Themba Khumalo is a visual artist from Orange Farm, now based in Johannesburg, born in 1987. Over a professional career spanning more than a decade, he has participated in over twenty group exhibitions, featured in numerous international art fairs, and held five solo exhibitions both locally and abroad.

His current body of work, titled Emhlabeni, reflects on the social, political, and spiritual landscape of contemporary South Africa, with a particular focus on land as a marker of identity. Through his drawings, Khumalo explores land as both witness and symbol, of dispossession, of illegal occupation as a form of protest, and of collective loss and disillusionment. In contrast, he introduces the prayer Baba Wethu Osezulwini (“Our Father who art in Heaven”), offering a vision of land as sanctuary, a space for faith and healing.

A graduate in printmaking from Artist Proof Studios, Khumalo primarily works with charcoal, coffee stains, pastels on paper, and occasionally produces prints. His practice is deeply rooted in personal experiences and social observation, weaving narratives that seek out justice and redemption, whether spiritual, social, or political. His artworks are both restrained and evocative, offering powerful commentary on the intersection of memory, faith, and resistance.