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SICHUMILE ADAMS

WHO AM I

Sichumile Adam (b. 2001) is an emerging visual artist based in Johannesburg, a Fine Arts honours graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand. A multi-disciplinary artist working primarily with acrylic paint, fabric and glass beads, she combines contemporary African American and South African imagery to create a landscape that resonates with women across the Black diaspora.

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Biography

Sichumile Adam (b. 2001) is a Johannesburg-based visual artist whose work is deeply rooted in the exploration of Black girlhood — the complexities and contradictions that define the journey from girlhood into womanhood.

She studies the ways identity, sexuality and femininity intersect within the lives of young Black women, using the gaze of societal perceptions to highlight how shame and respectability confine self-expression. Her paintings celebrate culture and autonomy, interrogating the premature sexualisation and moral expectations placed on Black girls — embracing sexuality instead as a site of self-discovery, empowerment and resilience.

Previous Exhibitions

“Sithi iGalz” (solo), WORLDART, Cape Town

NEWWORK graduate exhibition, Wits

sichumileadam@gmail.com