Leon was enrolled at Tygerberg Art Centre. Though he was diagnosed with progeria at the age of 4, he inspired himself to be a painter. As a child, he didn't have any formal training in arts but after he graduated from Tygerberg Art Centre, he began pursuing his career as a painter. His first solo art titled Liquid Sword; I am HipHop was shown in the early 2007 at the Rust-en-Vrede. In the early 2010, he appeared at the João Ferreira Gallery in Cape Town as the host of the first exhibit of Who Am I? Transgressions. At the end of 2010, he suffered a stroke. It is also said that in 2005, he underwent heart bypass surgery to prevent a heart attack. On 5th of June 2011, he died of complications of progeria in Cape Town. His nationality was South African, his ethnicity was unknown. His net worth was unknown.
Leon Botha Biography
Facts of Leon Botha
| Date of Birth: | 1985 , June-4 |
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| Date of Death: | 2005 , June-5 |
| Birth Nation: | South Africa |
Quick Timeline of Leon Botha
| 1985 | Born in Cape Town |
| 2007 | Had his first solo art exhibition |
| 2010 | Hosted Who Am I? Transgressions, |
| 2011 | Died from complications of progeria |
Detail Timeline of Leon Botha
Born in Cape Town
Leon Botha was born in the mid 1980s in Cape Town, South Africa. He was also raised their till he died in 2011. He was just four when he was diagnosed with progeria. His nationality was South African, his ethnicity was unknown.
Had his first solo art exhibition
Though he was diagnosed with progeria at the age of 4, he inspired himself to be a painter. As a child, he didn't have any formal training in arts but after he graduated from Tygerberg Art Centre, he began pursuing his career as a painter. His first solo art titled Liquid Sword; I am HipHop was shown in the early 2007 at the Rust-en-Vrede.
Hosted Who Am I? Transgressions,
Leon Botha was a painter and disk jockey from South Africa. In the early 2010, he appeared at the João Ferreira Gallery in Cape Town as the host of the first exhibit of Who Am I? Transgressions.
Died from complications of progeria
At the end of 2010, he suffered a stroke. It is also said that in 2005, he underwent heart bypass surgery to prevent a heart attack. In 5th of June 2011, he died of complications of progeria in Cape Town.
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