Growing up in rural South Africa, Vuyolwethu Ndakisa was curious about how her surroundings operated and how that affected how she understood and expressed her position in the world. Studying Fine Art provided her with a platform to explore and express her comments on life in South Africa.
Ndakisa was raised in Ngcolosi, St Cuthberts Mission kuTsolo. She is currently based at Zithulele in Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape Province. She holds a Btech in Fine Art from the Durban University of Technology.
Ndakisa invests much of her time exploring themes historical and contemporary that influence living as a Black South African woman from the rural areas. Her work depicts lived and observed experiences of living as a woman in South Africa. Her choice of material used for each work is determined by the theme she intends to explore. She believes that the materiality of the material used enhances the message she intends to convey.
Her work has been part of a number of local group exhibitions and one international show. She has exhibited alongside Nelson Makamo. Part of her portfolio is in private collections, including JP Morgan Chase Bank.
