What started as a humble project, using traditional skills to create independence and give rural artists hope, has evolved into the artists of Ubuhle stunning the World with their mesmerizing fine art.
By being recognised as International artists, these women have challenged the traditional perception of rural women and showcased them as the dignified, gifted, dedicated artists that they are.
We hope this will challenge the perception of rural women and traditional skills Worldwide.
“Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence”
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, Washington DC- December 9, 2013 – January 15, 2015
Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH – June 24, 2017 – September 10, 2017
Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI – January 21, 2018 – March 31, 2018
National Czech and Slovak Museum, Cedar Rapids, IA – May 12, 2018 – September 16, 2018
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA – October 18, 2018 – February 24, 2019
The Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH – March 23, 2019 – June 16, 2019
Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO – August 16, 2019 – November 10, 2019
Ruth Funk Center for Textile Art, Melbourne, FL – February 1, 2020 – April 25, 2020
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL – August 8, 2020 – October 18, 2020
Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL – November 12, 2020 – January 24, 2021
Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum, KS – October 22, 2021 – January 21,2022
Paine Art Center and Gardens, Oshkosh, WI – February 19, 2022 – May 22, 2022
Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY – July 17, 2022 – October 23, 2022
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane, WA – February 3, 2023 – April 30, 2023
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA – July 1, 2023 – August 27, 2023
Godwin – Ternbach Museum at Queens College, Flushing, NY – October 4, 2023 – January 11, 2024
Museum of Art and Design New York – 2010
Neurberger Museum of Art New York – 2012
Saatchi London Collect – 2018
Textile Museum Toronto Canada – 2015
International Museum Collections
Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC
Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH
Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
Courier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
South African Museum Collections
Johannesburg Art Gallery – Permanent Collection
Tathan art Gallery – Permanent collection
Carnegie art Museum – Permanent Collection
Kwa Zulu Natal Museum – Permanent Collection
Huberman Collection – (USA) (2014)
Mott Warsh Collection – (USA) (2018)
Goetz Collection – (Germany) (2018)
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Bob Geldof
Bonne Esperance – Paris 2020
Saatchi London Collect – 2018
Amaridian New York – 2010
Everard Read South Africa – 2005