Gerald Machona is a multi-disciplinary Visual Artist whose current work engages with issues of migration, social interaction and xenophobia in South Africa. His artistic practice spans a diverse range of mediums including sculpture, video, photography, performance and installation. After completing a Bachelor of Fine Art specialising in New Media at the University of Cape Town (2009), Machona received a scholarship from Rhodes University where he completed his Master’s degree in Fine Art (2013) with a focus on sculpture. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Fine Art from UCT. 

Machona has participated in various group exhibitions including ‘US II’ curated by Bettina Malcomess and Simon Njami at the Iziko South African National Gallery. He was a recipient of a Mellon Foundation Scholarship and was a researcher for the Visual and Performing Arts of Africa research team. In 2011 he was selected as one of the top 10 emerging young African artists practicing in South Africa, in a publication by Business day South Africa for the Johannesburg Art Fair. His research interests are in the convergence of art, performance, culture and heritage in Africa and the experiences of the African-Diaspora.