Mncobi Mndzebele is a self-taught contemporary artist from Eswatini whose striking works explore African identity, culture and womanhood through everyday materials like ballpoint pen and coffee stains. His signature process involves wetting paper with coffee to create rich, sepia-toned backgrounds, then drawing fine, expressive portraits that celebrate the beauty and resilience of Black African skin and heritage. Driven by a desire to translate personal memories and the strength of women shaped by his upbringing in a single-mother household, Mndzebele’s art invites diverse viewers to see and interpret their own stories in his work.