Sedzani Gereda is a gifted young artist from Tshakhuma whose impressive artwork adorns the walls of many of his clients' homes.
Sedzani (21) does beautiful pencil and charcoal drawings on canvasses. His older brother, Phany Mukwevho, was the one who first introduced him to the world of art when he was a young boy, and his love of it kept on growing as he grew older.
Coming from a disadvantaged community where he never had the luxury of an art school to help him hone his talent, his own learning experience had been a slow process. "It took me several years to improve my creative abilities. I was not good at it at first, but as time went by, I started to learn the finer detail and different kinds of techniques, and my work grew better," he said.
Like most true artists, his work reflects his own emotions, memories, ideas, beliefs and values. "Some of my artwork conveys my personal thoughts, and so I communicate through my art," he said.
His biggest supporters are the people from in and around his village, who have great admiration for his work. That is why he makes sure that, when he does an art piece for one of them, they get only the best from him.
Sedzani matriculated from Lwamondo High School in 2018 and is now a fourth-year student at the University of Venda, studying to become a teacher. When asked why he was studying teaching instead of art, he said that becoming an artist had never been in his plans for the future. "I was not particularly serious about it at first as I used to sketch only in my spare time. That is why I enrolled for a teaching diploma instead," he said.
He dreams of becoming a recognised artist someday. "I want to be counted among the finest artists alive, with my artwork on display around the world," he says optimistically.
For more information about his artwork, call Sedzani on 076 184 9580 or follow him on Instagram (sedzy_g_lewin).