Sharlene Khan
Sharlene Khan, born 1977 in Durban, graduated from the University of Durban-Westville (Durban) with a BA in Fine Arts and completed her MA at the same institution in 2002. She holds a second Masters degree in Fine Arts from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Khan has exhibited locally (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria) and internationally (France, India, Switzerland, USA, Germany, Sweden). The content of her work has focused predominantly on the socio-economic circumstances of ordinary people who live in South African cities, specifically street vendors engaged in the informal economy. She works in various media, including painting, drawing and site-specific installations and more recently has turned the camera lens on herself.  Khan has also been extensively involved as a muralist, mural coordinator and researcher in various mural projects in the KwaZulu-Natal region. She occasionally writes and curates.

 

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Untitled

Mixed media on canvas 191 x 765 cm 2006

Untitled Untitled

Che

Mixed media on canvas 191 x 76 cm 2006

Che Che

Sweeper

Mixed media on canvas 191 x 76 cm 2006

Sweeper Sweeper

Mother

Mixed media (Digital inkjet print on 300gsm cotton rag matte; embroidery) 61cm x 84cm 2008

Mother Mother

Doing it for Daddy

Mixed media (Digital inkjet print on 300gsm cotton rag matte; black cloth, stick-on felt, embossing, embroidery) 61cm x 84cm 2008

Doing it for Daddy Doing it for Daddy

Lonely Socialite Seeks Companion

Mixed media (Digital inkjet print on 300gsm cotton rag matte; embroidery) 61cm x 84cm 2008

Lonely Socialite Seeks Companion Lonely Socialite Seeks Companion

Never, never and never again...

Mixed media (Digital inkjet print on 300gsm cotton rag matte; embroidery) 61cm x 84cm 2008

Never, never and never again... Never, never and never again...

Modern. Urban. Western. Bitch.

Mixed media (Digital inkjet print on 300gsm cotton rag matte; embroidery, embossing) 61cm x 84cm 2008

Modern. Urban. Western. Bitch. Modern. Urban. Western. Bitch.