Ntwanano Kutlo Shilubana, better known by the moniker Nano Le Face, is the most recent artist-in-residence at the GUILD Residency.

Born in 1999 in Tshwane, South Africa, Nano currently works in mixed media on paper. Nano studied Film Arts at the Open Window Institute in Pretoria and at AFDA in Johannesburg before deciding to focus solely on fine art.

His work borrows freely from popular culture, editorial photography, and ads for luxury brands. His flattened images have been intentionally reduced to vivid line and a minimal palette of striking colour. The stand-alone frames present themselves as bite-sized snippets pulled from the artist’s own ever-expanding satirical cartoon of perceived life. Through satire, acerbic characterisation of his subjects and sharp-witted prose, Nano’s work presents a biting critique of our current milieu.

His work has appeared in numerous local exhibitions and fairs including Turbine Art Fair and RMB Latitudes Art Fair.

Nano Le Face will occupy the Cape Town-based residency space for two months, working toward an expansive new series of work.