Refilwe Nkomo

Function: Director Vansa, Johannesburg Country: South Africa Visiting period: 02 - 06 March Visiting year: 2020

Refilwe Nkomo

 

Refilwe Nkomo is a Johannesburg based multidisciplinary artist, curator, educator and community organiser producing cultural and artistic interventions, programmes and installations using various mediums including performance, video, text and dance at the intersection of arts and social justice. Her research, workshops and performances have been the recipient of numerous awards and have been presented in South Korea, Ghana, Botswana, Brazil, Germany and the United States. She has founded organisations and platforms including We Are Here (WAH), a non-profit organisation working with men and boys to dismantle gender-based violence, founded in 2010. She holds a B.Bus.Sci degree from the University of Cape Town and an MA in Arts and Politics from New York University (Tisch School of the Arts|Art and Public Policy). Refilwe serves on the leadership committee of IMPACT (Imagining together Platform for Arts, Culture and Conflict Transformation) and is a Clore Chevening Fellow 2019/2020.