Press Articles

OFM | Radio Interview on #OFMArtBeat | November 2021

Art Times | Āvāhana – Invocation Exhibition Feature | October 2021

Express News | Āvāhana – Invocation, a solo-exhibition by Amita Makan | October 2021

National Museum Publications | Exhibition artist's 'prayer' for restored balance, harmony | October 2021

UFS Art Gallery | Folds & Faults Exhibition Video | September 2021

Textile Curator | Artist Feature and Exclusive Interview: Amita Makan | February 2021

Creative Feel Magazine | Art of Women | August 2019

Sasol New Signatures | New Signatures Feature on Former Winners | August 2019

Art for the World | Exposition Aqua: quand les artistes s'engagent pour l'avenir de la planète par Catherine Panchout Connaisance des arts | May 2018

Artforum | Summit in Senegal Siddhartha Mitter on the 2018 Dak’Art Biennial of Contemporary African Art | 29 May 2018

Art Africa | Synaesthetic Sonority - Forging an archive in an audible world | 26 April 2018

Art Media Agency | Dakar in the red hour | 8 May 2018

RTV | DAK’ART 2018 : La Hora Roja | 20 June 2018

Daybreak West Africa | Radio interview on Daybreak West Africa | 15 May 2018

SABC | Television feature on South African Broadcasting Association (SABC) Magazine programme, Morning Live, on the launch of the national of the South African National Art Bank | December 2017

SAFM | Otherwise radio interview with Shado Twala | October 2016

Mela on SABC2 | Artivism at Veuve Cliquot Masters Polo | 10 April 2016

Mela on SABC2 | Interview with Fadeen Mia | 22 March 2015

SAFM | ‘Otherwise’ radio interview with Nomashado Twala | 28 March 2014

CNBC Africa television interview | 12 March 2014

SABC | ‘Show Biz’ magazine show | 15 March 2014

Mail and Guardian | ‘Filaments of Liberty’ by Ntombenhle Shezi | March 28 - 3 April 2014

Classic Feel Magazine | ‘Nomalungelo: Threads to Freedom’, Natalie Watermeyer | May 2014

The Diplomatic Society | ‘Mahatma Gandhi: Made in South Africa’ and Decoding the Colour of Nelson Mandela | October 2013

The Sunday Times - Read Right supplement | Artists in your pocket: A mini guide to contemporary SA artists | August 19 2012 | Compiled by Leizl Eykelhof

Art South Africa | INFLUENCING SOCIETY THROUGH ART | June 2011 | Sasol New Signatures Competition Past Winner Profiles: Amita Makan

Beeld | 27 August 2011

Focus Newsletter | UNISA | June 2011

Herald Focus, Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Art exhibition pays tribute to a Mother | Makan remembers the beautiful woman who suffered from Alzheimer’s | Nomahlubi Jordaan

The Times of India | Saturday, 31 July 2010

A Look Away , Issue 15, Quarter 2, 2010 | Amita Makan Never into Nothingness - by Rick de Villiers

City Press Sunday 9 June 2010 - Piecing it together Artist’s deeply moving solo exhibition depicts journey of healing and discovery, writes Ferial Haffajee

India/South Africa Supplement to Mail and Guardian |September 10-16 2010

Mail & Guardian online | Dancing to the beat of same drum | 3 September 2010

Sunday Times Extra, May 16 2010 - Santham Pillay Artist’s touching tribute to mom who died of Alzheimers

A Mother Remembered by Omeshnie Naidoo in Good Life Supplement | The Mercury | 25 May 2010

Pretoria News - Sasol New Signatures | 27 August 2009

(video) Mail & Guardian online - A cultural bridge | 23 January 2012