Artist Database

From Albert Adams to Portia Zvavahera, the Strauss & Co artist database includes every modern and contemporary artist sold at auction since 2009. Find an artist by name to explore their full auction history. Every work is listed across painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, ceramics or new media, with aggregated price data useful to collectors.

Spanning South African and international visual artists, the database features famous artists such as William Kentridge, JH Pierneef, Alexis Preller and Irma Stern, each with detailed biographies and complete auction records.

Zola Mweli

Zola Mweli was born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal, in 1995. He matriculated from Emyenzaneni Senior Secondary School, where his love of art began. He worked in a printing factory from 2015 to 2016, and then joined a Ceramic Company in Balgowan, where he poured slip cast into moulds. In 2019 he joined Ardmore where he works as a painter.

Biography courtesy of Adrmore Ceramic Art.

Collaborations & Affiliations

• Ardmore Ceramic Studio