Obed Mokhuhlani

• Name — Obed Robert Mokhuhlani • Born — 1980 • Birthplace — Sechele Village, Botswana • Field — Visual art, printmaking, ceramics, curation • Training — Molepolole College of Education (Diploma in Secondary Education, Fine Art); Vaal University of Technology (Diploma in Fine Art; BTech Fine Art, Printmaking) • Movement — Contemporary African art • Awards — Thapong Artist of the Year (2014, 2017)

Mokhuhlani was born in Sechele Village, Botswana, in 1980. He completed a Diploma in Secondary Education (majoring in Fine Art) at Molepolole College of Education in 2004. He later studied at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) in the Vaal Triangle in South Africa, where he obtained a Diploma in Fine Art (Ceramics & Printmaking) and a BTech in Fine Art (Printmaking) with distinction (2017). He has also attended international residencies and workshops, including the Tulipamwe International Artist Workshop in Windhoek, Namibia.

Mokhuhlani's practice spans printmaking, ceramics, and mixed media; he has exhibited in Botswana and internationally. He has combined studio practice with art education and curatorial work, working as an art teacher in Kanye and founding Empire Arts Consultancy to support arts programming and professional development.

Mokhuhlani's curatorial activities began around 2016 when he organized an art educators’ exhibition at the Thapong Visual Art Centre in collaboration with Vaal University of Technology and the Botswana Consulate in South Africa. Since 2019 he has been contracted as resident curator for the Francistown Arts Meeting (FAM) annual visual arts exhibition. He also participated in the 2019 Curatorial Intensive program organized by Independent Curators International (ICI) in Cape Town.

• Selected participant, 30th Barclays L'Atelier exhibition at the Absa Gallery, Johannesburg (2015). • Participant, Tulipamwe International Artist Workshop, Windhoek (2018). • Resident curator, Francistown Arts Meeting (FAM), Francistown, Botswana. • Various group exhibitions in Botswana, South Africa, the United States(San Diego, New Mexico), Zambia and Namibia.