Phumzile Buthelezi was born on the year of the Soweto Uprising. Her formal education began at Thulani Primary School where she won 3rd price in a drawing competition. High School years began at Aurora Girls High and ended at St. Enda’s Community College where she completed her Matric.
She has been a crafter for as long as she can remember and she furthered her art education at Artist Proof Studio:
2005: NQF4 Product Design& Development
2006: NQF4&5 EDL Foundation, OD-ETD
2007: NQF4 Design Foundation in Printmaking
2008: Advanced Printmaking
2009: Professional Development Programme in Print Making
2010: Internship Programme
PATRONAGE 2008/9: Tracker
2009: William Kentridge
2010: Hudaco Bearings Company
EMPLOYMENT- 2010: Such Bottle Tops Mosaic Project: Smangaliso Wetlands, St. Lucia, Richards Bay.
COMMISIONS – 2008: Colouring Books & Boogertman Architects
2009: Bus Rapid Transit Station, Davinci Hotel, Samro
2010: City of Joburg (Mayor’s collection)
2014: Citadel Bank & Sanral
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007: Ladies In Art, Belgium & Museum Africa, Johannesburg
2008: Vereeniging & Museum Africa
2009: Upstairs @Bamboo (My art is my voice) & Cape Town: Art in the forest (Passages)
2019: She Impressions Group Show, Project Space
2020: ArtRoom, The Eclectic Edition
Undiscovered Canvas, France
MmArt House, Ambiguous Group Show
Nirox Sculpture Park, Corporate Pop up Show
Ellis House, Open Studios (2020& 2021)
2021: Ellis House Open Studios
Mantariana Mbokodo Musings ( NorthWest University)
Art and Fashion (Smile Africa Auction for Breast Cancer)
Turbine Art Fair
Print Exchange Portfolio Exhibition (TACS)
