He was born in Eshowe. He attended Ndaleni Art School in 1971 and continued Fine Art studies at the University of South Africa receiving a BA(FA).
He has taught at a number of schools in Gauteng and KZN.
He is a painter and graphic artist and his work includes landscapes, figure studies, abstracts, genre paintings and still lifes. In 1981 he won first prize in Drawing and Painting at the University of Zululand Festival of African Art. His work has been included in a number of group exhibitions.
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Thabani Derrick Zulu
- Born
- 1950
- Updated
- 2 Oct 2019
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