Sbongiseni Khulu

Sbongiseni Khulu (b. 1990) is a Johannesburg-based printmaker and artist, as well as a founding member of of Danger Gevaar Ingozi Studio, established in Johannesburg in 2016. He is an artist in his own right and his work embodies a depth of introspection and honesty as well as a certain level of inquisitiveness towards the status quo within the controlled precision of an artist with the utmost attention to detail.

Sbongiseni Sbanisezwe Khulu is an artist and printmaker at the David Krut Workshop and a founding member of Danger Gevaar Ingozi Studio, established in Johannesburg in 2016. His work embodies themes of introspection and inquisitiveness directed towards the status quo of which he too is subject. His attention to detail is that of controlled precision. Khulu’s eye for detail and recognition as a perfectionist in the workshop is reflected in the projects he has worked on, most notably William Kentridge’s Triumphs and Laments woodcut series, Deborah Bell’s She Wolf spite-bite aquatint edition and Joao Orecchia’s Still Moving and Distruction monotype and woodcut series’.  Khulu’s professional proficiency in print began in 2015 and has since covered etching, intaglio, relief and monotype.  Khulu’s career to date has been intentional, and his steady stream of opportunities evidence this. In his third year of study, Khulu was chosen as a finalist in the 2012 PPC Young Concrete Sculptors Awards (PPC Imaginarium). This led to his appointment as co-student assistant of the sculpture studio at TUT in his fourth year. In 2015 he began interning and later working as a printmaker at the David Krut Workshop, where he met Chad Cordeiro and Nathaniel Sheppard III, with whom Danger Gevaar Ingozi Studio was established. Since then his work as an artist has been exhibited both locally and internationally (Hong Kong), all whilst continuing to collaborate with many artists as a printmaker. 

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William Kentridge’s Vessels for L’Orfeo: Linocut as a co-labour of love
Oct. 8, 2026

Written by: Sbongiseni Khulu & Jesse Shepstone Fig. 1 William Kentridge (right) talks to Sbongiseni Khulu (left). Photograph by Jesse...

Tags: Arts on Main, David Krut Print Workshop, David Krut Projects Arts on Main, David Krut Projects Johannesburg, David Krut Workshop, Printmaking
From Kinshasa to Johannesburg: Doudou Mbemba and Sisqo Ndombe make art as a mode of expression at DAVID KRUT WORKSHOP (DKW), Johannesburg. 
Sep. 23, 2026

(Left) Sisqo Ndombe, (middle) Sbongiseni Khulu and Doudou Mbembe (right). Photograph by Lungile Ngcobo at David Krut Workshop David Krut,...

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Blessing Ngobeni: First Etchings, Infinite Rhythm
Dec. 8, 2025

The Excursion Series Khulu's first visit to Ngobeni's studio included a viewing of some recently completed paintings. https://davidkrutprojects.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_8826.movThe project began...

Tags: Arts on Main, Blessing Ngobeni, David Krut Print Workshop, David Krut Projects, David Krut Projects Arts on Main, David Krut Projects Johannesburg, etching, Printmaking
Sophie’s Return: Mary Sibande’s New Woodblock Series Reimagines Leisure as Liberation 
Nov. 24, 2025

Written by: Lungile Ngcobo Collaborative printer: Sbongiseni Khulu   Mary Sibande signing the "Leisurely Sailing: Sophie with her binoculars" print Sbongiseni and...

Tags: Arts on Main, David Krut Print Workshop, David Krut Projects, David Krut Projects Johannesburg, Printmaking, Woodcuts
WORKSHOP HAPPENINGS: July Visits at the David Krut Workshop 
Jul. 28, 2025

Written by: Lungile NgcoboJuly has been an eventful month at our Workshop in Maboneng, Johannesburg, marked by dynamic studio visits...

Tags: Arts on Main, David Krut Print Workshop, David Krut Projects Johannesburg, David Krut Workshop, Monotype, Printmaking, students, UJ, UJ Art Gallery, UNISA FINE ART STUDENTS, workshop happenings
When Old Meets New: The Iterative Works of Peter Cohen
Mar. 28, 2024

Proofs (process prints) of Peter's work at DKW. Peter Cohen is a South African architect and artist. He has recently...

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Printer Feature: Sbongiseni Khulu 2016-10
Oct. 10, 2016

13.10.16 Printer Feature: Sbongiseni Khulu [caption id="attachment_42810" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Khulu carving The Flood - the latest woodcut  by William Kentridge, which...

Tags: David Krut Print Workshop, David Krut Projects Arts on Main

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