Nkawana exports Botswana art

Nkawana PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Nkawana PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The winner of Thapong Artist of the Year (TAYA) 2016, Thato Nkawana has decided to spread his artistic wings globally thereby enhance the cultural experience of Botswana artists and audiences.

For instance, he recently returned from Philippines where a fellow artist invited him. Though the sojourn was a self-sponsored one, Nkawana managed to create ties between foreign artists and communities abroad.

While in Asia the talented artist achieved his goal to foster international creative exchange and deepen mutual understanding across cultures.  In an interview with Arts & Culture, Nkawana, who is famous for his ‘The world at night’ conceptual art said he visited the country to observe how artists execute their artworks.

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