Dr. Esther Mahlangu, When heart and mind agree, exhibition view. Courtesy of Jenkins Johnson Gallery
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.
(Dr. 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 South African artist and cultural ambassador Dr. Esther Mahlangu. The exhibition opens Saturday, March 15, from 11 am to 2 pm, with a presentation by fellow South African Natasha Becker, Curator of African Art, de Young Museum, Fine Art Museums of San Francisco.
