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Manyaku Mashilo: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
Manyaku Mashilo began as a drawer—using pencil to mimic texture, memory, and feeling—long before painting became her primary language.
In this episode, visual artist Manyaku Mashilo reflects on her evolution from fashion design into a multidisciplinary practice rooted in painting, mark-making, and storytelling. Her work moves through texture, memory, and color—building intimate, emotional worlds that center Black womanhood, spirituality, and ancestral lineage.
But this isn’t just a conversation about artistic process.
Instead, Manyaku traces the deeper currents beneath her work: memory as a…
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