Lungiswa Gqunta (b. 1990, Port Elizabeth, South Africa) obtained her undergraduate degree at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (2012) and her MFA at the Michaelis School of Fine Arts in Cape Town (2017). She is a visual artist working in performance, printmaking, sculpture and installation. In addition to her independent practice, Gqunta is one of the founding members of Qhiya, with whom she recently participated in Documenta 14.
Gqunta has been actively involved in the South African gallery scene and has exhibited internationally at the Istanbul Biennale (2017); Manifesta, Palermo (2018); Wanas Konst Museum, Sweden (2018) and WHATIFTHEWORLD, South Africa, who is representing her work. Her work forms part of the public collections of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, The University of Cape Town, Zeitz MOCAA and Kunsthaus Zurich. Gqunta is currently in the first year of residence at the Rjiksakademie in Amsterdam.
