Mishal Weston is a contemporary artist known for their innovative sculpture and alternative photography. Drawing inspiration from natural forms and intricate textures, their work blends raw materials with refined craftsmanship to create pieces that are both thought-provoking and visually captivating.

Weston was born in 1988 in Harare to a South African Mother and a British Father, they currently live and work in Cape Town. Weston formally trained as a communication designer, receiving a BTech from CPUT in 2011. As a visual artist and sculptor, their practice developed parallel to their early freelance career. The work shown in their first group exhibition, Primal Herd, Knext Gallery (2014) was dedicated to an exploration of the materiality of bone. These ideas were further pursued in A New Wave, with Southern Guild in 2016.

Some of the notable group exhibitions of their series working with found objects and scanography include: OEChangeling, Youngblood Africa (2017) Constellation, & Incite, Deepest Darkest Art (2019), CUBICLE: Everyday Iridescence, Everard Read / Circa 2022, wit(h)ness, CloudDigiital Art (2024). Their current practice is engaged with alternative photographic processes and assemblage, in relation to found objects and material explorations.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024
‘Withness’, Cloudigital Art, Cape Town, South Africa
‘Clamjamfry Monk (Sessions 2024)’, 196 Victoria, Cape Town, South Africa

2023
‘Open Studio, Paradise Is No Vacation’, Sidetrack Studio, Cape Town, South Africa

2022
‘After Admin’, Artist Admin Gallery, Cape Town
‘CUBICLE: Everyday Iridescence’, Everard Read - Circa Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2020
‘Home Is Where The Art Is’, Zeitz Mocaa, Cape Town, South Africa
‘Mishal Weston’, Made In Tulbagh, Tulbagh, South Africa

2019
‘Rise’, Anon Pop UP Art Show, Cape Town, South Africa
‘Kitabloemen’, Field Office, Cape Town, South Africa
‘Still’, PH Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
‘Incite’, Deepest Darkest Art, Cape Town, South Africa
‘Constellation’, Deepest Darkest Art, Cape Town, South Africa
‘Body Rock’, Central Tattoo Studio, Philadelphia, United States of America

2017
‘ŒChangeling’, Youngblood Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
‘Re-Build Me Fundraiser,’ Cape Institute for Architecture, Cape Town, South Africa
‘Primal Herd Vol2’, Knext Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2016
‘A New Wave’, Southern Guild, Cape Town, South Africa

2014
‘Primal Herd’, Knext Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa