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Octavia Mazibuko

20th Century 

Octavia was born in 1972 at Loskop, KwaZulu-Natal, and after attending primary school and working on a farm as a temporary labourer, she heard about the Ardmore Ceramic Art studio through Agnes Ndlovu, step-mother to the legendary Bonnie Ntshalintshali. In 1993, at the age of 21, Octavia joined Fée Halsted's team of artists as a painter. After only one month, she discovered a love of clay and realised she would prefer to coil and sculpt clay. Since 2009, Octavia and Betty Ntshingila have been the only two women working in the clay-making studio. Octavia creates coiled bowls, dishes, jugs and vases and her work is robust. She is renowned for her pumpkin-shaped forms that become teapots and urns. Octavia's work has been exhibited in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town as well as overseas in Germany, London and the United States.

Biography courtesy of Ardmore Ceramic Art.

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