One and the Many Conversation Series Part 2

The Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria (Javett-UP) invites students, emerging art practitioners and art educators to participate in One and the Many Conversation Series Part 2 Residues and Reveries: Assemblages of Belonging happening on Friday, 27 February 2026. 

This panel discussion brings together Pretoria based artist Katlego Tlabela and Namibian-born artist Stephanie Conradie in a conversation that explores the generative tension between their practices. While their works occupy distinct conceptual terrains within One and the Many, they intersect in compelling ways. Together, their practices offer a layered meditation on how identities are constructed, inherited, and contested. The session will be moderated by Javett-UP’s Curatorial Assistant for Education & Programming Keneilwe Chuene.

One and the Many Conversation Series Part 2 

Residues and Reveries: Assemblages of Belonging 

Katlego Tlabela and Stephanie Conradie | Moderated by Keneilwe Chuene.

Date: Friday, 27 February 2026 

Time 11:00 - 13:00

Venue: Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria

RSVP: https://forms.gle/gBgzx9gYEGh79wen6 

This conversation invites participants to consider how contemporary South African art navigates the interplay between individual agency and collective memory.

Made possible by the support of the Australian High Commission in South Africa, the One and the Many Conversation Series is an ongoing dialogue that deepens engagement with the exhibition’s central themes which explore relationships between the individual and the collective. The exhibition allows us to witness the diverse narratives of South Africa’s histories through the personal and collective recollections of artists. It contributes to the documentation, archiving and celebration of these recollections by offering fresh perspectives on the past, present and future.

For inquiries, please send email to marketing@javettup.com or Whatsapp Javett-UP on +27 71 209 6817.

ABOUT THE PANEL

Katlego Tlabela

Having studied at UCT's Michaelis School of Fine Art with a focus on printmaking, Katlego Tlabela (b. 1993) now lives and works in Pretoria, blending painting, sound, photography, and sculptural installations with elements of print. His art tackles social and political crises in post-apartheid South Africa, independent Africa, and the US, weaving themes of resistance, race, and positive representations of the Black experience. Since 2020, his practice has centered on painting fictional yet aspirational scenes of the Black elite, paying homage to historically prominent Black artists while reflecting contemporary realities. He has exhibited at prestigious venues like Zeitz MOCAA, Kunstmuseum Basel, and Art Basel.

Stephanie Conradie

Based in Cape Town, Stephané Edith Conradie (b. 1990) is a senior lecturer in print media at UCT's Michaelis School of Fine Art and holds a PhD in Visual Arts from the University of Stellenbosch. Her artistic practice explores and examines histories of creolisation and colonialism, which are embedded within contemporary domestic material cultures. She questions the construction of identity in these private domains and their resulting material worlds, rooted in a Southern African context. Using domestic objects as a lens, she explores how creolised identity formations and the relationship between objects can influence dynamics within identity and culture.

Keneilwe Chuene

Keneilwe is a cultural practitioner and arts development strategist with over eight years of experience using art as a tool for social impact, economic empowerment, and transformative education. Her work bridges studio practice and enterprise training, with a strong focus on empowering youth and women from marginalised township and rural communities.