Tilga Art Prize 2022 — South Africa Edition
Lindani Nyandeni
Finalist
Lindani Nyandeni is a Durban, South Africa-based abstract portrait artist whose work features semi-abstract portraits and figures who are rendered in a stylized manner. His subjects are done in a wash-like style, which metaphorically translates to nostalgia.
Exhibitions
2024–25 – BuzzArt24 Group Exhibition, KZNSA Gallery, Durban.
Hannah Macfarlane
Finalist
Hannah Macfarlane is a Cape Town, South Africa-based multidisciplinary artist with focus on sculpture, printmaking, performance and installation. she explore various textile mediums with a predominant interest in wool and felting. The core of her practice deals with intimacy, vulnerability and cultivating a tender sense of self in uncertain times.
Exhibitions
2023 – Soft Power (group), Addis Fine Art London.
2025–26 – Try a Little Tenderness (joint exhibition), AVA Gallery Cape Town.
Athenkosi Kwinana
Finalist
Awards: 2023 – Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant.
Athenkosi Kwinana is a Johannesburg, South Africa-based visual artist with focus on drawing and printmaking. As an individual living with Albinism, Athenkosi's artworks explore the daily life and interactions of People Living With Albinism (PLWA). She is interested in drawing attention to the representation of PLWA, particularly in black South African communities.
Exhibitions
2024 – Ndijongile (solo), Berman Contemporary..
Residencies
2023 – Ludwig Foundation of Cuba Residency.
Zama Cebsille Mwandla
Finalist
Zama Cebsille Mwandla is a Johannesburg, South Africa-based visual artist whose work is a visual exploration & experimentation of rich vibrant seductive colors. They contains poetic connotations that depict gruesome, graphic & unusual imagery that portray her imagination of her life & surroundings.
Exhibitions
2025 – Disgust, Fear and Hell (solo), KZNSA Gallery.
2025 – Seeking (group), KZNSA Gallery.