Zanele Muholi

Zanel Muholi

Country

South Africa

Birth - Death

1972 -

Occupation

Photographer

Description

Portrait photographer and LGBTQ activist. Founder, the Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), a black lesbian organization dedicated to providing a safe space for women to meet and organize. Founder Inkanyiso, an organisation concerned with visual activism. Honorary Professor - video and photography at the University of the Arts/Hochschule für Künste Bremen in Germany. Notable exhibitions include 'Faces and Phases'. Recipient of numerous awards, and author of three books.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/16/zanele-muholi_n_4101706.html
• http://ci13.cmoa.org/artists/zanele-muholi
• http://www.ryerson.ca/ric/exhibitions/ZaneleMuholi.html

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