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LONA NDZIMANDE
LONA NDZIMANDE (b. 2000) lives and works in Cape Town. In 2023 she obtained a Diploma in Fine Arts at The Ruth Prowse School of Art in Cape Town. Lona Ndzimande’s practice explores Black womanhood through the lens of her Zulu upbringing. Using mixed media – including acrylic, Zulu glass beads, fabric, pearls, papier mâché, and paper collage – she creates layered portraits that celebrate Blackness, femininity, and self-expression while interrogating societal expectations and purity culture.
