Have you had a chance to see “FMC (Female Main Character) by Ayobola Kekere-Ekun?
The 15th of May is the last day that you can see @ayobola.k@zak.stuudio new body of work at the gallery.
Let us know of your favourite moments within the exhibition.
More information on the exhibition feel free to email us at [email protected]
#bkhz #ayobolakekereekun #contemporaryart
Save The Date: 2 April 2026 at 18h00
@Ayobola.K solo debut at BKhz
Ayobola “Zak” Kekere-Ekun (b. 1993) is a contemporary visual artist living and working in South Africa. She was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. Her B.A. and M.A. in Visual Arts were received from the Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos, where she majored in Graphic Design. She completed her PhD in Art and Design at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Kekere-Ekun works predominantly with a technique known as quilling, in which strips of paper are individually shaped to create forms. Her work is heavily informed by personal experiences and observations. Kekere-Ekun is particularly interested in subjects connected to gender, mythology, memory, and trauma. She views the intricacy of her work as a visual metaphor for the weightiness and complexity of the subject matter she deals with.
More information: [email protected]
#contemporaryart #johannesburg #bkhz
A limited edition archival print by Lunga Ntila is available to pre-order. The only artwork available to purchase from the survey.
“I always thought I would get over distorting my face, but the more I do it the more I expand on my understanding of self. I am deliberately creating different versions of myself, my subconscious interprets that as “I am abundant”
I am seeing that I am a God-like being.... Is this what they call deliberate creation?” @lunga_ntila
The editioned print will debut on the survey of Ntila’s career. Artworks on show are loaned to the gallery by the family, collectors and friends of the artist.
Untitled “Self portrait”
2019
Year published: 2026
Archival print on Hahnemühle German Etching Paper 50,7cm x 67,6cm
Edition of 75
Authenticated by: family, gallery & publisher
ZAR 9 800 including VAT
More information: [email protected]
BKhz presents ‘Lunga Ntila’ a retrospective of one of South Africa’s brightest emerging artists.
Date: 7 March 2026
Time: 12h00 - 16h00
Address: 21 Keyes Ave, Rosebank
“I would like for my work to feel like an epiphany, a sudden realisation of something. Finally connecting the dots. That last piece of the puzzle that you couldn’t find that was always underneath the couch that you sit on everyday. That relief of finally knowing something.” - @lunga_ntila
We are grateful to have received artworks from Ntila’s family + collectors’ for this presentation and support from her immediate friends.
For more information please contact [email protected]
“Thank you 2025”
This is a thank-you letter to our community, and to the artists whose dedication continues to shape BKhz.
Thank you to everyone for holding us through storms known and unknown.
May you have a great end to the year ✨✨✨
Images by @sinki_makubu@a.clean.slate._@franadilla
“My work is deeply rooted in exploring the complexities of identity and displacement, particularly through the lens of migration. My practice involves stitching using the hessian cloth, a material that is associated with agricultural labor; labor as the main reason for migration. The repetitive nature of my process is an emphasis on the impact of migration on our identity.” - Tshepo Phokojoe
This is the last week to see our group exhibition ‘The space between attempts’ so be sure to pop in before we close for the holidays.
Tshepo Phokojoe
‘Nest II’
2023
Hessian strings
60 x 40cm
Tshepo Phokojoe
‘Iveza’ndlebe’
2025
Thread on hessian
85 x 45 x 15cm
For more information: [email protected]
Lawrence Lemaoana’s poster, “I did not join the struggle to be poor,” makes an indelible first impression. The text, cut from the African National Congress flag, is embroidered onto kanga fabric- traditionally, shamans in South Africa use kanga extensively as markers of spiritual healing and fortune-telling. The phrase itself sardonically speaks to the power and duplicitous nature of the South African media and political system. In Johannesburg, posters of the daily newspaper’s headlines are hung from streetlight poles. This specific phrase was taken verbatim from the African National Congress spokesperson, Smuts Ngonyama.
Find Lawrence Lemaoana’s work currently on show at our group exhibition ‘The space between attempts’.
Lawrence Lemaoana
‘I did not join the struggle to be poor’
2025
5 colour screenprint on Fabriano
Edition of 1/20
42 x 59.4cm
In studio with Zandile Tshabalala adding the final details to the ‘And so shall it be’ print, each edition is unique in its on right - using a combination of glitter and different rhinestones.
This unique print was made in collaboration with @floodhouse_sa is now available for purchase.
And so shall it be (print)
25 colour silkscreen on 290gsm Fabriano Tiepelo
69.4 × 49cm
Edition of 50
For more information: [email protected]
“The space between attempts reflects on materiality as a space of discovery, where each artist’s treatment of their chosen medium reveals a personal truth. Through repetition, questioning and renewal, their processes map out feedback loops of trial and transformation. Each work holds evidence of gestures revised, decisions overturned, and meaning slowly distilled.” - Sinki Makubu
Find our group exhibition currently on at 21 Keyes Ave, Rosebank.
More information: [email protected]
BKhz stands firmly in the belief that safety is not a privilege but a human right.
We stand with the people of South Africa. In solidarity, our gallery will be closed on Friday, 21 November 2025.
Violence continues to claim the lives of women, children, and queer people across our country. Though the government refuses to name it a national disaster, we refuse to stay silent. We join the national call to recognise this crisis for what it is — urgent, devastating, and unacceptable.
We honour those we have lost, stand with survivors, and commit our voice and platform to demanding change.
Visit the Women for Change page to find details on protest meeting points for 21 November 2025.
“My work engages with family archives, ancestral memory, and the legacies of indentured labour, using these intimate fragments to confront histories of displacement and erasure. Rooted in the personal
and experiential, my practice draws on cyanotype processes, embroidery, and beadwork to reimagine photographs taken before forced removals in Cato Manor, Durban, under the Group Areas Act. These images, marked by joy, intimacy, and survival, are layered with the enduring spectre of colonial and apartheid violence, challenging the archival silences that seek to obscure these histories.” - Alka Dass
Find Alka’s work currently on show at our group exhibition ‘The space between attempts’ at 21 Keyes Avenue, Rosebank.
Alka Daas
‘Family Heirloom 2’
2024
Cyanotype, thread drawing, magnets
100 x 100 x 4.5cm
Alka Dass
‘45 of cups’
2024
Cyanotype, canvas, chain, rosary chalices
46 x 38cm
More information: [email protected]
“We are one body but many many parts in the garden. An army of limbs and full mannequins gather with the audience creating a symphony of creeks with each motion. Some have smooth pristine surfaces, others full of hard cracks from baking in the sun all day. Everyone is standing at attention. Waiting patiently for the handler to come outside of the house and into the garden. The air is filled with anticipation, replacing the stillness of the morning.” - The Viewer
Find Mosa Anita Kaiser’s “I’m sorry for the things you’ve lost” currently on show at our group exhibition ‘The space between attempts’.
Mosa Anita Kaiser
‘I’m sorry for the things you’ve lost’
2025
Mixed Media Sculpture
(Fibreglass, Resin, Wood, Raffia,
Steal, Aluminium, Perspex, Acrylic Paint)
200 x 140 x 900 cm
More information: [email protected]
