User:LeShire PORTRAIT

LESHIRE PORTRAIT

Pseudonym: LeShire Portrait(born 03 march 1992) is a South African Fine Artist and a designer. In early 2012, LeShire published an image of a completed art piece titled Kiss the Poker Dots on twitter dedicated to professional blogger, Mika Stefano, under the name LeShire Portrait. Working with fellow student and friend Siyabonga Mahlangu in the architecture department at the University of Pretoria. The artist uses the social network to publish his works of art tagged with LeShire Portrait and the words FOR THE SAKE OF CULTURE.

EARLY LIFE

LeShire Portrait(RESERVED HIS BIRTH NAMES) was born in Fernie, Ermelo on 03 March 1992. He is a Swati descendant (paternal lineage) and he grew up as a shy child, afraid of not fitting into society. His father died when he was 6 months of age and later separated from his mother at the age of 1 . Due to that he grow up creating art while other children played outside.

career/vision

2013-presents:humble beginnings

His works of art are completed in paint and drawing on stretched canvas . Done from his bachelor flat in Hatfield, Pretoria.

Affilliations

• Siyabonga Mahlangu
• Donald Young Academy
• Moses Seletisa
• Ledingoana