I grew up in South Africa through the residue of the apartheid regime and I remember the day apartheid fell. Nelson Mandela was on TV, my parents were overjoyed, and I didn’t understand why until later in my life. That day, my mom’s boss lent her a bright red convertible BMW and we went driving around Johannesburg to places I had never been in a city where I grew up. Although vague, the weight of these memories lay dormant in my subconscious waiting for the day I was able to realize them. My history gives weight to my work as an artist. Community and outreach are vital parts of the fabric that is me

Goolam Saber is an artist and designer from Johannesburg, South Africa working out of Phoenix, Arizona.

I am multi-disciplinary, visual artist focused on community collaboration, murals, fabrication and graphic design. My intention is to make art accessible by sharing skills and resources to create experiential pieces that promote change.