Mongezi Ncombo was born in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. He
studied Visual Art and Design at the Central Johannesburg College.
In 2010 he enrolled at Artist Proof Studio and completed his studies
in 2012. In 2021 he was selected as one of the exceptional artists in the Spier Art Trust mentorship program, exhibited with the Nando’s Creative Exchange and the Spier Art Trust at the Ava Gallery. The same exhibition was also extended to the GIF gallery in Gqeberha formerly known as Port Elizabeth. In 2023, he exhibited with the Toyota SU Woordfees exhibition and auction with Lizamore & Associates and Strauss & Co in the Stellenbosch Town Hall, where his work was well received, and the work was auctioned off well above its estimate.
