Holgate exhibits at Sophie Lalonde Art

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To a passerby, Nicola Holgate’s artworks on display at Sophie Lalonde Art Gallery might look like just an exhibition of portraits. Given a closer look, the exhibition gives insight into the diversity of the people of Botswana.

Holgate’s exhibition titled ‘My Botswana’ captures the different stories of people with diverse backgrounds, from street vendors to successful individuals with interesting stories to tell.

Interestingly the exhibition is themed ‘I Know You, You Know Him, He Knows Her, Who I Know Too’, and as you go through the portraits on display you can actually see the connection and how the exhibition tells a story about Botswana and the lives of Batswana.

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