Southern Guild
Design Miami 2024
A panorama of historic and contemporary ceramics from the African continent that shine a light on the cultures, geographies, histories, and political and social developments behind clay objects used within utility, art and ritual
Design Miami.LA 2024
Featured Designers
Andile Dyalvane
Charles Haupt
Adam Birch
Alexandra Karakashian
Chuma Maweni
Dominique Zinkpè
Jesse Ede
Justine Mahoney
King Houndekpinkou
Madoda Fani
Nandipha Mntambo
Patrick Bongoy
Usha Seejarim
Zanele Muholi
Zizipho Poswa
Having opened its Los Angeles gallery in February 2024, Southern Guild’s exhibition fortifies its tether to the United States, rooting the work of African artists in the local terrain. The gallery presents work by 14 of their leading artists, including immersive life-size forms by Porky Hefer and ceramic and bronze sculptures by Zizipho Poswa.
Design Miami 2023
For Design Miami 2023, Southern Guild presents a collection of richly handcrafted objects in which nature’s presence is unleashed in a profusion of forms that twist, morph and grow before our eyes. With an emphasis on three-dimensionality, these functional and sculptural works encompass moments of play and quiet reflection, escape and wild release.
About Southern Guild
Expertise/ Contemporary collectible South African design
Established in 2008 by Trevyn and Julian McGowan, Southern Guild represents contemporary artists from Africa and its diaspora. Based in Cape Town and Los Angeles, the gallery’s programme furthers the continent’s contribution to global art movements. Southern Guild’s artists explore the preservation of culture, spirituality, identity, ancestral knowledge, and ecology within our current landscape. In the true spirit of a guild, the gallery was founded on the principles of community and collaboration, and grew out of a desire to provoke new work, facilitate alliances between differing disciplines, and articulate what it means to be human. Southern Guild nurtures new talent through educational projects, talks and its own GUILD Residency programme. Works by Southern Guild artists have been acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, LACMA, Art Institute of Chicago, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pérez Art Museum, Mint Museum, Denver Art Museum and National Gallery of Victoria, among others.
Designers
King Houndekpinkou
Mattias Sellden
Adam Birch
Jesse Ede
Justine Mahoney
Zizipho Poswa
Charles Haupt
Rich Mnisi
Andile Dyalvane
Patrick Bongoy
Dominique Zinkpè
Nandipha Mntambo
Zanele Muholi
Chuma Maweni
Alexandra Karakashian
Usha Seejarim
Madoda Fani
Belinda Blignaut
Ian Garrett
Jabulile Nala
Ange Dakouo
Katherine Glenday
Michal Korycki
Ben Orkin
Trevyn and Julian McGowan
FoundersCape Town
Silo 5 V&A Waterfront Silo District South Africa
Los Angeles
747 N Western Ave, Melrose Hill Los Angeles, California, United States