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Selected Works36

Museum Acquisitions

Hammer Museum
LACMA
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon
Crocker Art Museum

Previous Sales 25

Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled (Limbo Colony) (diptych)
Untitled (Limbo Colony) (diptych)
$7,260
Nov 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$1,260
Sep 2024
Phillips
Madolo
Madolo, 2019
Bought In
Jul 2025
Phillips
Tangled, Untangle
Tangled, Untangle, 2017
$6,350
Sep 2024
Christie's
Natives of the Minemoon, The Recluse
Natives of the Minemoon, The Recluse, 2021
Bought In
Jul 2024
Phillips
Msobomvu
Msobomvu, 2020
$5,334
Jun 2024
Sotheby's
Gravedigger IX
Gravedigger IX, 2018
$11,125
Oct 2023
Phillips
The Coming of the Second People
The Coming of the Second People, 2018
$12,700
Sep 2023
Phillips
Through the Valley of Nameless Evil
Through the Valley of Nameless Evil, 2018
Bought In
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Bhabharosi on the Shore
Bhabharosi on the Shore, 2018
$20,160
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
Uginya Illanga (To Swallow The Sun)
Uginya Illanga (To Swallow The Sun), 2016
Bought In
Oct 2022
Phillips
Untitled Portrait VI (The Gravediggers)
Untitled Portrait VI (The Gravediggers), 2018
$18,900
Sep 2022
Phillips
Dimbaza, An Ancient Relative of Sikasa
Dimbaza, An Ancient Relative of Sikasa, 2018
$32,760
May 2022
Phillips
Eel-Head
Eel-Head, 2018
$27,720
Mar 2022
Phillips
Figure With a Whip Leg
Figure With a Whip Leg, 2019
$52,183
Jul 2021
Artsy
In the Silence of the Drum
In the Silence of the Drum, 2020
$1,250
Apr 2023
Artsy
Iqhawe
Iqhawe, 2021
$1,625
Jun 2022
Poly Auction
Death Ride (The Gravedigger)
Death Ride (The Gravedigger), 2019
$10,485
Nov 2024
Artsy Impact Auctions · Artsy
Native of the Mine-Moon
Native of the Mine-Moon, 2023
Bidding closed
Oil on linen
New Image Art · Artsy
Limbo State 2
Limbo State 2, 2017
No longer available
Acrylic. fabric tape. and lace on linen
Wonzimer · Artsy
Sketch for Abantu Bomhlaba (POS no.3)
Sketch for Abantu Bomhlaba (POS no.3), 2026
No longer available
Charcoal on paper
aous · Artsy
light on path
light on path, 2022
No longer available
Oil on linen
Wonzimer · Artsy
Abantu Bomhlaba (POS no.3)
Abantu Bomhlaba (POS no.3), 2026
No longer available
Oil on canvas
Adam Baumgold Gallery · Artsy
Ilifu Elimnyama
Ilifu Elimnyama, 2017
No longer available
Acrylic on canvas
Southern Guild · Artsy
Sophiatown Suite No.1
Sophiatown Suite No.1, 2025
No longer available
Oil on canvas

Upcoming Auctions 1

Aspire Art
Untitled Portrait II (The Gravediggers)
Untitled Portrait II (The Gravediggers), 2018
Est. ZAR 400,000–ZAR 600,000
Jun 18, 2026

For Sale 5

End to End Gallery · Artsy
In the Silence of the Drum
In the Silence of the Drum, 2022
US$3,950
Screen Print using three special effects: zinc on the left waveboard, solar gold on the islands, and magenta metallic on the horse and the face
The BlackWood Gallery · Artsy
Iqhawe
Iqhawe, 2021
US$3,800
Lithograph
Eric Firestone Gallery · Artsy
Around Midnight (composition no. 9)
Around Midnight (composition no. 9), 2024
Price on request
Oil on canvas
Wonzimer · Artsy
Abantu Bomhlaba (POS no.4)
Abantu Bomhlaba (POS no.4), 2026
US$12,000
Oil on canvas
K Contemporary · Artsy
Iqhawe
Iqhawe, 2020
Price on request
Mixed media on canvas
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Market21 auction results

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$5.3K – $52.2K
11 of 17 paintings lots with prices
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$18.6K
Object-type specific
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$12.7K
11 priced paintings lots
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Nov 2025 · $7.3K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $12.7K medianWorks on paper: $1.3K medianEditioned prints: $1.1K medianDecorative/non-core: $28.8K medianPosters/ephemera: — median
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Galleries2

#66 Library Street Collective
#88 Cirrus Gallery
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Current Exhibitions0

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The MAMA Exhibition 'Mother Nature' is Taking Place at the Zuzeum Art Center
The Zuzeum Art Center in Riga is hosting the MAMA 'Mother Nature' exhibition, a global artistic platform that unites artists from various countries to…
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15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Fall
This fall, Los Angeles museums are presenting a diverse array of exhibitions that explore community, justice, and historical reclamation. Highlights i…
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Past Exhibitions8

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#253 Stevenson

Around Midnight

Simphiwe Ndzube

Prinsengracht 371B

Mar 13, 2024 — Jun 11, 2024

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#347 Nicodim Gallery

Simphiwe Ndzube: Isithunywa so Moya | A Messenger of the Spirit

Simphiwe Ndzube

1700 S Santa Fe Ave #160, Los Angeles, CA 90021, USA

Oct 15, 2022 — Dec 3, 2022

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#347 Nicodim Gallery

Simphiwe Ndzube: Vusamazulu | Awakening the Heavens

Simphiwe Ndzube

1700 S Santa Fe Ave #160, Los Angeles, CA 90021, USA

Oct 21, 2021 — Nov 24, 2021

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Denver Art Museum

Simphiwe Ndzube

Simphiwe Ndzube

100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204, USA

Jun 13, 2021 — Sep 12, 2021

June 13, 2021–September 12, 2021 Simphiwe Ndzube Oracles of the Pink Universe

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Denver Art Museum

Simphiwe Ndzube Oracles of the Pink Universe

Simphiwe Ndzube

100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204, USA

Jun 13, 2021 — Sep 11, 2021

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#347 Nicodim Gallery

Simphiwe Ndzube: In the Order of Elephants After the Rain

Simphiwe Ndzube

Calea Floreasca

Sep 28, 2019 — Nov 9, 2019

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#640 Harper's

Dancing into Form

Simphiwe Ndzube

92 Main St, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522, United States

Jul 21, 2018 — Aug 15, 2018

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#347 Nicodim Gallery

Simphiwe Ndzube: Bhabharosi

Simphiwe Ndzube

1700 S Santa Fe Ave #160, Los Angeles, CA 90021, USA

Sep 9, 2017 — Oct 14, 2017

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Art Fair Appearances1

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The Armory Show — New York
2020
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15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Fall
Sep 3, 2025
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Exhibition
Around Midnight
Mar 13, 2024
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Exhibition
Simphiwe Ndzube: Isithunywa so Moya | A Messenger of the Spirit
Oct 15, 2022
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Exhibition
Simphiwe Ndzube: Vusamazulu | Awakening the Heavens
Oct 21, 2021
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Exhibition
Simphiwe Ndzube
Jun 13, 2021
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Exhibition
Simphiwe Ndzube Oracles of the Pink Universe
Jun 13, 2021
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Exhibition
Simphiwe Ndzube: Like the Snake that Fed the Chameleon
Feb 13, 2021
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2020
Mar 4, 2020
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Exhibition
Simphiwe Ndzube: In the Order of Elephants After the Rain
Sep 28, 2019
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Dancing into Form
Jul 21, 2018
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Exhibition
Simphiwe Ndzube: Bhabharosi
Sep 9, 2017
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Simphiwe Ndzube born
Jan 1, 1990
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