Neo Matloga °1993, Mamaila, ZAF Based in Mamaila, South Africa and Amsterdam, Netherlands
His works have been presented in institutions such as S.M.A.K. Ghent, Kunsthal KAdE in Amersfoort, De Ateliers in Amsterdam and Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art in Cape Town.
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Solo Exhibitions
Exhibition of the tenth ABN AMRO Art Award winner Neo Matloga, de Hermitage, Amsterdam, NL
'We just want to be closer', Duo show with Singarum Moodley, MARTa Herfod, Herfod, DE 'my hero is always next to me', Stroom, Den Haag, NL 'Neo Matloga', Vrienden v/h S.M.A.K, Gent, BE
'Back of the Moon', Stevenson Gallery, JHB, ZAF
'Neo to Love', Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, NL
'Good Morning Midnight', curated by Tom Morton, De Ateliers, Amsterdam, NL
'Molatelo', Christopher Moller Gallery, SCOPE Art Fair, USA
'Moo re tswang gona', Christopher Moller Gallery, FNB Joburg Art Fair, JHB, ZAF
Group Exhibitions
(Forthcoming) 'Equivocations', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE 'Note To Self', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE
'MY WHOLE BODY CHANGED INTO SOMETHING ELSE', Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town, ZAF Watou 2021, Poperinge, BE 'HI-STORYTELLING', Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg, DE
'ofte vojaganto', 360° Kunst, Wilford X, Temse, BE 'Still Here Tomorrow To High Five You Yesterday', Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, ZAF 'Winter Sun', Stevenson Gallery, Amsterdam, NL 'de Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs', Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam, NL 'BIG AND PLENTY', AVL Mundo, Rotterdam, NL
'ABOUT FACE', Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town, ZAF 'Royal Award for Modern Painting', Koninklijk Paleis, Amsterdam, NL 'Intersection', Tyburn Gallery, London, UK 'Tell Freedom, 15 South African artists’, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort, NL
'LET’S SEE, WHERE WERE WE, IN THE PIT OF DESPAIR', De Ateliers, Amsterdam, NL
'Post Its', Constitutional Court, JHB, ZAF 'South African voices', Gallery van Dorst, Wassenaar, NL 'Considering Genius', Res Gallery, JHB, ZAF
'NEW VOICES IV', Lizamore and Associates Gallery, JHB, ZAF 'Time Line',Bag Factory, JHB, ZAF 'SA Taxi Art Award', Lizamore and Associates Gallery, JHB, ZAF 'South African and Chinese exchange',Workers Museum, JHB, ZAF
'NEWNOWNEXT', Galerie NOKO, Port Elizabeth, ZAF 'Graduate show', FADA student exhibition, JHB, ZAF 'South African New Voices', Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington DC, US
Prizes
ABN AMRO Art Prize
Nominated. Volkskrant Beeldende Kunstprijs, Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam, NL
Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst (Royal Award for Modern Painting)
Shortlisted. SA Taxi Art Award
NEWNOWNEXT Award – Galerie NOKO
Neo Matloga Amos 2, 2021 Collage on paper 78 x 56,5 cm
Neo Matloga Keneilwe le Kagišo, 2022 Collage, charcoal, liquid charcoal & ink on canvas 250 x 200 cm
Neo Matloga Bibele, 2022 Collage, charcoal, liquid charcoal & ink on canvas 200 x 200 cm
Neo Matloga Kholo le Jeffrey, 2022 Collage, charcoal, liquid charcoal & ink on canvas 165 x 135 cm