| Black printmakers have a long history in the South | | | | Nhlengethwa, Dumisani Mabaso and Tony Nkotsi all |
| African | | | | studied there. These artists continue to work in print |
| art world. Many of South Africa's top Black artists, | | | | and are |
| both past | | | | involved in teaching the new generation of Black |
| and present are also printmakers. Black printmakers | | | | printmakers that includes Osiah Masekoameng, |
| who | | | | Trevor |
| are established artists are survivors of the | | | | Theloe and Robert Maledu. The latter have all |
| dysfunctional | | | | studied and |
| society that existed during the apartheid era and are | | | | worked at the Artist Proof studio, which is a |
| a | | | | community |
| constant source of inspiration to a younger | | | | printmaking centre in Newtown, Johannesburg. The |
| generation of | | | | work |
| Black printmakers.There are a few Black printmakers | | | | produced at the studio tends to have a strong social |
| who worked almost | | | | |
| exclusively in print. Among these are the late John | | | | message and is a way for the young artists here to |
| Muafangejo (a Namibian artist), Dan Rakgoathe and | | | | explore |
| Cyprian Shilakoe. All three artists played a valuable | | | | issues of culture, tradition, politics and |
| role in | | | | change.Nhlanhla Xaba was instrumental in establishing |
| establishing a sound base for future generations of | | | | the Artist |
| black | | | | Proof Studio and until his tragic death in a fire that |
| printmakers to work on and their work is highly | | | | gutted the |
| collectable. | | | | studio was producing some of the finest prints |
| All three studied at the Rorkes Drift community art | | | | made by any |
| centre.Rorkes Drift was also the educational home of | | | | Black printmaker or by any printmaker in the |
| some of the | | | | country for that |
| country's top contemporary Black printmakers. Sam | | | | matter. |