Thato Toeba, First Lesotho Artist, Wins FNB Art Prize, Opens at Johannesburg Art Gallery

The Johannesburg Art Gallery is hosting a solo exhibition by Thato Toeba, the winner of the 2025 FNB Art Prize. This marks a significant milestone as Toeba is the first artist from Lesotho to receive the award. The exhibition, presented by FNB Art Joburg and Stevenson in partnership with Johannesburg's cultural programme, opened on 6 September 2026. Toeba, born in Maseru, Lesotho, works across art, law, and social sciences research, examining how identity, history, and power are constructed. Through mixed-media photomontage and assemblage, he reconfigures images and narratives to invite audiences to consider how histories are recorded, contested, and remembered. The exhibition highlights the FNB Art Prize's role in creating platforms for contemporary African artistic practices, offering a Southern African perspective within one of Johannesburg's major public cultural institutions. The show is on view at the Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg.