Selby Mvusi
Selby Mvusi matriculated from Adams College at Amanzimtoti in 1948. After he had completed his university studies he enrolled for a special course in art education at Ndaleni Teachers’ Training College where he benefited from the guidance of Alfred Ewan, a landscape painter, and Peter Atkins, a sculptor. Mvusi then registered for a BA degree in Fine Arts at UNISA in 1954 when he started to teach at Loram Bantu Secondary School in Durban. Although he did not complete the degree, he complied with the requirements for the course by working under the supervision of Harold Strachan, a professional artist. Additionally he also attended Neil Sacks’ general art classes offered at the Bantu, Indian and Coloured Arts Group in Durban (BICA) and studied art privately under Julia Norman, David McNab and Nils Solberg. In 1957 Mvusi was the recipient of an award from the Ella Lyman Cabot Trust which enabled him to continue postgraduate studies in Pennsylvania and Boston. Read More…
