KHAYA SINEYILE (1983 – )

Arts and Media Centre (AMAC) Year 1, 2004 and Year 2, 2005)
Residency at Greatmore Studios, Cape Town, 2009

Sineyile is a fine painter, using delicate brush marks and a sensitive colour palette to communicate his sentiments. Through his art, he pays tribute to motherhood, celebrating the mothers of the African Nation, women such as Miriam Makeba, Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Suzman and Winnie Mandela, amongst others.

Prior to Sineyile’s experience of teaching children in the townships, Khaya has become fascinated with the simplistic and pure nature of their drawings. Sineyile currently incorporates the childlike inspiration in his works.