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When Heart and Mind Agree

Archive exhibition
15 March - 3 May 2025
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Dr. Esther Mahlangu, Untitled, 2019
Dr. Esther Mahlangu, Untitled, 2019
Opening reception: Saturday, March 15, 2025
11 am - 2 pm
 
Special presentation at 12 pm by Natasha Becker, Curator of African Art, the de Young Museum, Fine Art Museums San Francisco.
 
“I paint what is in my heart and what my heart tells me. I also paint what my brain tells me because I know it comes from deep down in the ancestral pools. When heart and mind agree, I know my spirit is in the right place.” 
 
– Esther Mahlangu, in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, in Esther Mahlangu: To Paint Is In My Heart (2025, Thames & Hudson).
 
Jenkins Johnson Gallery is pleased to present When Heart and Mind Agree, a solo exhibition of legendary artist and cultural ambassador Dr. Esther Mahlangu. The exhibition opens Saturday March 15, with a presentation by Natasha Becker, Curator of African Art at the de Young Museum, of the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco.

 

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