George Msimang
George Msimang was born in Lamontville Township near Durban and spent the rest of his life working and living there. He studied at the Evangelical Lutheran Art and Craft Centre, Rorke’s Drift and thereafter was offered a study grant by the Italian government to study in Italy. He went to Rome on two occasions, once to the Accademia di Belle Arti where he spent a period from 1971 to 1975 and another year in 1986 at the Accademia di Belle Arte, Perugia. With his evocative images of township scenes, Msimang captured urban township life in all its humour and valour. Anthea Martin of the African Art Centre has referred to Msimang as a ‘modern-day Hogarth for his depiction of everyday events, often containing a moral message’. In the years before his death in 2004 Msimang became prolific, sometimes staging as many as three solo exhibitions annually. Read More…
