Originally from the Free State, Lebo Tlali has been living in Cape Town for over 10 years. He studied for a BA (FA) at Michaelis School of Art and has worked on various art projects with local artists and exhibited as a phoOriginally from the Free State and has been living in Cape Town for over 10 years. He studied for a BA (FA) at Michaelis School of Art and has worked on various art projects with local artists and exhibited as a photographer.

He brings with him a lot of arts administration experience and a broad network with strong relationships with artists, curators, and art institutions in SA and abroad. 

Lebo has been involved in the production of projects including Cape 07, Cape09, and Sessions Maputo in Mozambique. More recently he attended a residency in NYC where he worked as a curatorial assistant for Axis Gallery and Newark Museum.

His experience has given him great understanding of the changing demands and needs of artists as well as the challenges of managing projects under different circumstances and perspectives. Lebo is assisting VANSA in ensuring that artists' ideas and needs are given platforms in many different forms that are available and possible for them.