hiː stˈʌdid æt ðə dˈɜːbən ˈɑːɹt skˈuːl, ænd hˈɛld hɪz fˈɜːst wˈʌnmˈæn ɛksɪbˈɪʃən æt ðə sˈɪɾi hˈɔːl ɪn dˈɜːbən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn.
He studied at the Durban Art School, and held his first one-man exhibition at the City Hall in Durban in 1931.