Education

2018 - Vaal University of Technology, Vereeniging, South Africa.  

Group Exhibitions

2024 – UBusuku ne Mini, Photo Saint Germain Festival, Paris, France. 

2024 - RMB Latitude Art Fair, Johannesburg, South Africa. 

2023 - AKKA - Also Known as Africa - Art and Design Fair, Paris, France. 

2023 - Looking for the Light, Nekubi Art Space, Kavala, Greece.

2023 - Looking for the Light, Esp+ gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece.  

2023 - Today, I Wish To Talk To Your Dreams, Mount Nelson, Cape Town, South Africa. 

2023 - Uhambo, Umhlabathi Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.

2022 - OSJ Photo Fest, In Thokoza Edition 4, Johannesburg, South Africa. 

2022 - Inganekwane, NWU Gallery, North West, South Africa. 

2022 - Looking for the Light, Photometria International Photo Festival, Loannia, Greece.

2021 - Inganekwane, Constitutional Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa. 

2021 - Investec Cape Town Art Fair Digital Event, Cape Town, South Africa.

2021 - Elected Affinities, Bristol Photo Festival, Bristol, United Kingdom. 

2020 - Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town, South Africa. 

2020 - Of Soul and Joy, Croisière, Arles, France. 

2019 - Joburg fringe, Johannesburg, South Africa.

2019 - OSJ Photo Fest, In Thokoza Edition 3, Johannesburg, South Africa. 

2019 - In Thokoza: Place of Peace, Stop Sign Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa. 

2017 - 11th edition of the Rencontres de Bamako-African Biennale of Photography.

2016 - Fresh Produce Turbine Art Fair, Johannesburg, South Africa. 

2016 - Free from my Happiness, Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa. 

2015 - Free from my Happiness, Ghent International Photo Festival, Belgium. 

2014 - Visions of Africa: Addis Foto Fest, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 

2014 - In Thokoza, Ithuba Arts Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa. 

2013 - In Thokoza Photo Fest, Thokoza, South Africa.  

Residencies

2025 - La Junqueira Residency, Lisbon, Portugal. 

2024 - Institut français x Cité Internationale des arts, Paris, France. 

2022 - Noor Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands  

Press

2024 - Exploring the tension between hope and illusion of the so-called ‘Born Free’ generation -  British Journal of Photography, 07 November.

2024 -Photographer Sibusiso Bheka gives a fascinating and mysterious portrait of South Africa  -  Internazionale, Issue 1562 of 10 May. 

2024 -South African photographer Sibusiso Bheka awarded a prestigious residency in France  -  City Life Arts, 12 April.

2024 -South African photographer Sibusiso Bheka out to make a name for himself in Paris  -  The Citizen, 16 April.  

2024 -#BizTrends2024: Capturing change: 5 trends in South African photography  -  Bizcommunity, 10 January.  

2023 -South African artist shines at Paris's AKAA Art and Design Fair  -  African Insider, October.

2023 -Akaa exhibits contemporary African art in all its diversity   -  Le Point, 24 October.  

2023 -Young photographer brings Thokoza to the world  -  Wanted Online, 21 October. 

2023 -uHambo: 10 years of Soul and Joy  -  The Mail and Guardian, 11 February.  

2022 -Young South African snapper Sibusiso Bheka graces Amsterdam  -  The Mail and Guardian, 19 October.  

2020 -Creating social change through art  -  Investec, 04 February.   

2018 -Supporting New Talents and Perspectives in Photography • Magnum Photos

2016 -Free From My Happiness  -  Friends of Jag, 03 May. 

2015 -Belgium : Free from my Happiness, South-African photographers  -  The Eye of Photography, 30 June. 



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