Zandile Ntobela, a member of the Mpondo Xhosa, born in 1986 in Bizana in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Internationally recognised as an artists in 2013 in Washington DC at an opening of an exhibition, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and The Art of Independence, at The Smithsonian.. Zandile is one of the 5 artists who are recognised as creating a new genre, The Ndwango.

Her art is now part of major Museum collection and is highly sought after by private collectors.

Zandile’s work is vibrant and dynamic as she constantly challenges herself. She delights in the decorative, elevating and capturing moments in her life, using different patterns, beads, colours to create works of extraordinary beauty.