Portchie, born Jan Hendrik Viljoen, has died at 62. His colourful, joyful work leaves a lasting legacy in South African visual art and Stellenbosch culture.
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Portchie’s passing marks the loss of one of South Africa’s most recognisable visual artists — a painter whose colourful work made joy, warmth and accessibility feel like artistic courage.
Tshepiso Moropa’s collage practice turns archival photographs into living material, using Setswana folktales, dreams and memory to challenge the idea that archives carry one final truth.
