Lindisipho Gulwa is a South African artist, born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1995. Having studied art at the College of Cape Town, Gulwa now operates as a project leader at Philippi Arts Village, where he focuses on community upliftment and mentoring the creative youth. Working across various mediums such as painting and photography, poetry and songwriting, Gulwa has turned his focus to abstract art. Referring to this expression as a process to express his state of mind, it also serves to record the acts of the South African working class.

His more recent work in particular refers to a recent trip back home. A physical journey to the Eastern Cape but also an emotional journey of healing, getting to know himself, forgiving himself and choosing to see the beauty in the everyday. Not having his camera with him, Gulwa seeks to capture the vast land and fields in reductive landscapes of colour blocks from memory. The colours, driven by a particular experience, capture the details of the day; the weather, the sky, and the sounds. These abstracts aim to transport the viewer to a particular moment in time, an offer to share in the experience had by Gulwa himself – a homage to his home and upbringing.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2025
Investec Cape Town Art Fair, EBONY/CURATED, Cape Town, South Africa

2024
'A Very Loop Street Summer III', EBONY/CURATED, Cape Town, South Africa
'...as we see it', EBONY/CURATED, Cape Town, South Africa

2023
'Umphakathi', 16 on Lerotholi Gallery, Langa, South Africa
'Fusion Vol 2', Eclectica Contemporary, Cape Town, South Africa
'We Are Africa', DHL Stadium, Cape Town South Africa
'African Galleries Now x Artsy', EBONY/CURATED (Online Presentation)

2022
'Camagu', Young Blood, Cape Town, South Africa

2021
'Home is Where the Heart is', Zeitz Mocca, Cape Town, South Africa

2020
Group Exhibition, Youngblood, Cape Town, South Africa

2019
'Approaching Darkness', Eclectica Contemporary, Cape Town, South Africa