Artist Profile
Nombuso Dowelani
Johannesburg-based visual artist
Nombuso Dowelani, also known as Nombi, is a Newcastle-born, Johannesburg-based visual artist who documents her personal experiences using different mediums of art. She is currently completing a BA in Visual Arts at the University of Johannesburg.
Her art consists of paintings and prints, she uses these mediums to engage with topics like fractured identities, being black and the adversities of being a black woman, sexuality, the South African pop culture and personal experiences. She is inspired by the multiple art movements like abstract expressionism, pop art and surrealism.