Nontsikelelo "Lolo" Veleko

♀ *1977 / South Africa

Works

Group

Fashion_The Image

African Photography in Focus

Inside Out Centre for the Arts, Johannesburg (ZA)
28 Feb 2026 – 30 May 2026

with Koto Bolofo, Andile Buka, Tatenda Chidora, Pieter Hugo, Nadine Ijewere, Nico Krijno, Michael Oliver Love, Kevin Mackintosh, Kristin-Lee Moolman, Aart Verrips
As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic

Saatchi Gallery, London (GB)
5 Nov 2024 – 20 Jan 2025

with James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara, Kennedi Carter, Stan Douglas, Louis Draper, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Samuel Fosso …
We Are Here

Scenes from the Streets

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
26 Sep 2024 – 6 Jan 2025

with Devin Allen, Yolanda Andrade, Shoichi Aoki, Janette Beckman, Sheila Pree Bright, Vanessa Charlot, Soufian Chemcham, Mel D. Cole, Martha Cooper, Farnaz Damnabi, Debrani Das, Grace Ekpu …
As We Rise

Photography from the Black Atlantic

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem (US)
17 Jun 2023 – 31 Dec 2023

with Raphael Albert, Henry Clay Anderson, James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Deanna Bowen, Jody Brand, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Elliott Jerome Brown, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara …
As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic

The Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver (CA)
24 Feb 2023 – 21 May 2023

with Raphael Albert, Henry Clay Anderson, James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Deanna Bowen, Jody Brand, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Elliott Jerome Brown, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara …
Shifting Dialogues

Photography from The Walther Collection

K21 Kunstsammlung NRW, Düsseldorf (DE)
9 Apr 2022 – 25 Sep 2022

with Martina Bacigalupo, Sammy Baloji, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, Yto Barrada, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Jodi Bieber, Edson Chagas, Mimi Cherono Ng Ok, Kudzanai Chiurai, Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin, Theo Eshetu, Em'Kal Eyongakpa …
The Way She Looks: A History of Female Gazes in African Portraiture

Photographs from The Walther Collection

The Image Centre, Toronto (CA)
11 Sep 2019 – 8 Dec 2019

with Yto Barrada, Jodi Bieber, David Goldblatt, Seydou Keita, Lebohang Kganye, Zanele Muholi, Grace Ndiritu, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Malick Sidibe
Your Mirror: Portraits from the ICP Collection

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
8 Feb 2019 – 16 Jun 2019

with Albert Sands Southworth & Josiah Johnson Hawes, Anonymous, Robert Capa, Samuel Fosso, SHENG Qi, Marc Riboud, David Seidner, Weegee
Structures of Identity

Photography from The Walther Collection

foam Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam (NL)
29 Jun 2018 – 5 Sep 2018

with Richard Avedon, Martina Bacigalupo, Yto Barrada, Samuel Fosso, Sabelo Mlangeni, Zanele Muholi, Grace Ndiritu, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, August Sander, Accra Shepp, Guy Tillim
The Walther Collection

Typologie, Taxinomie et classement sériel

Espace van Gogh, Arles (FR)
7 Jul 2014 – 21 Sep 2014

with Dieter Appelt, Nobuyoshi Araki, Richard Avedon, Martina Bacigalupo, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Karl Blossfeldt, SONG Dong, Samuel Fosso, Kay Hassan, ZHANG Huan, Seydou Keita, Zanele Muholi …
Haute Africa

Noorderlicht Gallery, Groningen (NL)
5 Jul 2014 – 31 Aug 2014

with Phyllis Galembo, Hector Mediavilla, Sabelo Mlangeni, Jim Naughten, Jehad Nga, Daniele Tamagni
prêt-à-partager - Kunst Mode Bewegung

ifa-Galerie, Berlin (DE)
27 Apr 2012 – 8 Jul 2012

with Akinbode Akinbiyi, Simone Gilges, Mamadou Gomis, Astrid S. Klein, Goddy Leye, Zanele Muholi
Fotonoviembre 2011 - XI. Bienal International de Fotografía

Centro de Fotografía, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES)
8 Nov 2011 – 31 Jan 2012

with Zdzislaw Beksinski, Anne-Lise Broyer, Nathalie Daoust, Zbigniew Dlubak, Isabel Flores, Stephen Kelly, Jerzy Lewczynski, Paula Muhr, Tim Parchikov, Emmanuel Sougez, Zhang Xiao
Summer Show

Goodman Gallery Cape Town, Cape Town (ZA)
16 Dec 2011 – 14 Jan 2012

with Jodi Bieber, Willem Boshoff, Lisa Brice, Kudzanai Chiurai, David Goldblatt, Frances Goodman, William Kentridge, Moshekwa Langa, Sam Nhlengethwa, Mikhael Subotzky, Minette Vári
Place of honour for Africa

Paris Photo 2011

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
10 Nov 2011 – 13 Nov 2011

with Alex Acolatse, Joseph Moïse Agbodjélou, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Daniel Attoumou Amicchia , Joel Andrianomearisoa, Philip Kwame Apagya, Cornelius Augustt Azaglo, Sammy Baloji, James Barnor, Abdoulaye Barry, Arturu Bibang, Jodi Bieber …
Africolor

Danziger Gallery, New York (US)
14 Jul 2011 – 10 Sep 2011

with Samuel Fosso, Martin Parr, Malick Sidibe, Mickalene Thomas, Ruud van Empel
Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography

V&A Victoria & Albert Museum, London (GB)
12 Apr 2011 – 17 Jul 2011

with Jodi Bieber, Kudzanai Chiurai, David Goldblatt, Pieter Hugo, Terry Kurgan, Sabelo Mlangeni, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Zanele Muholi, Jo Ractliffe, Berni Searle, Mikhael Subotzky …
Events of the Self: Portraiture and Social Identity

Momente des Selbst: Porträtfotografie und soziale Identität

The Walther Collection, Neu-Ulm (DE)
17 Jun 2010 – 15 May 2011

with Sammy Baloji, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, Yto Barrada, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Candice Breitz, Allan de Souza, Theo Eshetu, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Samuel Fosso, David Goldblatt, Kay Hassan, Romuald Hazoumé …
The Global Africa Project

Museum of Arts and Design, New York (US)
17 Nov 2010 – 15 May 2011

with Lyle Ashton Harris, Romuald Hazoumé, Robert Mapplethorpe, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Odili Donald Odita, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Daniele Tamagni, Mickalene Thomas, Hank Willis Thomas, Ike Ude
Darkroom: Photography and New Media in South Africa since 1950

Birmingham Museum, Birmingham (US)
20 Feb 2011 – 16 Apr 2011

with Roger Ballen, Ian Berry, Bobby Bobson (Sukdeo Bobson Mohanlall) , David Goldblatt, William Kentridge, Peter Magubane, Thando Mama, Senzini Marasela, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Robin Rhode, Tracey Rose …
PEEKABOO - Current South Africa

HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki (FI)
20 Aug 2010 – 16 Jan 2011

with Jane Alexander, Roger Ballen, Hassan & Hussein Essop, Pieter Hugo, William Kentridge, Nandipha Mntambo, Zanele Muholi, Daniel Naude, Penny Siopis, Mikhael Subotzky
Darkroom: Photography and New Media in South Africa since 1950

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond (US)
21 Aug 2010 – 24 Oct 2010

with Roger Ballen, Ian Berry, Bobby Bobson (Sukdeo Bobson Mohanlall) , Bobby Bobson (Sukdeo Bobson Mohanlall) , David Goldblatt, Alf Kumalo, Peter Magubane, Thando Mama, Senzini Marasela, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Tracey Rose …
Ampersand

Mercedes-Benz Museum, Berlin (DE)
11 Jun 2010 – 10 Oct 2010

with Dineo Seshee Bopape, Abrie Fourie, Michael MacGarry, Marcellvs L., Nandipha Mntambo, Patrick Fabian Panetta, Robin Rhode, Athi-Patra Ruga, Lasse Schmidt Hansen, Lerato Shadie, Mikhael Subotzky
Un reve utile - Photographie africaine 1960-2010

A Useful Dream: African Photography 1960-2010

Centre for Fine Arts - Bozar, Brussels (BE)
26 Jun 2010 – 26 Sep 2010

with Myriam Abdelaziz, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Mohammed “Mo” Amin, Cornelius Augustt Azaglo, Sammy Baloji, Jodi Bieber, Mohamed Bourouissa, Nabil Boutros, Ananias Leki Dago, Jean Depara, Tracey Derrick, Mohamed Dib …
Always Moving Forward

Gallery 44 Photography, Toronto (CA)
1 May 2010 – 29 May 2010

with Mohamed Bourouissa, Mohamed Camara, Calvin Dondo, Samuel Fosso, Hassan Hajjaj, Bouchra Khalili, Antoni Kimani, Lebohang Mashiloane, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Aida Muluneh, Dawit Petros, Guy Tillim …
BAMAKO. 7th African Photography Meeting - In the city and beyond

Centre de Cultura Cont., Barcelona (ES)
24 Feb 2009 – 17 May 2009

with Maazouz Azamour, Marie-Ange Bordas, Samuel Fosso, Serge Emmanuel Jongué, Andrew Tshabangu
Beauty and Pleasure in South African Contemporary Art

MUNCH, Oslo (NO)
5 Feb 2009 – 10 May 2009

with Nicholas Hlobo, Senzini Marasela, Nandipha Mntambo, Berni Searle
fabric of identity

Camilla Grimaldi , Roma (IT)
3 Apr 2009 – 3 May 2009

with Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Grace Ndiritu, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Malick Sidibe
Spot on... Bamako

VII. Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie

ifa-Galerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart (DE)
30 Jan 2009 – 21 Mar 2009

with Sammy Baloji, Berry Bickle, Jodi Bieber, Mohamed Camara, Saidou Dicko, Mouna Karray, Amal El Kenawy, Aida Muluneh, Soavina Ramaroson, Michael Tsegaye
Sander's Children

Figurative Photography in the Tradition of August Sander

Danziger Gallery, New York (US)
15 Nov 2008 – 17 Jan 2009

with Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, William Eggleston, Seydou Keita, Irving Penn
Spot on... Bamako 2007

VII. Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie

ifa-Galerie, Berlin (DE)
23 Oct 2008 – 11 Jan 2009

with Sammy Baloji, Berry Bickle, Jodi Bieber, Mohamed Camara, Saidou Dicko, Mouna Karray, Amal El Kenawy, Aida Muluneh, Soavina Ramaroson, Michael Tsegaye
A Look Away – South African Photography Today

Kuckei + Kuckei, Berlin (DE)
25 Oct 2008 – 20 Dec 2008

with Pieter Hugo, Sabelo Mlangeni, Mikhael Subotzky, Guy Tillim
Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (NL)
27 Jun 2008 – 30 Sep 2008

with Doa Aly, Lara Baladi, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, Yto Barrada, Luís Basto, Zohra Bensemra, Zarina Bhimji, Mohamed Camara, Ali Chraïbi, Omar D. (Daoud), Allan de Souza, Depth of Field …
Reality Check

SANG Iziko Museum - South African Nation, Cape Town (ZA)
11 Mar 2008 – 25 May 2008

with Bridget Baker, Jean Brundrit, David Goldblatt, Pieter Hugo, Santu Mofokeng, Zanele Muholi, Jo Ractliffe, Mikhael Subotzky, Guy Tillim, Andrew Tshabangu
I am not afraid

The Market Photo Workshop Johannesburg

Camera Austria, Graz (AT)
1 Dec 2007 – 2 Mar 2008

with Jodi Bieber, Lerato Maduna, Sabelo Mlangeni, Zanele Muholi
Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Südafrika

Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Chemnitz (DE)
18 Nov 2007 – 3 Feb 2008

with Bridget Baker, Jean Brundrit, David Goldblatt, Pieter Hugo, Santu Mofokeng, Zanele Muholi, Jo Ractliffe, Mikhael Subotzky, Guy Tillim, Andrew Tshabangu
APARTHEID - The South African Mirror

Centre de Cultura Cont., Barcelona (ES)
26 Sep 2007 – 13 Jan 2008

with Jane Alexander, David Goldblatt, William Kentridge, Churchill Madikida, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Tracey Rose, Berni Searle, Sue Williamson
Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Südafrika

Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum (DE)
15 Sep 2007 – 4 Nov 2007

with Bridget Baker, Jean Brundrit, David Goldblatt, Pieter Hugo, Santu Mofokeng, Zanele Muholi, Jo Ractliffe, Mikhael Subotzky, Guy Tillim, Andrew Tshabangu
Reality Check - Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Südafrika

Gal. Stadt Sindelfingen, Sindelfingen (DE)
1 Jul 2007 – 2 Sep 2007

with Bridget Baker, Jean Brundrit, David Goldblatt, Pieter Hugo, Santu Mofokeng, Zanele Muholi, Jo Ractliffe, Mikhael Subotzky, Guy Tillim, Andrew Tshabangu
Women: Photography and New Media

Imaging the Self and Body through Portraiture

JAG Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
9 Nov 2006 – 28 Feb 2007

with Bridget Baker, Zanele Muholi, Usha Seejarim
Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Südafrika

n.b.k., Berlin (DE)
13 Jan 2007 – 25 Feb 2007

with Bridget Baker, Jean Brundrit, David Goldblatt, Pieter Hugo, Santu Mofokeng, Zanele Muholi, Jo Ractliffe, Mikhael Subotzky, Guy Tillim, Andrew Tshabangu
Fashion

Danziger Gallery, New York (US)
19 Jan 2007 – 24 Feb 2007

with Seydou Keita
10. Bieler Fototage - Physiognomie

Photoforum Pasquart, Biel Bienne (CH)
2 Sep 2006 – 1 Oct 2006

with Yann Amstutz, Elina Brotherus, Dominic Büttner, Reto Camenisch, Jeanne Chevalier, Barbara Davatz, Tobias R. Dürring, Susan E. Evans, Eliane Rutishauser
the living is easy

international contemporary photography

Flowers , London (GB)
11 Aug 2006 – 10 Sep 2006

with Yto Barrada, Aliki Braine, Edward Burtynsky, Frederico Camara, Justin Coombes, Admas Habteslasie, Max Kandhola, Laura Letinsky, Neeta Madahar, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Robert Polidori, Steve Pyke …
Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography

Miami Art Central (MAC), Miami (US)
30 Jun 2006 – 27 Aug 2006

with Doa Aly, Lara Baladi, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, Yto Barrada, Luís Basto, Zohra Bensemra, Zarina Bhimji, Mohamed Camara, Ali Chraïbi, Omar D. (Daoud), Allan de Souza, Depth of Field …
Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
10 Mar 2006 – 28 May 2006

with Doa Aly, Lara Baladi, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, Yto Barrada, Luís Basto, Zohra Bensemra, Zarina Bhimji, Mohamed Camara, Ali Chraïbi, Omar D. (Daoud), Allan de Souza, Depth of Field …
Unsettled: 8 South African Photographers

Durban Art Gallery, Durban (ZA)
1 Nov 2005 – 30 Apr 2006

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Jodi Bieber, David Goldblatt, Santu Mofokeng, Jo Ractliffe, Guy Tillim
personae & scenarios - the new african photography

Camilla Grimaldi , Roma (IT)
3 Feb 2006 – 31 Mar 2006

with Malala Andrialavidrazana, Lara Baladi, Hala Elkoussy, David Goldblatt, Maha Maamoun, Tracey Rose, Mikhael Subotzky
UNSETTLED - 8 South-African photographers

Museum of Photography, Reykjavik (IS)
28 May 2005 – 28 Aug 2005

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Jodi Bieber, David Goldblatt, Santu Mofokeng, Jo Ractliffe, Guy Tillim
CLICK

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
23 Jul 2005 – 27 Aug 2005

with Marina Abramovic, Seydou Keita, Tracey Moffatt, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Mikhael Subotzky
UNSETTLED - 8 South-African photographers

The Regional Museum, Kristianstad (SE)
26 Mar 2005 – 16 May 2005

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Jodi Bieber, David Goldblatt, Santu Mofokeng, Jo Ractliffe, Guy Tillim
UNSETTLED - 8 South-African photographers

National Collection Photo, København (DK)
17 Nov 2004 – 22 Feb 2005

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Jodi Bieber, David Goldblatt, Santu Mofokeng, Jo Ractliffe, Guy Tillim
10 years 100 artists - Art in a democratic south africa

Book and Art Exhibition

Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town (ZA)
8 Dec 2004 – 15 Jan 2005

with Jane Alexander, Candice Breitz, Jean Brundrit, Steven Cohen, David Goldblatt, Kay Hassan, Stephen Hobbs, William Kentridge, Terry Kurgan, Moshekwa Langa, Churchill Madikida, Thando Mama …
Negotiated Identities: Black Bodies

JAG Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
24 Oct 2004 – 2 Jan 2005

with Ernest Cole, Kay Hassan
II Edição do Photofesta - Festival Internacional de Fotografia

Associação Moçambicana de Fotografia (AM, Maputo (MZ)
14 Oct 2004 – 15 Nov 2004

with Elina Brotherus, Päivi Eronen, Inês Gonçalves, John Hogg, Ritva Kovalainen, Raakel Kuukka, Peter Magubane, António Muchave, Tsvangirai Mukwazhi, Marja Pirilae, Ricardo Rangel, Ilha Reunião …

Events

Cape Town Photography Festival

Cape Town Photo Fest, Cape Town (ZA)
2 Sep 2026 – 26 Sep 2026

with Ibrahim Ahmed, Mohammed “Mo” Amin, Le Paon Atypique, Roger Ballen, Koto Bolofo, Tatenda Chidora, Margaret Courtney-Clarke, Patrick de Mervelec, Justin Dingwall, Felix Dlangamandla, Nadia Ettwein, David Goldblatt …
Capture Photography Festival 2023

Capture Photography Festival, Vancouver (CA)
1 Apr 2023 – 30 Apr 2023

with Henry Clay Anderson, Roy Arden, James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Deanna Bowen, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara, Kennedi Carter, Jorian Charlton …
7th Daegu Photo Biennale 2018

Role-playing - Rewriting mythologies

Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu (KR)
8 Sep 2018 – 16 Oct 2018

with Sammy Baloji, Clement Cogitore, Anne Collier, Omar Victor Diop, Thierry Fontaine, Aida Muluneh, Andreas Rost, Joachim Seinfeld
FNB Joburg Art Fair 2018

FNB Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg (ZA)
7 Sep 2018 – 9 Sep 2018

with Ghada Amer, Roger Ballen, Candice Breitz, Saidou Dicko, Justin Dingwall, David Goldblatt, Eyerusalem Adugna Jirenga, Davina Jogi, Euridice Kala, Kapwani Kiwanga, Letso Leipego, Mario Macilau …
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Art Africa Ltd, Brooklyn (US)
5 May 2017 – 7 May 2017

with Leila Alaoui, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Jodi Bieber, Omar Victor Diop, Lebohang Kganye, Mack Magagane, Sikhumbuzo Makandula, Mohau Modisakeng, Aida Muluneh, Émilie Régnier, Antoine Tempe
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Art Africa Ltd, London (GB)
6 Oct 2016 – 9 Oct 2016

with Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, James Barnor, Hicham Benohoud, Girma Berta, Jodi Bieber, Halida Boughriet, Em'Kal Eyongakpa, Maimouna Guerresi , Hassan Hajjaj, Delio Jasse, Majida Khattari, Namsa Leuba …
Die Rückkehr der Physiognomie

Photoforum Pasquart, Biel Bienne (CH)
1 Sep 2006

with Barbara Amstutz, Elina Brotherus, Reto Camenisch
II Edição do Photofesta - Festival Internacional de Fotografia

Associação Moçambicana de Fotografia (AM, Maputo (MZ)
14 Oct 2004 – 15 Nov 2004

with Elina Brotherus, Päivi Eronen, Inês Gonçalves, John Hogg, Ritva Kovalainen, Raakel Kuukka, Peter Magubane, António Muchave, Tsvangirai Mukwazhi, James Nachtwey, Marja Pirilae, Ricardo Rangel …