Johannes Mashego Segogela was born in 1936, in Sekhukhuneland, Transvaal. Segogela trained as a boiler-maker. He had no formal art training. For many years he has carved wood sculptures although it is only since 1980 that he has practised as a full-time artist.
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Biography record
Johannes Mashego Segogela
- Born
- 1936
- Updated
- 17 Jul 2018
How we know this
- 01Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery.
Last updated · 17 Jul 2018
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