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SA artist Sfiso Mkame is born

Date
3 May 1963
Updated
30 Sep 2019
SA artist Sfiso Mkame is born

Justice Sfiso Mkame , South African artist, was born in Durban. As a child he drew on sand walls. He received formal art training at the Open School and the Little E. Theatre in Durban. In 1986 he was a student teacher in screen-printing at the Community Arts Workshop. Mkame preferred oil pastel and screen-print media. He exhibited in 1986, 1987 and 1988 and received a First Prize for drawing at the UZ African Arts Festival, 1987.

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  1. 01Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition , Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). SA artist Sfiso Mkame is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011978

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"SA artist Sfiso Mkame is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011978. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "SA artist Sfiso Mkame is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011978.

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