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 […]