(Born in 1918, Cape Province, South Africa. Lived and worked in South Africa, died in Johannesburg in 2013.)

He served 27 years in prison, split between Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison. Mandela later went on to complete over 20 sketches that include images he found meaningful, both symbolically and emotionally, during the period of incarceration on Robben Island.

His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows and is part of the House of Mandela Art collection. His piece ‘The Cell Door, Robben Island’ sold at Bonhams in 2019.