Isaac Zavale was born in 1987 in Maputo, Mozambique. His family escaped to Johannesburg during the civil war in Mozambique and his work focuses on social and political matters in Southern Africa seen through the lens of a Mozambican immigrant. In 2011, Zavale started his own printmaking studio, Prints on Paper (POP) with fellow artist and friend, Minenkulu Ngoyi. Since 2013 they have been working at Alphabet Zoo Collective running zine and printmaking projects throughout South Africa. Zavale takes his inspiration from inner city Joburg street life, reflecting on the current state of South Africa but rather than emphasising the poverty or neglect he chooses to look at the graphics and beauty of inner city space and the aspirations of its people as with Mam Shangan and Mam Dori, two works featuring working women from Joburg. His work has been presented widely in Southern Africa, Bode Projects in Berlin, Investec Cape Town Art Fair and at 1-54 London, 2021. He is represented by Kalashnikovv Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa. @zacatwork #africancontemporaryart #contemporaryafricanart #contemporaryart #mozambicanartist #artcollector #artcollection #painting #joburg #joburglife #southafricanwomen #advertising #streetvendor #roastedcorn