Johannesburg – Artyli Gallery, the winner of the “Yoco and 702 Award” for being the “Greatest Art Gallery in Gauteng”, is inviting art lovers to visit its online exhibitions and shop for interesting contemporary African artworks.
“We are delighted to share that outstanding artworks from this exhibition are available for acquisition,” Artyli Gallery said on Friday, 6 February 2026.
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“We invite you to experience the exhibition online via Artsy or our website, and to contact us for private viewings, pricing, and tailored advisory.
“Acquiring work from this exhibition is not only an investment in exceptional contemporary African art, but a meaningful act of support for artists shaping our cultural present.
“In addition, our artists are deeply engaged in the studio, with an exciting year ahead.”
Bambo Sibiya is currently in residence in Brussels, Steve Maphosa is preparing for an exhibition in the United States, and Andrew Ntshabele will be represented at the Venice Biennale.
Alongside these milestones, a series of significant exhibitions is taking shape at Artyli Gallery.
“We begin 2026 with appreciation, for the artists who entrust us with their work, for the collectors who support their journeys, and for the viewers who continue to meet art with curiosity and enthusiasm,” the award-winning gallery said.
“Our first exhibition of the year, ‘Holding Isihawu’, is presented this month as part of Black History Month on Artsy, a moment that invites reflection not only on history, but on how history continues to shape the present.”
Black History Month exists as a corrective, a reminder that historical erasure is not neutral, and that the absence of truth shapes the present as powerfully as its presence.
In a contemporary climate marked by renewed censorship, polarisation, and the narrowing of cultural narratives, this insistence remains urgent.
Art continues to be one of the most vital spaces where history is not only remembered but carried forward with care, dignity, and responsibility.
Holding Isihawu reminds us that love, at its deepest, is responsibility to one another, to memory, and to the future.
This online exhibition brings together Bambo Sibiya, Frans Thoka, Andrew Ntshabele, Asanda Kupa, Steve Maphosa, Siphamandla Ex, and Fumani Maluleke, artists whose practices honour Black life beyond stereotype or simplification.
“We are delighted to share that outstanding artworks from this exhibition are available for acquisition,” stated Artyli Gallery.
“We invite you to experience the exhibition online via Artsy or our website, and to contact us for private viewings, pricing, and tailored advisory.”
The gallery said acquiring work from this exhibition is not only an investment in exceptional contemporary African art, but a meaningful act of support for artists shaping our cultural present.
“In addition, our artists are deeply engaged in the studio, with an exciting year ahead,” the gallery said.
Bambo Sibiya is currently in residence in Brussels, Steve Maphosa is preparing for an exhibition in the United States, and Andrew Ntshabele will be represented at the Venice Biennale.
“We warmly welcome school learners, artists, international guests to South Africa, collectors, and all who are curious to experience contemporary African art more closely,” the gallery stated.
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