Billie Zangewa’s silkscapes capture Africa’s urban vibe

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Billie Zangewa will be appearing in the next episode of Brand South Africa’s Play Your Part TV series on Sunday, 31 August at 9pm on SABC2.

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Billie Zangewa’s silk tapestries mirror the world of the contemporary urban African woman. A lauded textile artist, she describes her evocative works as visually sensual and self-exploratory. Zangewa has also ventured into singing, taking the name Billie Starr.

She says at present she is “working on a series of silk tapestries called The Final Frontier and these tell the story of the days and nights of a woman living in urban contemporary Africa.”