Lulama Wolf Mlambo (b. 1993) visual artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She graduated from the University of Johannesburg with a degree in Fine Art and fashion. Known for different forms of art expressions, Lulama Wolf makes use of photography and mixed media digital collages as well as traditional paint on canvas.
A major theme in Lulama’s work is space, architecture and spirituality. Her art depicts the interplay of science in the African context and the way they align with one another. Lulama tells the story of the pre colonial African experience through the use of contemporary art by making use of techniques like scraping, deep pigment and smearing. The artists also uses 2D acrylic paintings to convey the simplicity of the native eye while exploring the human condition in imaginative ways. Her art which is rooted in mythology and spirituality from a contemporary South African perspective intersects between Neo-expressionism and contemporary African art.
Lulama had her debut solo exhibition in 2022 at London’s SoShiro gallery under the title “Ndizalwe nge ngubo emhlope” which means “I was born wrapped in a white blanket” . The exhibition portrayed the experience of life in utero, the experience of this world and the ties that hold these distinct planes of being together.
Some of Lulama’s group exhibitions include Rendezvous 2, SMITH gallery, Cape Town (2018), Apartment Vol 2, the Fourth gallery, Cape Town (2020), I-54 at Christie’s, Paris (2021), Art X Lagos, Nigeria (2021), Smell the Flowers While You Can, OOA gallery, Barcelona (2023).
Through her art, Lulama Wolf is speaking naturally about blackness and how the world is now engaging and coming to terms with it.
