Our Artists
Our ceramics are made by local artists - extraordinary people from the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, who are given training, materials, a studio and a guaranteed market for their work, under the guidance of our founder, Fée Halsted.
Find out more about these remarkably talented individuals, below.
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Abel Mohlokoana
Abel Mohloakoana was born in Lidgetton in the KZN Midlands, and matriculated in...
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Abraham Khomari
Abraham was born in 1997 in Lesotho, where he also grew up....
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Alex Sibanda
Alex Sibanda was born in Zimbabwe in 1963. He joined the Mzilikazi...
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Allan Ndlovu
Allan was born in 1996 in, Pietermaritzburg. He attended Eastwood School but...
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Ayanda Mseleku
Ayanda started at Ardmore through the June/July Winter School programme in 2015....
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Betty Ntshingila
On leaving school, she worked as a domestic worker on a farm...
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Bongekile Ntombela
While at Jabula High School, she enjoyed art classes with Gabi Nkosi...
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Bonnie Ntshalinthshali
In 1985, she was apprenticed to Fée as a studio assistant. While...
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Calvin Peterson
Calvin first discovered Ardmore ceramics via social media and started working for...
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Edwin Mohanyane Khomari
Mohanyane Edwin Khomari Was born on the 15th of October 1993 in...
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Fiko Mfuphi
Fiko had no schooling in art but joined Fée at Springvale Farm...
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Gladys Msele
Gladys started with Ardmore in 1993 and has been part of the...
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Lovemore Sithole
In the mid 1980s, when trouble broke out between the ZANU and...
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Mama Ntombela
Mama is a bright, sassy young lady and, under the mentorship of Siya...
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Mbusi Mfuphi
Mbusi Mfuphi was born in Estcourt and joined Ardmore’s studio in the...
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Mickey Chonco
He was born in 1974 and, after he matriculated, Mickey spent four...
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Misiwe Hadebe Ntshalintshali
She went to Madolobheni School for seven years, to Sizathina High School...
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Moshe Sello
Moshe learned fast from his Sotho mentors, Thabo Mbele and Bennet, and...
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Mthulisi Ncube
Mthulisi, with Mandla as his mentor and friend, has already found himself...
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Nondumiso Mfuphi
Her elder sister, Mbusi Mfuphi, who is a painter at Ardmore along...
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Nonhlanhla Nxumalo Vilakazi
Nonhlanhla was born in 1980 in the Loskop area and attended Sisatina...
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Octavia Mazibuko
In 1993, at the age of 21, Octavia joined Fee Halsted’s team...
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Pitso Mohlakoana
Pitso’s brother, Bennet Zondo, who is one of Ardmore’s top sculptors, introduced...
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Pomotso Mafura
He joined the Winter School in June 2016 and enjoyed hearing Fee’s...
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Punch Shabalala
Punch was born in 1969 in the Champagne Valley of the KwaZulu-Natal...
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Qiniso Mungwe
Qiniso was born in December 1990 at Mpophomeni near Howick, and joined...
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Relebohile Tjakata
Relebohile heard about Ardmore through Moshe Sello atop Ardmore sculptor, and was...
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Rosemary Mazibuko
Rosemary is single and has four children. She is a tall, retiring...
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Sbu Mbuthu
A realist painter, whose work is inspired by Elvis, Sbu first heard...
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Sbusiso Mbatha
He attended Jabula High School, and after school came straight to Ardmore,...
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Senzo Ntshalintshali
Senzo Ntshalintshali was born in 1990, the only son of Bonnie Ntshalintshali....
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Sidney Nyabeze
Sidney Nyabeze was born in Harare, Zimbabwe on May 18, 1969. His...
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Siyabonga Mabaso
Having studied art while at school, he had an impressive portfolio of...
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Slindile Mchunu
After college and unable to find employment, Slindiwe was encouraged by her...
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Somandla Ntshalintshali
Somandla was working as a gardener at Ardmore when Moses Nqubuka offered...
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Sthabiso Hadebe
He started working in the Ardmore sculpture studio in 2008, but, after...
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Thandeka Shabalala
Thandeka Shabalala was born 16 September 1987 in the Drakensberg area. She...
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Thobani Sibiya
He came to know of Ardmore though Siyabonga Mabaso and was fascinated...
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Thulani Mntungwa
Unable to find work, Thulani, encouraged by his brother, Qiniso, joined Ardmore...
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Victor Mtshali
He has always have had a passion for art since he was...
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Wonderboy Nxumalo
Wonderboy Nxumalo was born in Greytown in 1975. During his school years...