Born and raised in Port Elizabeth, Wezile Mgibe is an award-winning art practitioner with a background in musical theatre who uses performance, visual art and installation as a tool for social change. Black love and healing are two concepts that are imperative to Mgibe’s artistic practice; he emphasizes his own black body in his work and considers his ability to be loved and offer love, which he sees as integral to the process of internal healing.
Mgibe was recently awarded the David Koloane Award, 2019.