Johannes Phokela
Johannes Phokela (b. 1966, Soweto) is a South African artist currently living and working in Johannesburg.
Phokela began his formal art career in 1984 at the Federated Union of Black Artists (FUBA) Academy in Johannesburg, where he obtained a three-year diploma. In 1987, he relocated
to London, where he completed a foundation course at Central St. Martins: University of the Arts London before acquiring a bachelor’s degree at Camberwell College of Art: University of the Arts London (1988). He then completed a master’s degree at the Royal College of Art (1993) and remained in London until his permanent return to South Africa in 2006. Phokela has established a distinguished career both locally and internationally.