Dumile Feni was a South Afrikan sculptor and printmaker that began his career as an artist while undergoing treatment for tuberculosis. Using a ballpoint pen and charcoal for many of his pieces (for both style and economic reasons), Feni's prints are defined by nervous but straight lines and monochromatic shading that depict scenes of hopelessness. Much of Feni's work was influenced by the cave paintings of the local Bushmen people near his native Worcester, South Africa.
Feni died in New York City in 1991 after leaving South Africa for a period of voluntary exile as an act of resistance against apartheid laws that were in place during that time.
