Gallerist - Founder of Natalie Knight Gallery, Hyde Park

• Feature writer, playwright and art historian

• Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa

• Curator of several shows honouring Nelson Mandela, venues include the Constitutional Court, Johannesburg and South African Embassy, London

• Art curator at Wits on the West Campus

• Recipient of the MIW Lifetime Achiever Award for Africa 2014 for contribution to Arts and Culture

• Internationally recognized authority on Ndebele and Shangaan art

• Author and editor of several books on African art and culture

• The Knight/Priebatsch Ndebele collection has been sourced for major international exhibitions and catalogues, including the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada; The British Museum, London, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C; Wits Art Museum and Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa; and many others. For more information visit www.knightgalleries.net

Asher is a young architect and entrepreneur who has created a dynamic architecture firm that does work in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Kimberley and London. The firm is working on a series of community focused projects.

He completed his Masters at Wits University (MArch Prof) and after working closely with Sarah Calburn for 3 years and spending time in Buenos Aires working for REMY Architects; he began working on his own. He has since grown his business into an exciting firm employing 8 Architects within Johannesburg and London.

Asher has had many years experience as a youth leader for young South Africans. He has run educational camps for hundreds of children and councillors and facilitated multiple educational programs. This background is fundamental to his people-centric architectural approach. In a short timeframe, Asher has created and raised funds for a number of community projects. He is currently nearing the completion of a 40 Million Rand community centre in Johannesburg. The team has also recently completed a revamp of the Sibikwa Arts Centre in Benoni which is an award-winning centre that caters for township children. Asher is also on the cusp of completing a new house in North London as well as some other smaller renovations within the UK. His team are working on the Chris Hani Baragwanath Paediatric Burns Unit Gym in Soweto, the Bnei Akiva Community Centre in Glenhazel, the Teivah Innovation Employment Hub in Orange Grove, shared office spaces in Pretoria and more.

Asher is highly energized whilst grounded and his design approach is transformative. He is entrenched in community work and sees the opportunity for architecture to engage with the post-apartheid South African context.