page_title: Moses Tladi
section_title: Moses Tladi Unearthed
hierarchical_section_title: Moses Tladi / Moses Tladi Unearthed
caption_attribution_description: English: Moses Tladi Paintings
context_page_description: Moses Tladi was a self-taught artist who was the first black painter to have had a formal exhibition in South Africa and the first black artist to exhibit at the South African National Gallery.
context_section_description: The first major South African exhibition of the work of artist, Moses Tladi, opened at the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town  on Heritage Day, 24 September 2015. The exhibition entitled Moses Tladi Unearthed, provided the visitor with an exceptional opportunity to view his work. Cited as the first black artist to have exhibited formally in South Africa, Moses Tladi (1903-1959) developed a reputation as a realist landscape painter.
  During his lifetime, he was the first black artist to exhibit at the Iziko South African National Gallery, soon after the present building was opened, first in 1931 and then in 1933. More than half a century after his death in 1959, this exhibition brings back into public view the significance of his work. The exhibition was moved to Grahamstown in June 2016 to be part of the National Arts Festival. The exhibition features approximately 30 Tladi paintings, sourced from institutional and personal collections in South Africa and overseas. An “in context” approach showcasing other artists who worked in a similar vein, or at the same time, are also included.
caption: Moses Tladi Paintings - Manako Sekhukuniland
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