Four University of Cape Town (UCT) academics were awarded two UCT Creative Works Awards for 2020.
Nkule Mabaso and Associate Professor Nomusa Makhubu for their exhibition The stronger we become.
Associate Professor Nadia Davids and Professor Jay Pather were honoured for their production What Remains.
This is Mabaso and Associate Professor Makhubu’s first Creative Works Award, which recognises major art works, performances, productions, compositions and architectural designs produced by UCT staff. Mabaso is the curator of the Michaelis Galleries and Makhubu is a scholar of art history and visual culture, both in the Faculty of Humanities. The work encompasses painting, film, sketches, narrative and an accompanying book. They spoke with UCT News.