Avhashoni Mainganye was born on 11 October 1957, Tshivhasa, Venda. Mainganye matriculated at Khwevha High School, Venda in 1980. Although his school did not offer art classes Mainganye became interested in art and began copying images from books and magazines. Mainganye heard about Rorke's Drift through a contact at Ndaleni Art School and studied there in 1981 and 1982. When he completed his course, he returned to Venda and helped establish the Venda Art Foundation, the forerunner of Ditike, an organisation dedicated to assisting rural artists market their work. In 1985 Mainganye began studying Fine Arts at UNISA, through the AIA, FUNDA. He participated in the Thupelo Workshops. He writes poetry, and works as a photographer, painter, printmaker and sculptor.

References

• Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery.
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