e wá wo mi (*come look at me) | Lakin Ogunbanwo | Solo Show at WHATIFTHEWORLD
WHATIFTHEWORLD 16 Buiten Street, Cape Town10 April - 8 June 2019 WHATIFTHEWORLD is pleased to present e wá wo mi (*come look at me) – a new photographic series by Nigerian artist Lakin Ogunbanwo. Central to Ogunbanwo’s latest exploration, is the culture surrounding Nigerian brides and marriage ceremonies. He uses veiled portraiture to document the complexity of his culture, and counteract the […]
Menagerie | Elsie De Beer Weich | Solo Exhibition at Association of Arts Pretoria
Association of Arts Pretoria 173 Mackie Street, Pretoria, Gauteng24 May 2019 - 12 June 2019 Pretoria artist Elsie de Beer Weich’s etchings were created with soft-ground and dry point etching techniques and printed on Hahnemühle paper. Each artwork holds a visual tension with an ambiguous aesthetic, presenting the viewer with a metaphor for association, identification, debate or future acquisitions. A menagerie is a […]
On The Mines | David Goldblatt | At The Norval Foundation
The Norval Foundation 4 Steenberg road, Steenberg Estate, Cape Town13.02.2019 - 29.08.2019 David Goldblatt’s (born South Africa, 1930) photographic series On the Mines, exhibited as a complete set for the first time, documents the communities and landscape associated with the gold mines of Gauteng, South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. This exhibition will be accompanied by texts written by Nobel Laureate, Nadine Gordimer, […]
The Heart Of The Matter | Ricky Burnett, Anton Karstel & Iaan Waldeck at Daor Contemporary
Daor Contemporary Coode Crescent, V&A Port, Cape Town5 June 2019 - 19 July 2019 Daor Contemporary is pleased to present The Heart of the Matter, an exhibition by Ricky Burnett, Anton Karstel, and Iaan Waldeck, opening on 5 June 2019 @ 6pm. The exhibition, curated by the artists themselves, was born from a shared interest in the themes of memory, temporality, the […]
Generations | Eben Beukes | Solo Exhibition at Art@Africa
Art@Africa Portswood Road, V & A Waterfront, Cape Town6 June 2019 - 3 July 2019 The solo exhibition of Eben Beukes will open on the 6th of June at Art@Clocktower gallery to celebrate the young artists emergence into the world of hyper realistic charcoal drawings. Beukes unbelievable talent came about in 2017, after never having time for art during his school career. A […]
KWAAI Vol 2. | Various Artistist at Eclectica Collection
Eclectica Contemporary Cape Town 69 Burg Street, Cape TownThe exhibition opens Thursday, 06 June 2019, 18h00 - 21h00 @ 69 Burg Street, Cape Town. KWAAI Vol.2 Despite the negative connotations that the words ‘coloured identity’ conjure, the artists exhibiting at Eclectica have chosen to celebrate this culture with the intent of creating a positive awareness of its diversity. This exhibition hopes to instill […]
Winter | A Group Exhibition at Everard Read CIRCA Cape Town
Everard Read CIRCA Cape Town 3 Portswood Road, Cape Town12 June 2019 - 19 July 2019 Everard Read CT presents a group exhibition of paintings and sculpture by a selection of artists, including Sanell Aggenbach, Philip Barlow, Deborah Bell, Nic Bladen, Arabella Caccia, Hanien Conradie, Ricky Dyaloyi, Liza Grobler, Swain Hoogervorst, Turiya Magadlela, Io Makandal, Lucinda Mudge, Brett Murray, Velaphi Mzimba, Daniel Naudé, Tracy […]
Catlin at 71 | Gail Catlin | Solo Exhibition at Everard Read Cape Town
Everard Read CIRCA Cape Town 3 Portswood Road, Cape Town12 June 2019 - 5 July 2019 Gail Catlin is known for having pioneered a new and exciting way of producing images, using liquid crystal to create "living" paintings. Though she initially developed it in collaboration with Dr Cyril Hilsum (one of the co-inventors of the hologram), Catlin pushed the boundaries of her medium in […]
Harmonia: Sacred Geometry, The Pattern of Existence | Gordon Froud | Solo Exhibition at Oliewenhuis Art Museum
Oliewenhuis Art Museum 16 Harry Smith Street, Bloemfontein, Free State26 May 2019 - 23 June 2019 Gordon Froud, well-known sculptor, Senior Lecturer in sculpture at University of Johannesburg and curator is presenting a new body of work that investigates various aspects of sacred geometry in the world around us. This exhibition extends to more than his sculptural works and includes drawing, printmaking, digital imaging, […]
The Grahamstown National Arts Festival
Grahamstown Grahamstown27 June - 7 July 2019 The National Arts Festival is an important event on the South African cultural calendar, and the biggest annual celebration of the arts on the African continent. Starting at the end of June/beginning of July, it runs for 11 days and is held in the small university city of Makhanda […]
Constellation | Group Exhibition at Deepest Darkest Contemporary Gallery
Deepest Darkest Art Gallery 20 Dixon Street, Cape Town29 June - 23 August 2019 Deepest Darkest Contemporary Gallery opens it’s winter Group Show, ‘Constellation’ on Saturday 29 June. The show features a line-up of 12 established and emerging South African artists presenting painting, drawing, sculpture, illustration, photography and mixed media works. Participating Artists: AD-Reflex Shany Van Den Berg Sarlee Van Den Berg] Bastiaan […]
Should Contemporary Art Last: A Panel Discussion | Friends of Iziko South African National Gallery
Iziko South African National Gallery Iziko South African National Gallery, Government Avenue, Company's Garden, Cape TownShould Contemporary Art Last: A Panel Discussion WHEN & WHERE: 16th July @ 1pm. Room 8, Iziko South African National Gallery Panel: Mawande Ka Zenzile, Artist, (represented by Stevenson, Cape Town & Johannesuburg.) Julia Kabat, Interium Registrar, Zeitz Mocaa Same Mduli, Manager and Curator of Standard Bank Gallery Brett Scott, Manager, Sheryn Art Collection Contemporary art […]
Star Sailors | Group Exhibition | The Viewing Room Art Gallery
The Viewing Room @ St Lorient Fashion and Art Gallery 2nd Floor of St. Lorient 492 Fehrsen Street, Brooklyn, PretoriaSTAR SAILORS UNTIL 7 September 2019 To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Art.co.za and The Viewing Room Art Gallery present a curated group exhibition featuring over 60 artists who have created artworks exploring man's infatuation with the moon and the stars. Participating Artists: Andre Naude, Carl Jeppe, Gordon Froud, Rogerio de Andrade, […]
Breastfeeding 101 | Photographic Collection by Leah Hawker | Book Launch at The Book Lounge
The Book Lounge The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland StreetBook Launch 1 August 2019 17:30 - 19:45 A project three years in the making: 101 portraits, 101 interviews and stories. Leah Hawker brings together 101 women to tell their stories about the realities of breastfeeding, a subject often hidden from the public eye. They explore personal truths, myths and attitudes towards the practice, inevitably […]
Why Should I Hesitate | William Kentridge | Sculpture Exhibition at Norval Foundation
The Norval Foundation 4 Steenberg road, Steenberg Estate, Cape TownWhy Should I Hesitate: Sculpture, will be on view at Norval Foundation and will present three-dimensional work of William Kentridge from the past 19 years. This will be the first exhibition internationally to address Kentridge’s output as a sculptor. Covering several bodies of work, and testifying to his longstanding and spontaneous improvisation when handling three-dimensional […]
Why Should I Hesitate? Putting Drawings To Work | William Kentridge | Zeitz MOCCAA Cape Town
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa Silo District, S Arm Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape TownThe largest exhibition to be held in Africa in over a decade by internationally acclaimed artist William Kentridge is set to open in Cape Town in August. The major exhibition of his work will be hosted simultaneously in two parts by the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) and Norval Foundation, opening 24 […]
LA CUCARACHA | Pieter Hugo | Solo Exhibition at Stevenson Cape Town
Stevenson Cape Town Ground, Buchanan Building, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, Cape Town27 August - 5 October 2019 STEVENSON is pleased to present La Cucaracha by Pieter Hugo, the photographer’s seventh exhibition with the gallery. This latest body of work is the result of four trips to Mexico over the last two years, each spanning close to a month, with Hugo travelling from the industrialised zone of Mexico City to […]
Liminality | Kevin Collins | Graham Modern & Contemporary JHB
Graham Modern & Contemporary Diver Road, Sandton, Johannesburg‘LIMINALITY : a series of biographic illustrations’ Artist Statement Liminality refers to the state between conscious (supraliminal) and unconscious (subliminal) which recalls so much of my working process. Dream, thought and ‘real life’ often intersect in my universe. Accused of not being able to focus at school, my world has never been one of dogged […]
Ancient Codes | Tanya Poole | Solo Exhibition at Everard Read Cape Town
Everard Read CIRCA Cape Town 3 Portswood Road, Cape Town'...thumping breathing organs Fingerprint all my genes awake, Ancient codes in each and every cell...' Nomzi Kumalo, A Human Encounter, 2014 This solo show by painter Tanya Poole examines how the act of art-making weaves together reason and instinct as it draws from rational consideration and instinctive urge, inspired by varied elements of nature, like the nest […]
Further Prototypes | Dale Lawrence | SMITH Cape Town
SMITH 56 Church Street, Cape TownFurther Prototypes, Lawrence's third solo show at SMITH, is the latest stanza in his wry inquiry into the ambitions of art and its practitioners. “Finished is dead,” says Lawrence, who chooses instead to work with the vitality of experimentation. Doing so brings action, change, motion and surprise into another distinctively considered collection of mixed media […]
Objects of Desire, Addendum | Meleko Mokgosi | Solo Exhibition at Stevenson JHB
Steveson Johannesburg 46 7th Avenue, Parktown North, JohannesburgSTEVENSON is proud to present Objects of Desire, Addendum, Meleko Mokgosi’s second solo exhibition with the gallery and his first in Johannesburg. Objects of Desire, Addendum exists as a postscript to Mokgosi’s acclaimed, long-standing visual essay, Democratic Intuition, of which Comrades, exhibited at Stevenson, Cape Town, in 2016, was the second of eight chapters. Comprising painting and sculpture, Democratic Intuition questioned how one […]
FNB Art Joburg
Sandton Convention Centre 161 Maude St, Sandown, Sandton, JohannesburgJohannesburg is the cultural and economic capital of Africa, and FNB Art Joburg is its leading art fair. We believe there is no better place than Johannesburg to show all of our best artists under one roof. Because artists are best served by strong galleries - with long-term representation, physical exhibition spaces and free entry for the […]
This Song Is For… | Gabrielle Goliath | Solo Exhibition at Iziko South African National Gallery CPT
Iziko South African National Gallery Iziko South African National Gallery, Government Avenue, Company's Garden, Cape TownGabrielle Goliath solo exhibition Gabrielle Goliath’s powerful, transcendent and hauntingly immersive, sonic installation, This song is for…, created in collaboration with survivors of abuse and musical ensembles, is on view at Cape Town’s Iziko South African National Gallery from 24 October, provides an opportunity for listeners to, in Goliath’s words, "effectively inhabit a contested space […]
Communion | Group Exhibition at Southern Guild
Southern Guild Silo 5, Silo District, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town14 November 2019 - 30 January 2020 Communion is an intimate group show that explores the connections between six artists whose work is a vehicle to navigate their personal and creative journeys. Each artist is enmeshed in their immediate milieu, using their creative process to wrestle with, work through, sanctify or release the ties that bind […]
For Paint To Dry | Gabrielle Kruger | Solo Exhibition at SMAC Gallery
SMAC 1st Floor, The Palms, 145 Sir Lowry Road Woodstock, Cape TownSMAC Gallery presents For Paint to Dry, a solo exhibition by Gabrielle Kruger. After graduating with distinction from the Michaelis School of Fine Art with a Masters of Fine Art, Gabrielle Kruger went on to complete an Artist Residency at Nirox Foundation in February 2019. She has portrayed her work in numerous exhibitions, most recently Garden Smoothie, a collaborative […]
A Portion | Tony Gum | Solo Exhibition at Christopher Moller Gallery
Christopher Moller Gallery 7 Kloofnek Road, Gardens, Cape Town22 November 2019 - 3 January 2020 A Portion is inspired by Gum’s recent experiences of a spectrum of emotions – pain, fear, rage, loss, darkness and the unknown. It goes on to eventually reconnect with, love, hope, light and joy. The exhibition is hosted by Christopher Moller Gallery in Cape Town. Their goal is to provide […]
Rise | Pop Up Art Show at ANON. Pop Up Gallery
44 On Long 44 Long Street, Cape Town25 November - 10 December 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, International Human Rights Day. The show runs daily from 25 November […]
Highly Strung | Danielle Clough | Loop Editions
Loop Editions 99 Loop Street, Cape Town28 November 2019 - 16 January 2020 Danielle Clough's first solo exhibition at Loop Editions will feature a collection of new embroideries as well as selected works from private collections and prints. Follow Loop Editions on Instagram for regular updates about this exhibition! Find out more about Danielle and her work by joining her in […]
Reawakening | Buhle Nkalashe | Solo Exhibition at Youngblood Gallery
Youngblood Gallery 70-74 Bree Street, Cape Town5 December 2019 - 2 January 2020 Buhle Nkalashe’s second solo exhibition, Reawakening, explores the mind of the artist and how he has reconnected with his inner child and been liberated by it. For this exhibition, Nkalashe experimented with different kinds of mediums, namely charcoal, oil paint, and acrylic paint and oil pastels. The artist […]
The Merlin Wall | Jooj | Youngblood Gallery
Youngblood Gallery 70-74 Bree Street, Cape TownThe opening night bears witness to the GWR adjudicator awarding the certificate to Jooj, should he beat the existing record of 20226 butterflies. While the origami butterflies are up on display, and for sale, at Youngblood until February, those interested in the event are invited to join on Thursday at 5pm. The Youngblood Arts and […]
A Foreign Land | Alastair Whitton Solo Exhibition | Barnard Gallery
Barnard Gallery 55 Main Road, Newlands, Cape Town21 January - 25 February 2020 Barnard is pleased to present A Foreign Land by Cape Town based photographer Alastair Whitton. “My first reaction to these photographs was to shiver. Two sentences came to mind, by I know not whom – ‘Africa is a cold country where the sun always shines’ and another – ‘The touch of […]
Closet | Brett Charles Seiler | Solo Exhibition at Goodman Gallery Johannesburg Viewing Room
Goodman Gallery Johannesburg Viewing Room 163 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood, Johannesburg25 January - 29 February 2020 Closet is Brett Charles Seiler’s first exhibition with Goodman Gallery. Taking the form of painting and installation, Closet continues Seiler’s ongoing interest in themes of longing, distance and nostalgia. Seiler describes his work as a straight-forward “coming of age narrative” taking place during the gay rights movement. Born in […]
I Like History, But I Like Fiction | Dennis Osadebe Solo Exhibition at Christopher Moller Art Gallery
Christopher Moller Gallery 7 Kloofnek Road, Gardens, Cape TownI LIKE HISTORY, BUT I LOVE FICTION BY DENNIS OSADEBE Dennis Osadebe (born in 1991) is a Nigerian mixed-media artist best known for his contemporary, vibrant post-pop style. Osadebe’s style is a unique blend of digital processes, which he uses to create canvasses that are subsequently layered with acrylic paint. With his characteristic use of […]
Good Feelings | Dada Khanyisa | Solo Exhibition at Stevenson JHB
Stevenson Johannesburg 46 7th Avenue, Parktown North, JohannesburgIn this latest presentation in their ‘solution-based practice’ – described as nakanjani (‘by whatever means’) – Khanyisa fractures their narrative process, creating solipsistic scenes set against the backdrop of communal living. Fundamentally isolated yet deeply entwined, each character is depicted as self-contained, complex and variable in these new single-panel works. Khanyisa states: It’s about going out culture, […]
Democrazy: A Demonstration Of Craziness | Ofentse Seshabela Solo Exhibition | Eclectica Contemporary CPT
Eclectica Contemporary Cape Town 69 Burg Street, Cape TownAs 2020 begins a new decade, the focus of Seshabela’s work is now to both reflect and project forward, presenting images that are puzzles and mirrors of the state of the world as he sees it. Democrazy: a demonstration of craziness is his solo exhibition, exhibited at Eclectica Contemporary from February to coincide with Cape […]
Un-Earth | Dylan Lewis | Solo Exhibition at Everard Read Cape Town
Everard Read 3 Portswood Road, Cape TownEverard Read CIRCA Cape Town is pleased to present Un-Earth – a solo exhibition of new works by Dylan Lewis. Opening on Thursday 6th February at 18:30, the exhibition runs until 29th February 2020.
Rites Of Passage | Group Exhibition at Gallery One11 | Curated by Lloyd Pollak
Gallery One11 111 Loop Street, Cape TownFebruary 6th - March 9th 2020 RITES OF PASSAGE: “Birth, death and every damn thing in-between” Co-Curated by Lloyd Pollak Rites of passage mark any event of major consequence in our life cycle, particularly any change in our social or sexual status. Usually they take place in societally approved ways that involve the community and some […]
Kwantlandlolo Tangerine Prays For Tabula Rasa | Yonela Makoba Solo Exhibition at FORM
FORM 66 Roeland Street, Cape Town6 February - 20 February 2020 Tangerine Prays For Tabula Rasa A Solo Exhibition By Yonela Makoba We are incredibly proud and excited to present 'Kwantlandlolo', a solo exhibition by the Orms Circle selected artist, Yonela Makoba. This is our introduction to Tangerine Water who, through this body of work, prays for 'kwantlandlolo', 'tabula rasa'; […]
Unbroken Wilderness | John Combias Photography Exhibition | The Viewing Room Art Gallery @ St. Lorient PTA
The Viewing Room Art Gallery @ St. Lorient 492 Fehrsen Street, Brooklyn Circle, 2nd Floor, PretoriaJohn Combias Photography Wherever forests have not been mowed down, wherever the animal is recessed in their quiet protection, wherever the earth is not bereft of four-footed life - that to the white man is an 'unbroken wilderness.' ― Chief Luther Standing Bear We are as much part of Mother Nature as it is part […]
Broken Land | Daylin Paul Exhibition Opening & Book Launch
FORM 66 Roeland Street, Cape TownJoin us for opening night and book launch of Broken Land by Daylin Paul on Saturday 22 February Exhibition will show at FORM from 22 February - 6 March 2020 The launch and opening of Daylin Paul’s project Broken Land, winner of the Ernest Cole Award, will take place at Form, a new and innovative […]
Staff & Alumni Exhibition | Orms Cape Town School of Photography Group Exhibition
Orms Cape Town School of Photography 4th Floor, 62 Roeland street, Gardens, Cape Town, Cape TownOrms Cape Town School of Photography are most delighted to have you participate in the Student Alumni and Staff Exhibition opening on First Thursday, 5 March 2020. We are committed to remaining connected with our student alumni and staff in providing a platform for our teaching and graduated community to showcase and sell work! This exhibition […]
A5 Art Exhibition | Group Show by Observatory Art
Kelvin Corner 170 Victoria Road, Woodstock, Cape Town23 March - 28 March 2020 A group exhibition of small works (mostly A5), various medium and themes at affordable prices! For someone starting off, buying smaller sized artworks is a foot in the door to collecting art. Buying smaller and potentially more affordable pieces gives budding art collectors the opportunity to become familiar with […]
Matt Masson Livestream
COVID-19 has affected us all, most affected are those in the creative industry with many photographers who focus on live events and gatherings being unable to work during these times. Join us for this exclusive Sony Livestream with Matt Masson. Hear from a professional about the management of his business and the development of an […]