VISUAL LANGUAGES (2025)
Visual Languages (2025) [Exhibition]. SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, Pretoria: South Africa. 23 August-14 November 2025.
Selected works from the Precarious Structures Series were showcased in this exhibition:
Tipping Point (2025)
Crosslines (2025)
Invited by head curator Jan van der Merwe to participate in this group exhibition, I submitted Tipping Point (2025) and Crosslines (2025) for consideration. Both works were formally approved and selected for the final showcase following a successful curatorial review.
BREAKING GROUND: A STETHOSCAPE EXHIBITION (2025)
Breaking Ground: A Stethoscape Exhibition (2025) [Exhibition]. Free State Arts Festival, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein: South Africa. 15-19 July 2025.
Selected works from the Precarious Structures Series were showcased in this exhibition:
Tipping Point (2025)
Invited by curator Siobhan Swart to participate in this group exhibition, I submitted Tipping Point (2025) for consideration. The artwork was formally approved and selected for the final showcase following a successful curatorial review by the curators of the Free State Arts Festival.
VULEKA ART COMPETITION (2025)
Vuleka Art Competition (2025) [Exhibition]. The Arts Association of Belville, Cape Town: South Africa. 15-19 July 2025.
Selected works from the Precarious Structures Series were showcased in this exhibition:
Crosslines (2025)
Out of more than 250 entries, the judges selected only 39 artworks to be selected for this exhibition.
GLOBAL SOCIAL INNOVATION INDABA (2024)
"Global Social Innovation Indaba" (2024) [International conference]. University of the Free State, Bloemfontein: South Africa. 30 September-02 October 2024.
Invited by Professor Alexander Johnson from the International Art Institute to reinstall a second iteration of the group exhibition "Echoes of Resilience: Trauma, Healing, Memory: A Stethoscape Exhibition" (2024).
The Fine Arts Department marked a historic milestone in 2024, celebrating fifty years of artistic excellence and cutting-edge research. The year was marked by the experimental exhibition “Echoes of Resilience”, curated by Sibenoxolo Foji, Jacobeth Selinga and Siobhan Swart, as part of the celebration of the Fine Arts Department’s Golden Jubilee. The exhibition was site-specific - that of the Fine Arts Department Building - where viewers could experience the studios of the department while viewing the artworks on show.
Selected works from the Tilted Hierarchy Series were showcased in this exhibition as part of the international conference, "Global Social Innovation Indaba", held at the University of the Free State:
"Siphoning millions from NSFAS meant for needy students" (2024)
AMPERSAND ARTIST RESIDENCY (2024)
The Ampersand Foundation (2024) "The Ampersand Foundation Artist Residency" [Residency]: 01 September – 09 October 2024. Includes permanent installation of: Johandi du Plessis-Kleynhans, "Foreshadowing Life Esidimeni (Zulu for dignity): Altering Hierarchy of Needs" (2024). 275 Greenwich, Tribeca, New York: Ampersand Foundation Collection of Jack Ginsberg
Selected works from the Tilted Hierarchy Series are permanently installed in this artist residency:
"Foreshadowing Life Esidimeni (Zulu for dignity): Altering Hierarchy of Needs" (2024)
Since its founding in 1997, the residency at 275 Greenwich, Tribeca, New York City, has evolved into a living gallery of South African contemporary art. My work, "Foreshadowing Life Esidimeni (Zulu for dignity): Altering Hierarchy of Needs" (2024), is now permanently installed within the Ampersand Foundation Collection of Jack Ginsberg. It sits in a continuous, living dialogue with past Ampersand Fellows—including Willem Boshoff, Johan Thom, Wim Botha, Gordon Froud, and Diane Victor—marking the ongoing legacy of South African voices in the heart of Tribeca.
ECHOES OF RESILIENCE: TRAUMA, HEALING, MEMORY: A STETHOSCAPE EXHIBITION (2024)
"Echoes of Resilience: Trauma, Healing, Memory: A Stethoscape Exhibition" (2024) [Exhibition]. University of the Free State, Bloemfontein: South Africa. 1 August-21 August 2024.
The Fine Arts Department marked a historic milestone in 2024, celebrating fifty years of artistic excellence and cutting-edge research. The year was marked by the experimental exhibition “Echoes of Resilience”, curated by Sibenoxolo Foji, Jacobeth Selinga and Siobhan Swart, as part of the celebration of the Fine Arts Department’s Golden Jubilee. The exhibition was site-specific - that of the Fine Arts Department Building - where viewers could experience the studios of the department while viewing the artworks on show.
Selected works from the Tilted Hierarchy Series were showcased in this exhibition:
"Siphoning millions from NSFAS meant for needy students" (2024)
Invited by curators Sibenoxolo Foji, Jacobeth Selinga and Siobhan Swart to participate in this group exhibition, I submitted "Siphoning millions from NSFAS meant for needy students" (2024) for consideration. The artwork was formally approved and selected for the final showcase following a successful curatorial review.
Some of the artists participating included Willem Boshoff, Pauline Gütter, Miné Kleynhans, Teboho Mokhothu, Bontle Tau, Jacobeth Selinga, Foji Sibenoxolo, Janine Allen, Lyrene Kühn-Botma and Elrie Joubert.