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Pitika Ntuli was born in Mpumalanga, South Africa in 1942 and, as a teenage member of the Pan Africanist Congress, was at the frontline of apartheid resistance. Arriving in his 30s as an exile in England in 1978, after studying in the USA and imprisonment in Swaziland, he received qualifications at Middlesex Polytechnic and Brunel University in 1984 and 1985, respectively. Until his return to South Africa in 1994, Ntuli contributed widely to exhibitions and arts education in London and beyond, known particularly for his critical writings on sculpture, orature, and the importance of maintaining a collective cultural identity in the face of exile.
Listen to his story here or read the full biography on the BURU: https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/pitika-ntuli (https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/pitika-ntuli)
13 Sept 2026
Omeima Mudawi-Rowlings
Omeima Mudawi-Rowlings was born in Khartoum, Sudan in 1969. Having lost her hearing due to meningitis, her family relocated to England in 1981, as there were no schools for the deaf in Khartoum. She earned a BA in Textile Design at the Surrey Institute for Art and Design (SIAD) and in 2003 she founded Resonant Arts, an arts-led initiative focused on deaf women, facilitating integration and the exchange of artistic practices between hearing and deaf female artists. Her textiles feature organic and architectural designs combining influences from both Afro-Arab and Western traditions.
Listen to her story here or read the full biography on the BURU: https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/omeima-mudawirowlings (https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/omeima-mudawirowlings)
13 Sept 2026
Louis Maqhubela
Louis Maqhubela was born to Xhosa parents in South Africa in 1939. During 1957‒59, while still attending high school, he started studying part-time under artists Cecil Skotnes and Sydney Komalo at the Polly Street Centre in Johannesburg. After spending time with the South African expatriate artist, Douglas Portway, in Cornwall, England, Maqhubela embraced a new direction towards modernist abstraction. In 1978 he settled in London, where he attended Goldsmiths' College and the Slade School of Fine Art (University of London).
Listen to his story here or read the full biography on the BURU: https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/louis-maqhubela (https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/louis-maqhubela)
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