Io Makandal (b. 1987) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Working with drawing, photography, organic matter and installation, her practice is concerned with eco - feminist embodiments of process, entropy, urban ecology, and hybrid environments during a time of environmental shift. She has exhibited both locally and internationally and her work is a part of several private, public and institutional collections. Makandal has a BA in Fine Arts from Michaelis, UCT (2010) and a MA FA from Wits School of Arts (2022).