Andrew Tshidiso Motjuoadi (1935–1968) is in the then Pietersburg born, but he later went in Mamelodi, Pretoria, worked and lived. Like many other Black South African artists, he taught himself painter. He had his first exhibition in 1963 Johannesburg held. Although he was a belese man (he studied for a BSc degree at the University of the North), he believed he was through 'n witchdoctor was stored and would not live long. He died indeed in 1968 after a stroke attack had what paralyzed him and he refused medical treatment.

During his brief art career, Motjuoadi received much recognition for his work. In 1964 he commissioned the American film director Cornel Wilde performed.

Wilde was in South Africa around the film The Naked Prey to manufacture and asked Motjuoadi to make paintings for the background of the recognition list. In 1965, Motjuoadi was invited to an exhibition of African art in London participate and in 1966 he received an award as the best artist of color in a match for well-known and promising artists in Johannesburg. However, Motjuoadi led such a secluded life that he was only made to him 6 months after the award, coincidentally came to it.

Motjuoadi was a township artist: His topics were the people and scenes in his immediate vicinity, such as starved dogs, street map players, flute players, and poverty. He was an excellent drawing artist and reproduced everything to the finest particularity. Although his works sometimes revealed shocking conditions, it was never romanticized or idealized, distorted or sentimental. He has the township life with sympathy and affection reproduced.