Phumulani Ntuli

Phumulani Ntuli (b. 1986) is a contemporary South African multidisciplinary artist. Working between documentary and fiction, Ntuli’s practice deals with omissions within archives. As he explains: “The continued themes I have explored in my practice have been notions of black futurity, the archive and its tensions. I consistently delve within notions of collective autobiographies and their surrounding social political conditions.”

Phumulani Ntuli is a South African multidisciplinary artist working with mixed media collages, sculpture, video installation and artistic research. Born in Soweto in 1986, Ntuli received his Bachelor of Technology in Fine Arts from the University of Johannesburg before obtaining his Master of Arts at the Valais School of Art (ECAV/Edhea) in Switzerland in 2017. His thesis was titled When we down tools we exit through the pinhole, exploring the pauses of archives within the Marikana Archive in South Africa. Working between documentary and fiction, Ntuli's practice deals with omissions within archives. As he explains: "The continued themes I have explored in my practice have been notions of black futurity, the archive and its tensions. I consistently delve within notions of collective autobiographies and their surrounding social political conditions." Ntuli has exhibited locally and abroad and is recognised internationally by way of numerous projects, awards, residencies and biennales since 2016.  In 2022, his work was selected to be part of the South African Pavilion for the 59th Venice Biennale which was curated by our very own DKP director,  Ame Bell. In the same year, and after a residency with Atelier Solar, Ntuli opened his first solo exhibition in Spain, entitled Isidleke Sakhiwa Ngezinwele [A Nest is Built with Strands of Hair] at Galería Nueva in Madrid. During Ntuli’s first collaboration with David Krut Workshop in 2023, the artist spent several weeks collaborating with Kim-Lee Loggenberg to produce a series of unique works which accompanied large, complex works of painting and collage which debuted at  FNB Art Joburg.  Phumulani Ntuli is a multi - disciplinary artist who shifts between the processes of sculpture, video, performance, painting and collage. His research-led practice gathers various archive materials which are both theoretically and practically collaged together to explore historical gaps and how these inform our narratives. The way in which Ntuli constructs his imagery out of collage, transfers and layering of different mediums is what initiated the interest in having him spend some time at the David Krut Workshop. In 2023, Ntuli was invited to work collaboratively with DKW printer Kim-Lee Loggenberg on a new body of work.  The pair began experimenting with the printmaking processes of monotypes and pronto lithography. The result of this collaboration is a body of work titled, Kunanela iphuzu emafini/ Echoes of the Point Cloud, which includes large scale paintings alongside the unique print works created at DKW.  The works from Kunanela iphuzu emafini/ Echoes of the Point Cloud debut at FNB Art Joburg 2023, presented by David Krut Projects. Ntuli was one of the three artists featured at the South African Pavilion at the 2022 Venice Biennale

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The subtle art of curating: when one plus one equals three
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The Subtle Art of Curating When one plus one equals three I recently had the opportunity to assist our Director,...

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Wish List: Phumulani Ntuli’s Archive of Aspiration 
Nov. 28, 2025

Collaborative printer: Kim-Lee Loggenberg-Tim Written by: Lungile Ngcobo Ntuli standing at his station in the workshop, adding watercolour details to his...

Tags: David Krut Print Workshop, David Krut Projects, David Krut Projects Johannesburg, ink miami, Monotype, Printmaking
David Krut Projects at the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair
Mar. 28, 2025

Established in the West Chelsea Building in 2001, David Krut Projects Artspace, New York continues to connect the David Krut...

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Phumulani Ntuli: Solo Picnic at the Zoo Lake
Oct. 11, 2024

Phumulani Ntuli’s Solo Picnic at the Zoo Lake is a multi-layered work on paper that seamlessly integrates patterns, painting, collage, and pronto...

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LATITUDES 2024: Land of the Mind
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David Krut Projects is delighted to be participating in this year’s instalment of the RMB Latitudes Art Fair. This year...

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Workshop Weekly: Phumulani Ntuli
Apr. 12, 2024

WORKSHOP WEEKLY This week we welcomed back Phumulani Ntuli to the workshop. Ntuli spent a couple of days at the end...

Tags: Arts on Main, Chine Collé, David Krut Print Workshop, David Krut Projects Johannesburg, David Krut Workshop, Kim-Lee Loggenberg, Kim-Lee Loggenberg-Tim, Monotype, Phumulani Ntuli
Phumulani Ntuli – Kunela iphuzu emafini’/ echoes of the point cloud
Jan. 2, 2024

In this episode, Phumulani Ntuli expands on his most recent collaboration with David Krut Projects that resulted in his body...

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Joburg to Venice and back again – Who is Phumulani Ntuli?
Jun. 21, 2023

By Christa Swanepoel and Ame BellDavid Krut Projects (DKP) is pleased to announce a brand new collaboration in 2023 with...

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