David Mbele | 1940 - 2010 | Soweto School of Art 1960 - 2010 | Top Ten Group
David is one of the artists making up the group of intellectual leaders within the Soweto School of Art movement known as the Top Ten Group. The Top Ten formed part of the larger leadership group within the Soweto School of art movement which comprised Solomon Sekhaelelo | 1937 ~, Leonard Matsoso | 1949 - 2010, Matin Tose | 1959 - 2004, and Hargreaves Ntukwana | 1938 - 1999.
The "Big Five" group within the Soweto School of Art movement was Winston Saoli 1950 - 1995 |.. Speelman Mahlangu 11958 - 2004 |.. Eli Kobeli 1932 - 1999 |.. Peter Sibeko 1940 - 2013 |.. and Joe Maseko 1938 - 2007 | these five individuals were the intellectual leaders within the Soweto School of Art movement and greatly influenced the other artists within the movement.
