{"id":822,"date":"2023-04-09T06:33:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T06:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nandos.com\/seeourfuture\/?post_type=artist&#038;p=822"},"modified":"2023-04-19T14:14:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T14:14:09","slug":"nontsikelelo-lolo-veleko","status":"publish","type":"artist","link":"https:\/\/www.nandos.com\/seeourfuture\/artist\/nontsikelelo-lolo-veleko\/","title":{"rendered":"Nontsikelelo &#8216;Lolo&#8217; Veleko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Nontsikelelo \u2018Lolo\u2019 Veleko (1977 &#8211; ) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">studied graphic design in Cape Town, and, after moving to Johannesburg, studied photography at the Market Theatre Photo Workshop. She has risen to prominence in the past decade by virtue of her formal command of color and gesture. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her photographic eye has tracked graffiti artists, street style, and self-fashioned individuals across Johannesburg\u2019s contemporary landscape. 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