Johannes Mashego Segogela was born in 1936, in Sekhukhuneland, Transvaal. Segogela trained as a boiler-maker. He had no formal art training. For many years he has carved wood sculptures although it is only since 1980 that he has practised as a full-time artist.
biographyREF B-0009008Revised
Biography record
Johannes Mashego Segogela
- Born
- 1936
- Updated
- 17 Jul 2018
How we know this
- 01Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery.
Last updated · 17 Jul 2018
South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Johannes Mashego Segogela. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0009008
South African History Online (2011) 'Johannes Mashego Segogela', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0009008 (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
South African History Online, Johannes Mashego Segogela [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0009008, (accessed 14 October 2026).
"Johannes Mashego Segogela." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0009008. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Johannes Mashego Segogela." South African History Online. February 17, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0009008.
Further reading
Archive
Place
Xamdeboo was called Aberdeen, Eastern Cape
Aberdeen is about 50 km South-West of Graaff-Reinet and only 3 hours drive from Port Elizabeth.
Place
Cape Town Civic Centre and the CBD of Cape Town
The Cape Town Civic centre is a Building in the centre of Cape Town, which is just under Signal Hill.
Place
Paternoster, West Coast
"Think of Fishermen and Fishing Boats, hardy Fynbos growing on whites Dunes, and of Bokkoms (dried Fish), drying in the....
Article
Brenda Fassie’s 1997 hit song Vulindlela still raises questions about South Africa as a nation
In 1997, South Africa’s most famous music star had a huge hit. Brenda Fassie’s Vulindlela became a national pop...
SAHO is free because readers fund it. Donate →