Samson Mnisi

Samson Mnisi the “Rainmaker” was born in 1971 in Lesotho, Samson studied Fine Art and

photography at FUBA Academy. In his long art career Samson has collaborated with many artists

around the world across various disciplines of Art, and his artworks are in local and international

collections. He has had numerous groups and solo exhibitions, locally and internationally such

as University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, Gallery 2, Brooklyn Academy of Music to name a few.

His last body of work was showcased for the first time after his passing at the Investec Cape Town

Art Fair 2023.

Samson’s works allow viewers to explore areas of need to listen to the earth's higher symphony

and beyond. His work has a strong African fascination, but never isolates the world in a form of

tribalism. His spiritual expressionism dances with ancestral abstraction. Every mark and

brushstroke created signifies Mnisi's connection with the creative process. Samson Mnisi

mastered abstract composition in a variety of ways of application that differentiate each work

according to its individual stand and expression. His mark making is a signatory and iconic with

each shape, splash and drip that gives endless interpretation to his work.