(Born in 1976 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lives and works in Pretoria, South Africa.)

Johan Thom is one of the foremost performance artists in South Africa. He uses his body and other physical objects as tools of movement, exploration, and expression. He often creates his work in various public contexts as well as in museums and galleries. He works across various media including sculpture, video, drawing, printmaking, and photography.

Thom has exhibited his work in South Africa, Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands, the UK, Bangladesh and Italy. He participated in the Venice Biennale (2005, 2013), FNB Art Joburg Fair, Investec Cape Town Art Fair, the Canary Islands Biennale, and the Nirox Sculpture Fair.