Reagan Rubain is a mosaic artist who works with a variety of materials, ranging from glass, tiles, and ceramics to even waste and other found materials.

Having grown up in Ocean View, a community that originated out of the dark days of Apartheid’s Forced Removals Act in the 60s and 70s, Reagan initially turned to art as a means of survival. Soon, however, it became a way of life – the tedious, knucklebusting work quickly morphed into something both therapeutic and rewarding.

Today, Reagan aims to incorporate meaning into all his mosaic work. Public art being a long-time passion, his greatest achievement to date is having contributed to the “Wag ‘n bietjie” project in Simonstown and Kommetjie, which commemorated the forced removals in Cape Town through beautifully mosaiced public benches. The project was undertaken in collaboration with the Simonstown Museum and victims of the removals.

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