Lethabo Motsana Maboyane was born in Limpopo, South Africa, and grew up between Limpopo, Johannesburg, and Pretoria. Raised in a household led by women, his mother, sister, and maternal family, these strong influences shaped his earliest sense of belonging. Growing up, he often watched his sister drawing and exploring her own artistic expression, which sparked his curiosity toward art from an early age. He would often try to replicate the drawings she created, and through this process, developed a growing interest in image making and self expression. After moving briefly to Johannesburg, his family returned to Limpopo before finally settling in Pretoria, where he was first introduced to formal art education. It was there that his passion for drawing and self expression began to grow further.

After high school, Lethabo turned his focus toward business and economics, and during this period, he designed clothing as a form of self expression. Though art was set aside, a close friend exposed him to the breadth of South African art, showing him that art could exist on a much larger scale. Inspired by this, Lethabo returned to his creative practice, drawing from his life experiences, family roots, and the ongoing search for self. His work now focuses on personal memory, relationships, and the navigation of identity and masculinity.

Through drawing, painting, and mixed media, Maboyane explores themes of family, belonging, emotional development, and the ways people occupy both physical and emotional space. Rooted in lived experience, his work reflects on childhood, relationships, spirituality, and the process of becoming. His compositions often focus on gesture, posture, and interaction, allowing emotion and connection to emerge naturally through the figure.

As he continues to develop his practice, Lethabo aims to share his work with a global audience so that young Black artists everywhere can see themselves reflected in his art. He creates to spark t reflection, offering spaces where viewers can find familiarity, emotion, and pieces of themselves within the work.

recognition and belonging, showing that their experiences and aspirations are universal. His work seeks to connect people through honest reflection, offering spaces where viewers can find familiarity, emotion, and pieces of themselves within my work.