Projects
BMW
Since 1991, Esther Mahlangu and BMW have had a very special relationship having worked on multiple large collaborations including the BMW Art car collection, BMW Individual 7 series, Electric AI Canvas and the BMW 50th Anniversary logo.
Collaboration with John Legend for Belvedere RED Campaign - 2017
Belvedere vodka approached Esther Mahlangu to collaborate, with John Legend, on a new campaign called #MakeTheDifference, during which they pledged to donate 50% of the profits from every limited- edition bottle sold to the Global Fund to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Creation of one-of-a-kind Rolls Royce “The Mahlangu Phantom” - 2020
In 2020, Dr Esther Mahlangu became the first artist to be invited to paint an artwork for the new Rolls-Royce flagship Phantom. Each Phantom was designed with a glass box, in the dashboard, allowing the owner to commission and display unique and highly personal works of art as a focal point of their Phantom’s interior.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts - Art Residency, Virginia, USA - 2014
In 2014 the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts commissioned Esther Mahlangu to paint two large murals to ensure a vibrant entrance to their African art galleries.