Isaac Zavale’s work focuses on social and political issues in Southern Africa seen through the lens of a Mozambican immigrant. His background in mural painting and sign-writing is evident in his recent bodies of work, mostly consisting of inner-city landscapes that depict honest representations of Johannesburg street scenes, placing a spotlight on how people from across Africa use the space in diverse ways, to create, to operate and to take ownership of it. Zavale graduated from the Artist Proof Studio, Johannesburg in 2012 and proceeded to co-found the printmaking studio Prints on Paper (POP) and the Alphabet Zoo zine and printmaking workshops with artist partner Minenkulu Ngoyi. Zavale has participated in numerous exhibitions, both locally and internationally including If Yesterday Was Tomorrow What Is Today, BODE Projects, Berlin (2020-2021); Joni Ya Milenge, Kalashnikovv Gallery, Johannesburg (2020); Alphabet Zoo, Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival, Johannesburg (2019); and GRAFIKAMA (Service Peinture) Exposition Collective, Nantes, France (2016).