Nungo Tshidzumba
Painter, based in Pretoria, South Africa
Nungo paints in acrylic, oil and oil pastel, in a raw impressionist-surrealist style. She draws on real history and flips it into something empowering, a way of reclaiming power.
Recurring symbols are banded eyes, storms, missing heads and nudes painted as beauty. The work is emotional and bold, and it confronts the viewer without relying on shock.