Nonzuzo Gxekwa

Nonzuzo Gxekwa (b. 1981) is a Johannesburg based photographer. Her approach to photography favours the everyday over the spectacular; sharing interesting and intimate moments through focusing the camera on what is around her as well as herself. Whether it is through street photography or the studio, her work explores the human condition in subtle and beautiful ways. Collaboration is a crucial part of her practice, she has worked together with a number of photographers and artists in Johannesburg. She uses the camera to notice and share, actively avoiding preconception where possible. Solo Exhibitions 2020 Life is Beautiful, THK Gallery, Online Exclusive Group Exhibitions 2020 Theater Des Lebens, GAF Hannover, Germany 2019 Yenza Kwenzeke, Underline Projects, Johannesburg Point Blank: Photography and Activism, PH Centre, Cape Town 2017 Black Excellence: Overexposed or Underexposed, Soweto Art Week, Johannesburg 2016 She.Clix: The ‘Women’ Exhibition, Daville Baillie Gallery, Johannesburg, COLLABORATIONS 2017 Soul Songs: exploring themes of jazz and African spirituality, collaboration with Thokozani Mthiyane, Johannesburg 2015 Carbon Copy, collaboration with Noncedo Mathibela, Johannesburg