Mbuyisa Maphalala was born in 1972 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in eSwatini. Now based in London, UK, he studied Commercial Art and printmaking and began his artistic career in the early 1990s. Over the years, he has exhibited in eSwatini, South Africa, Mozambique, the United States, and the United Kingdom. His work is represented in public, corporate, and private collections worldwide.