1982 in Limpopo Province and is currently based in Johannesburg. Makamo received his formal training at the Artist Proof Studio where he studied printmaking between 2003 and 2006. Since graduating, Makamo has experimented with numerous artistic mediums including charcoal, oil, and watercolour whilst developing his own unique and distinctly recognisable mark-making style. Makamo observes the youth in the city around him, creating compelling mixed media portraits of everyday people in an urbanised landscape that reflect the energy of the city and the cross-cultural influences he experiences. His portraits of children display a strength of emotion and hope whilst celebrating the joy of childhood. In a feature in TIME magazine, his work was described as ‘the Art of Optimism’.

Makamo was the recipient of the Johnson & Johnson International bursary and was awarded the Rise Art Award for Drawing in 2018. He has exhibited extensively in South Africa, including the Ten Years of Printmaking exhibition at the David Krut Print Studio in 2006, in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. His work is featured in several public and many prestigious private collections worldwide.


205 lots offered      89.27% sold      ZAR 10 809 856
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Nelson Makamo; Two Girls
16 Jul 2018
Sold for ZAR 11 139
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Nelson Makamo; Child
16 Jul 2018
Sold for ZAR 12 898
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Nelson Makamo; She Took One Step Further, Then They Followed
4 Jun 2018
Sold for ZAR 79 660
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Nelson Makamo; Portrait of a Girl
4 Jun 2018
Sold for ZAR 159 320
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Nelson Makamo; Man with Houses and Sun
9 Apr 2018
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
 
Nelson Makamo; Boy in Glasses
9 Apr 2018
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Nelson Makamo; Portrait of a Child; and Two Figures, two
27 Nov 2017
Sold for ZAR 22 249
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Nelson Makamo; Children
17 Jul 2017
Sold for ZAR 56 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Nelson Makamo; Girl
6 Mar 2017
Sold for ZAR 159 152
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Nelson Makamo; Children of the Night
23 May 2016
Sold for ZAR 85 260
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Nelson Makamo; A Cup of Tea will do for me
23 May 2016
Sold for ZAR 34 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Nelson Makamo; Untitled
19 Nov 2015
Sold for ZAR 80 000