Santu Mofokeng
Artist text follows.
Biographical information
1956
born in Johannesburg, South Africa
1985
joined and formed part of the Afrapix Collective, South Africa
1988-1998
teaches photography at the Market Photo Workshop and at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
1991
receives the first "Ernest Cole" award, which enables him to study at the International Center of Photography in Manhattan, New York City
2013
exhibits in the German pavilion at the 55th Biennale di Venezia together with Ai Weiwei, Romuald Karmakar and Dayanita Singh
2020
dies in Johannesburg, South Africa