SJ ARTISTS

Public art, hand-painted murals, signwriting, activations & more.

Transforming urban spaces through public art across Cape Town, JHB & Durban

We specialise in public art and artist management, delivering thoughtful, site-specific projects in South Africa.

Our Services

We develop large-scale public artworks that connect with communities and bring spaces to life. From concept to execution, our murals are rooted in storytelling, culture and place.
Bespoke art installations and commissioned works for spaces that need something unique. These projects are tailored to brief, context and scale.
Hand-painted and custom signage that blends traditional craft with contemporary design. From shopfronts to interior branding, each piece is tailored to its environment.
We create interior and exterior artworks for corporate environments, including statement walls, wayfinding, environmental graphics and custom branding elements that elevate your workspace.

FEATURED PROJECTS

YOU AND ME: A Bold New Typographic Mural Activates Roodehek Street, Gardens, Cape Town, March 2026

You and Me | Ben Johnston & Bazil Baxter
assisted by Willard Zondo
Roodehek St, Cape Town March 2026

Colorful mural with red and pink African-inspired patterns on a concrete wall in an outdoor area with a mountain and blue sky in the background.

Land & Sea | Keya Tama
Mouillie Point | March 2026

City street crosswalk with large white and yellow daisy flower pattern, surrounded by cars and pedestrians, modern buildings on both sides, sunny day.

Daisies | Heather Moore
Strand Street | Oct 2025

Colorful mural on the side of a building featuring abstract faces, symbols, and names of artists, with a row of parked cars and palm trees in the background on a sunny day.

From the Blue
African Ginger, Keya Tama,
Tyler B. & Johnny Alison
Sea Point Promenade | Dec 2025

Colorful mural of an underwater scene featuring a large shark, a whale, seals, penguins, starfish, corals, and seaweed on the side of a building

A man standing next to a building with a large blue and white graffiti mural, located near the beach with rocks and the ocean in the background. There are seagulls on the roof of the building and a clear sky above.

Natural Challenges | Dulk
Salt River | Nov 2023

Breath | Ben Johnston
Sea Point Promenade | Feb 2026

OUR ARTISTS

Our artists span an array of styles, disciplines and creative voices, bringing unique perspectives to every project and space.

Large mural of a young boy with dark skin, curly hair, wearing colorful shorts and a blue shirt, holding buckets filled with shells, standing in a coastal environment with birds and rocks in the background.

DBONGZ

Dbongz Mahlathi (JHB) is a street artist from the township of Mohlakeng located just west of Johannesburg. Mahlathi is a renowned self-taught street artist known for his photorealistic, large-scale portraits celebrating African culture, musicians, and community heroes.

Large mural of a girl playing with toy dump trucks at the beach, painted on the side of a building.

Marti Lund

Marti Lund (Cape Town) is known for his meticulous mixed media paintings. Having
studied at Rhodes University in Grahamstown,
he seamlessly transitions between traditional paintbrushes and spray cans in his work.

Colorful mural of two children sitting cross-legged and eating ice cream, with a large yellow and red sign that reads 'Chou à la crème qui a du cœur' in the background.

MotelSeven

MotelSeven (Cape Town) began her artistic journey by diving into graffiti at the age of 16 and achieving her first solo exhibition at 21. Following several successful gallery exhibitions, she developed a passion for travel and exhibited extensively in Europe and America while also painting on the streets.

Colorful graffiti mural featuring cartoon characters, including a girl with headphones, a superhero, and a large character resembling Mario from Nintendo.

Bushy Wopp

Bushy Wopp (Cape Town) is a mural artist, illustrator and designer known for his bold & colourful work. He is inspired by the city’s vibrant street art scene. With a background in graphic design and advertising, Bushy transitioned to mural painting, where he found greater creative freedom. His distinctive style blends comic book and contemporary street art.

Colorful mural graffiti artwork of a woman with glasses, holding her hand near her face, on a brick wall in an urban setting with trees and buildings in the background.

Kev7 (KZN)

Kevin Ngwenya (Durban) also known professionally as Kev Seven, is a graffiti and mural artist working between Durban and Johannesburg. Originally from a small remote town in Ladysmith, Kwa-Zulu Natal, he later moved to the township of Umlazi and eventually settled in the inner city of Durban, where his passion for the creative arts flourished.

A person in black clothes and sunglasses standing in front of a large colorful mural depicting two African American individuals with large sunglasses, surrounded by vibrant flowers, and holding a sign that says "Soweto Soul Fire".

Johnny Allison

Wall display with the words 'The Sneaky Sausage' in black, uppercase letters across a pink wall, with condiments and utensils on a counter below.

Johnny Allison is a mural artist known for creating vibrant, considered works that transform spaces. His murals are designed to enhance environments across offices, restaurants, retail, and public areas.

Cape Town Signwriting

Portrait of two African women adorned with jewelry, surrounded by a circle with symbolic designs, and a crowd of people below.

Cape Town Signwriting creates thoughtful, well-made signage using a mix of traditional and modern techniques. From hand-painted signs to murals, the work is designed to suit each brand and its space.

Lelethu Fundakubi

Lelethu Fundakubi is a Cape Town–based visual artist working primarily in painting and portraiture. Her work often centres on the female form, drawing from her own experiences and those of other women. Part of a new generation of emerging South African artists, she explores identity and personal narrative through thoughtful, expressive compositions.

Colorful mural featuring five black and white portraits of diverse people, with vibrant flowers and leaves, and the word "ACTION" in large blue letters at the center.

Chris Auret

A group of diverse people gathered in an outdoor area near a colorful mural of a woman with dark skin, short hair, and hoop earrings. The mural features vibrant colors, clouds, a yellow sun, and a landscape.

Chris Auret is a mural artist known for his unique style of painting. Auret's distinctive technique features energetic brushstrokes, vibrant colours and strong conceptual themes.

Lelo Mncwango

A person standing in front of a colorful mural with various animated characters and the text 'COLOUR EVERY MOMENT' written on it, under a partly cloudy sky.

Visual artist and storyteller Ntethelelo Mncwango, known professionally as LELO THEART, creates work grounded in community, culture, and everyday experience. Through bold use of colour, form, and visual language, she expresses emotions and ideas in a way that connects with people on a human level.

Wall Murals SA

Orange graffiti spelling 'CRUES' on a dark wall with smaller artist signatures 'Bazzl' and 'Baxter' in the bottom left corner.

WallMurals-SA, led by the father-son team of Tokollo Kevin and Rouseou, excels in executing campaign designs across South Africa's townships. With a focus on creativity and a strong connection to local culture, they bring these designs to life through vibrant and captivating murals.

Bazil Baxter

Bazil Baxter a mural artist and sign painter, brings a sharp attention to detail and a deep appreciation for precise lettering and the interplay between typography and landscape.

Woolworths | WWF | Meyer Felton | ORMS | Blok | Amazon | Love Cape Town | Benzing Properties | Mission for Inner City Cape Town | SOCCO | The Black Mermaid Foundation | Control A | Stellenbosch University | Telus | Jack Black | Zoom Fibre | Ogilvy | iKhokha | Wildoceans | Tigers Milk | Grey | Hudsons | Scout PR | Spar | Hoorah Digital | The Fix | Peace on Earth | NRF | Hammer Live | Design Partnership | M&C Saatchi | Corona | J&B Met | Design Indaba | Interactive Africa | Olympic Cycles | Wavescape | Petco

A woman with curly hair and sunglasses takes a selfie on the street near a wall with colorful mural. The mural is being painted and scaffolding is visible. Cityscape with tall buildings and vehicles is in the background.

About

SJ Artists is a public art and mural agency based in Cape Town. We bring together artists, spaces, and ideas to create large-scale works that live in the public realm - on walls, buildings, campuses, and urban landscapes. Our projects span contemporary muralism, environmental graphics, and curated art interventions, working with clients who want to activate space through meaningful visual storytelling.

SJ Artists was founded by Shani Judes, a Cape Town–based curator and producer working at the intersection of public art, murals and environmental storytelling. She leads large-scale projects that connect artists with cities, developments, and communities, building platforms for collaboration and creative exchange.

Since establishing SJ Artists in 2012, Shani has developed a diverse network of local and international artists, delivering mural campaigns, curated public art initiatives, and environmental graphics across South Africa and beyond. Her work is rooted in collaboration, with a strong focus on creating meaningful visual experiences in public space.

SJ ARTISTS

Public art, hand-painted murals, signwriting, activations & more.

We specialise in public art and artist management, delivering thoughtful, site-specific projects in South Africa.

Our Services