Artist statement
I work in a variety of disciplines and mediums.
My practice investigates identity, personal and collective, across
visual art, theatre, photography, writing, performance, and movement.
Currently my work focuses on the body politic;
how identity is formed, expressed,
and contested.
Artist biography
Born in 1963, I am a first generation South African
of Egyptian/Maltese and Mauritian descent.
I am an
international award-winning,
anti / multi-disciplinary artist,
and arts educator, based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Solo shows include
The Gallery of the University of Stellenbosch,
South Africa
(X) Sites Land Art Residency
Sweden
Lakshmi Nivas Collective, Kerala,
India
The Cape Institute for Architecture, Cape Town,
South Africa
The National Gallery, Gaborone,
Botswana
The Brunei Gallery, (SOAS), University of London,
England
The Gallery of North West University of Potchefstroom,
South Africa
Residencies
(X)Sites LandArt Residency, Uppsala,
Sweden
(Fully funded).
The Lakshmi Nivas Collective Residency, in Parudur,
India
(Fully funded).
The Tankwa LandArt Residency, in the Tankwa desert,
South Africa
(Fully funded).
I have three works in the private collection of
The University of the North West, South Africa.
My exhibition, Foreign Nationals,
was voted among the top 15 on the
African continent for 2015, by OKAYAFRICA.
I hold a Master's in Visual Arts (Cum Laude) at
Stellenbosch University (2023)
Formal Education
A Diploma in Fine Art (Distinction) from
Michaelis School of Fine Art at
University of Cape Town (2020)
A National Diploma In Professional Education from
BA ISAGO University, Botswana (2017)
I studied Theatre at
Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris (1988/1989)
Awards and Nominations
Winner
The Special Jury Award
The Moon Looks Delicious From Here
The Bitesize Theatre Festival,
London,
2024
Nomination
Best Supporting Actor
Feste - Twelfth Night
The Durban Theatre Awards,
2005
Winner
Best Children’s Production
The Boy With The Clown's Heart
The Durban Theatre Awards,
2005
Winner
Best New South African Script
The House Husband,
FNB Vita Awards, Durban,
2001
MEDIA
https://youtu.be/4fLO2LqGoVA?si=WJOlt-PkcD46pIHO
https://www.netwerk24.com/netwerk24/kunste/teater-en-dans/brincat-se-roerende-eenmanstuk-belig-immigrantlewe-in-donker-apartheidsjare-20250521
https://youtu.be/2qab550Obck?si=C2SpsjetqHTCs4cZ
https://share.google/Roa1CpLYK2I0dCCQg
https://share.google/9l9QGtTneVf2hKaQr
https://funkymadhatterblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/17/the-moon-looks-delicious-from-here/
https://youtu.be/pD2GsVfl5r0?si=7G6uVrgHLP3CaXkl
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/2025-07-20-brincat-revisits-how-apartheids-traumas-shaped-his-youth/
https://x.com/fmangera/status/1946836411791053079?s=48&t=Eq0v756YblJOc10k4LBd1w
I work in a variety of disciplines and mediums.
My practice investigates identity, personal and collective, across
visual art, theatre, photography, writing, performance, and movement.
Currently my work focuses on the body politic;
how identity is formed, expressed,
and contested.
Artist biography
Born in 1963, I am a first generation South African
of Egyptian/Maltese and Mauritian descent.
I am an
international award-winning,
anti / multi-disciplinary artist,
and arts educator, based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Solo shows include
The Gallery of the University of Stellenbosch,
South Africa
(X) Sites Land Art Residency
Sweden
Lakshmi Nivas Collective, Kerala,
India
The Cape Institute for Architecture, Cape Town,
South Africa
The National Gallery, Gaborone,
Botswana
The Brunei Gallery, (SOAS), University of London,
England
The Gallery of North West University of Potchefstroom,
South Africa
Residencies
(X)Sites LandArt Residency, Uppsala,
Sweden
(Fully funded).
The Lakshmi Nivas Collective Residency, in Parudur,
India
(Fully funded).
The Tankwa LandArt Residency, in the Tankwa desert,
South Africa
(Fully funded).
I have three works in the private collection of
The University of the North West, South Africa.
My exhibition, Foreign Nationals,
was voted among the top 15 on the
African continent for 2015, by OKAYAFRICA.
I hold a Master's in Visual Arts (Cum Laude) at
Stellenbosch University (2023)
Formal Education
A Diploma in Fine Art (Distinction) from
Michaelis School of Fine Art at
University of Cape Town (2020)
A National Diploma In Professional Education from
BA ISAGO University, Botswana (2017)
I studied Theatre at
Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris (1988/1989)
Awards and Nominations
Winner
The Special Jury Award
The Moon Looks Delicious From Here
The Bitesize Theatre Festival,
London,
2024
Nomination
Best Supporting Actor
Feste - Twelfth Night
The Durban Theatre Awards,
2005
Winner
Best Children’s Production
The Boy With The Clown's Heart
The Durban Theatre Awards,
2005
Winner
Best New South African Script
The House Husband,
FNB Vita Awards, Durban,
2001
MEDIA
https://youtu.be/4fLO2LqGoVA?si=WJOlt-PkcD46pIHO
https://www.netwerk24.com/netwerk24/kunste/teater-en-dans/brincat-se-roerende-eenmanstuk-belig-immigrantlewe-in-donker-apartheidsjare-20250521
https://youtu.be/2qab550Obck?si=C2SpsjetqHTCs4cZ
https://share.google/Roa1CpLYK2I0dCCQg
https://share.google/9l9QGtTneVf2hKaQr
https://funkymadhatterblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/17/the-moon-looks-delicious-from-here/
https://youtu.be/pD2GsVfl5r0?si=7G6uVrgHLP3CaXkl
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/2025-07-20-brincat-revisits-how-apartheids-traumas-shaped-his-youth/
https://x.com/fmangera/status/1946836411791053079?s=48&t=Eq0v756YblJOc10k4LBd1w