BY Nkosazana Ngwadla
Cape Town visual artist and creator Loyiso Mkize – the man behind Mzansi’s first ever superhero “Kwezi” creates art that will surely live beyond his years. Just last month, one of his master pieces, “Nomzamo” – a painting of the legendary late Mama Nomzamo Winifred “Winnie” Madikizela Mandela made it to the DuSable Museum in Chicago, USA, as part of the Diaspora Stories: CCH Pounder Collection.
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center announced the exhibition featuring paintings from the collection of Emmy® award-nominated actress CCH Pounder. The exhibition “Diaspora Stories: Selections from the CCH Pounder Collection” opened on March 18, 2023, and will continue through July 16, 2023.
The exhibition which was curated especially for the DuSable Museum contains 24 works of art by world-renowned artists including our very own Loyiso. Each item was curated and personally selected in collaboration with the DuSable and CCH from her extensive collection specifically for “Diaspora Stories: Selections from the CCH Pounder Collection.”
This, however, is not the first time Loyiso’s works goes global, in 2021 Loyiso signed a deal with one of the biggest comic companies in the world – DC Comics.
He took to Instagram to announce the exciting news.
