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Zanele Muholi review – portraiture as activism | Photography | The Guardian

Earlier this year, the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC) introduced the The Women’s Mobile Museum – a year-long residency and apprenticeship program led by internationally renowned South African artist-activist Zanele Muholi in her first major US-based project: a collaboration with ten (10) women artists of different ages, ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds. Beginning in September 2018,

Zanele Muholi review – portraiture as activism
Zanele Muholi review – portraiture as activism

Zanele Muholi Artworks

Zanele Muholi

Zanele Muholi

ZANELE MUHOLI & THE WOMEN’S MOBILE MUSEUM: WHO IS ART FOR?
ZANELE MUHOLI & THE WOMEN’S MOBILE MUSEUM: WHO IS ART FOR?
a woman with rope and scissors on her head
a woman with rope and scissors on her head

Zanele Muholi Art

Bester I, Mayotte 2015 by Zanele Muholi | South African History Online

an african woman with dark skin and black makeup wearing a headdress on her head
an african woman with dark skin and black makeup wearing a headdress on her head
Bester I, Mayotte 2015 by Zanele Muholi
Bester I, Mayotte 2015 by Zanele Muholi

Zanele Muholi makes history as the 2026 Hasselblad Award winner. Our editor explores the impact of this $218,000 prize on the world of photographic activism.

Zanele Muholi Artist

Artist and Activist Zanele Muholi Grapples with Exposure in a New Monograph — Colossal

Zanele Muholi, Ntozakhe II, Parktown, 2016

SOUTHERN GUILD ARTIST PROFILE: ZANELE MUHOLI
SOUTHERN GUILD ARTIST PROFILE: ZANELE MUHOLI
Zanele Muholi Awarded 2026 Hasselblad Prize: A $218,000 Tribute to Two Decades of Photographic Activism
Zanele Muholi Awarded 2026 Hasselblad Prize: A $218,000 Tribute to Two Decades of Photographic Activism
Zanele Muholi Hail the Dark Lioness
Zanele Muholi Hail the Dark Lioness
a woman with many cell phones on her head
a woman with many cell phones on her head
My year as a dark lioness – in pictures
My year as a dark lioness – in pictures
Exposition Zanele Muholi à la Maison Européenne de la Photographie : le sacre d'une reine - Arts in the City
Exposition Zanele Muholi à la Maison Européenne de la Photographie : le sacre d'une reine - Arts in the City
a woman with stacks of money on her head in front of a black background,
a woman with stacks of money on her head in front of a black background,
The Photographer Who Considers Herself More of a ‘Visual Activist’
The Photographer Who Considers Herself More of a ‘Visual Activist’

Preview Zanele Muholi’s Show at Yancey Richardson Gallery