Joy Mwali is a South African-Ugandan ceramic artist whose practice investigates identity, transformation, and the relationship between material and emotion. She holds a National Diploma, an Advanced Diploma, and a Postgraduate Diploma inFine and Studio Arts, specializing in Ceramics, from Tshwane University ofTechnology, Pretoria. Mwali has exhibited extensively in student and professional exhibitions across South Africa. Her exhibition history includes three Ceramic Student Exhibitions organized by the Association of Art Gallery and The Viewing Room Art Gallery, as well as group exhibitions including Eggsibition, Dysfunctional, Saucers, and Breaking the Bank at Johan Van Heerden Art Gallery, and African Stories and Look Up at The Viewing Room Art Gallery.

Her work has been recognized through selection for the Ceramics South Africa Competition Exhibition and exhibitions at Spier Wine Farm, including Wild Things(2026). She has also exhibited at Berman Contemporary Art Gallery, the Capital Art Fair Tshwane (CAFT), the National Arts Festival at Monument Gallery in Makhanda, and The Ceramic Show at The Gallery at Steyn City. Mwali has participated in the Strauss & Co. Auction House, where her work was successfully sold. Her achievements include selection for The Tlhagella Incubation Programme and the Javett-UP Exhibition & Networking Event, being named a Top 11 Finalist for the 2025 Blessing Ngobeni Art Prize (BNAP), and being featured on SABC News and The System's digital platform. Through her evolving practice, Mwali continues to contribute to contemporary South African ceramics while expanding her artistic research and public engagement.