Pieces for Paws Art Auction 16.03.2019

Artists Anton Smit (Anton Smit Sculpture Park) Aviva Dodson David Griessel Dyanne Jackson-Brown Clare Hearne Fine Art Roelof Rossouw Art Wilma Cruise (www.wilmacruise.com) Tony de Freitas Artworks Richard Scott Art Danie Brink Frans Smit Artist JD Ross Bronze Sculptures Cornelie Wolff Jean Doyle Bronzes Reece Swanepoel Artist Leonie E. Brown Anthony Evans (Ant Evans Art) Anny Maddock Art Izak and Melissa Niemann (NiemannArt) Hennie Niemann Snr Jacques Müller Art Works. Christopher Reid (ReidsArt) CaRRoL BoYeS Functional Art Shani Waldbaum Cherie Roe Dirksen René Yaffes Artist Steven Manuel Art Lara Mellon - Artist Manz Fine Art Martinus Van Tee (Martinus Illustration) Alan Raubenheimer (www.fineedgeart.co.za) Thabiso Dakamela THEMBA MKHANGELI ART Frans Thoka (Badact) Stukkie Bos Art Studio with Diane Long Mervyn Dragsund Dlamini Tendai (Ghettoceramics) MetallicArt Designs Creative Copper Contemporary Artworks by Lize Edinkira Natasha Bell Riejaat Stephanus Stefanie Rijnvis ART & Photography Therese Rink Streicher Kyle Rinquest Artist Taylor-made Art by Bernadette Taylor Lead & Brush Creations Roland Graser Allen Busendi and Zakariha Magasa Artist Lizelle Esterhuizen Lelane Hartman Bouwer Art by Lucinda Watermeyer Kelvin Chiwanza Art by Prettielilpixie- Christelle Charmaine Charni Batt Lindi Venter art Shani Mavani-Ramnarain Lorenzo Bruno Jürgen Dünhofen Art Leila Fanner - Art & Illustration Kaya Mazule Anika Joubert ANTON SMIT

Anton collects sayings about the relationship between art and the individual artist’s experience of reality.

“ Art is not to render the visible but to render visible,” he asserts, and his art achieves this in many ways. An inspiring raconteur, Anton enjoys relating tales of his struggles as a young artist. The secret to his success could be attributed to his courage and determination to forge ahead in the face of great difficulty. “Take big risks. Don’t fret about what others think. Do the most difficult thing on earth for you – do it for yourself.” "Widely revered for his overwhelming This approach paid off in spades. heads and monumental sculptures, “ A human being consists of the evoking themes of suffering, choices he makes.” reconciliation, glory and sublimation, – Anton Smit his works grace public and private collections countrywide and “ You must care about a world you internationally. can’t see.” “Spoken verse, the echoes of emotive – Bertrand Russel lyrics and the rasping of sculptures in “Creation continues incessantly progress are customary sounds through the medium of man,” Anton emitted from his studio. Larger than believes. life, Anton Smit is the embodiment of “Man himself then is mouthpiece, poetry, an apt term for this sculptor, medium and meaning all in one, and derived from the term “making”. his challenge as an artist is to create Anton forms his own language himself over and over again, finding through sculpture, the manifestation new connotations and new concepts of his passion for expression and his in given shapes, figures and faces. profound faith.” -Kathleen Thomas, Man emulates and assimilates nature, Art Curator – producing poetry in word and form.” “What distinguishes the creative Some observers have noted that this is person is his persistence and why so many of his pieces, even the determination to excel.” – Rhoma most abstract ones, manage to Ochse communicate powerfully and emotionally and why his work is possessed of a raw, earthy power that feels innately African. His body of work comprises towering human Johannesburg College of Education, figures, nudes, impressive heads, where she specialised in Art and masks, hands, angels, floating and Music. Clare also acquired a further stretching figures, warriors as well as Diploma (MBD) enabling her to teach abstract works, using mostly steel, intelligent children with learning metal, fiberglass and bronze. difficulties such as Dyslexia and Anton likes to imbue his work with an various other perceptual illusion of movement or gesture, shortcomings. bodies curling up or limbs reaching out to the onlooker, inspirational “action figures” projecting tremendous emotion, a call to movement. He works with metals and stones, also creating a unique iron and polymer cast mixture,which combines metal with several other mediums."

For a full list of Antons exhibits, his sculpture Park and his bio visit his website: www.antonsmit.co.za

CLARE HEARNE

During her twenty five years of teaching young children Clare derived much pleasure from teaching art to children, but she had little time to devote to her own painting. In teaching children with learning disabilities, Clare discovered just how important art is as a therapeutic tool. Art classes helped to build confidence, and art projects helped to relax these young strugglers.

Clare Hearne (nee Spedding) was born This discovery lead to her resigning in Krugersdorp in 1943. Art was always from her teaching post, and opening a very important part of Clare’s life as her own Art Studio, where she taught her mother was an art teacher. young children, young adults (Matric In her primary years she attended pupils) and adults. Opening the studio Krugersdorp North School, and then encouraged Clare to begin to take her completed her education at own painting more seriously, and she Krugersdorp High School, where she became a member of the Watercolour received the Art Award for excellent Society of South Africa, The Miniature achievement. She went on to study at Society of Painters and the Brush and Chisel Club of Johannesburg. In 2001 Clare and her husband retired to live in Dana Bay in the Western Cape. Living in Dana Bay granted more time to paint, and with so much beauty on display in the Cape, she became a full time artist.

She received commissions from Corporate Companies in Namibia, as well as many of her paintings being displayed in businesses in the travel industry. Her paintings hang in many homes throughout South Africa, the United Kingdom, Germany and Canada.

Clare believes that her paintings should arise from what truly fascinates her and stirs her in some special way.

She expresses her passion on canvas through medium of oils, pastels and watercolours. At present, Clare resides in Johannesburg.

FRANS SMIT

process revolves. A hybrid of current

and past art movements, give way to a

new visual language, evident in his

latest body of work.

Reaching into the past, Smit derives

inspiration from 13th–17th century

European portraits, biblical scenes and

still life.

Composition and subject serve as a

starting point for both paintings and

fine art photography. Reimagining old masters paintings into The latter of which is a continuation of contemporary artworks is the centre his still life series ‘Debitum Naturae’, around which Frans Smit’s creative (The Debt of Nature) 2014. A visual analogy to the human condition, a photography symbol of both life and the On canvas, the artist wields a wide inevitability of our own mortality. range of contemporary mediums and Smit demonstrates his skill as a fine art practices that are carefully brought photographer by invoking thoughts of into balance with highly orthodox and still life paintings by Old Dutch classical approaches to painting. Masters. Famous and lesser known Emulating their use of dramatic masterpieces by Rembrandt, John lighting; dark backgrounds give way to Singer Sargent, Van Eyck, Velazquez luminescent floral rrangements. Also and others are given new life and characteristic of this period are the meaning. extensive positive spaace where flowers and foliage take up much of Realistically rendered segments the image, and are captured in great reference the originating images and detail. convey a sense of logical perspective. They serve as an anchor from which Smit blends seemingly contradictory Smit experiments with graffiti, motion materials and art forms as if to link painting, abstraction and a variety of contemporary artworks with old new modern materials including masters in their mutual pursuit to metallic and neon paints. capture luminescence. Street artists are symbolically represented in the A classic example of Smit’s new visual works with black painted spray cans language is “After Sargent lady in that appear to be casually placed Blue’. The portrait by John Singer within the composition. A second Sargent is easily recognised by; the reference is made with metallic spray composition and pose, by the paint that glisten on the dark prominent blue and silver satin gown background. A commentary on the worn by nobles of his century. It is recent shift of perceptions that graffiti rendered with loose brushstrokes, artists like Banksy are makers of fine acknowledging the classical colour art, their works appearing in galleries palette. and at auction in the past decade. Blurred against the dark background Smit’s photographs are an intersection are whispers of graffiti, faintly visible of the past and present, paying which harmonise against the dark homage to masters of old, and brown background. Less subtle is the honouring practices of modern and bright orange flat plane that appears contemporary creatives. to sit over and then drip off the curls of dark hair piled over a feminine ear The result is highly aesthetic and and neckline. The figurative ear gives conceptually complex fine art way to impasto abstraction of the facial features, a concept Smit has deeply explored for the last three years.

As a last transgressive action, heavy red pain is flicked across all layers binding each contradictory aspect together as a whole grounding the work.

Smit has masterfully created balance seen throughout his paintings and photography, in order to cohesively tell a new story from old. The viewer is taken on a visual adventure back and forth through the passage of time by connecting visual and conceptual notions and practices from over 5 centuries with the present.

Smit currently works at his Studio in

Woodstock, as a full time artist.

LIZE DU PLESSIS

"I was born in South Africa as the youngest sibling in my family. I have grown up in a loving house that was always filled with music, good food

and art with a mom that was a pianist, cellist and a music teacher as well as a very creative dad, two sisters and a brother that is a renowned Architect.

I completed my schooling at the National School Of Arts in

Johannesburg in 1982 and went on to artwork in every home that inspires study BA Fine Arts but was too much people and make collectors appreciate of a rebel and started off as a graphic my work is. designer, followed some other ventures in my life and realized how I have been invited to galleries but much I missed my art and for the past prefer commissions and to market my few years put my heart and soul into own work. I have standing clients that it. This combined with my love for keep me busy with commissions for music and creating good food makes their homes and offices. I love being me a very satisfied artist. I have this an artist and help people see the constant yearning that is only fulfilled creative side of life. once I do something creative every day. What inspires me? Everything. We are surrounded by events, music, people, I have travelled extensively and lived architecture, emotion. I believe that in Mozambique and most parts of there is so much for us to take in. South Africa. I settled in Ballito, Artists may have bad days like Dolphin Coast, KZN, South Africa everybody else but with all the senses where I have my studio as well as and things that surrounds us, how can GinasBnB. Since I can remember I we not be inspired. As long as I can loved being creative and was always create I am free." drawn to drawing but as the commission's started coming in I started doing more painting and I love Acrylic, Oils and Mixed Media equally as well as trying different techniques.

I have my own style and although I learn from other artists I do not strive to be like others just be better at what I do. I have fun with my art but take it very seriously as I do writing poetry. I have done a few group exhibitions and were recognized and won a few accolades.

Winning a competition has never been the biggest ambition in my life, being my own competitor and providing an ROELOF ROSSOUW

exhibitions in South Africa, London, Cheltenham, Glasgow, Jersey, Galway, Armagh (N. Ireland) San Francisco, Miami and New York.

REPRESENTED The Sage Group, Anglo-Vaal; Mount Grace Hotel, Magaliesburg; The Woodburn Mann Art Collection; Rupert International; The Pretoria Art Museum; Clint Eastwood and many private collections in South Africa and Roelof was born in 1957, and grew up throughout the world in Benoni, near Johannesburg. A painter of figures, city and landscapes, REFERENCES harbours and gardens. Works mainly ART FAIRS INTERNATIONAL VOL 19 in oils, but also collage, acrylic and SUMMER 2012 pg 25 mixed medium. Rossouw has travelled widely overseas (Painting vacations in PRETORIA Artist Impressions 1857- Italy, France, Ukraine and USA) 2001 by Eric Bolsman THE ARTISTS OF THE WATERBERG by Sas Kloppers 1979-1981 Studied at the Johannesburg School of Art gaining a National Diploma in Art and Design AWARDS 1982-1990 Employed by the Medical First prize - Front Cover Competition University of Southern Africa as for Eric Bolsmann's book on Pretoria graphic artist and medical illustrator First, second and third place in the 1992 Started painting seriously on a 2014 American Art Awards: Category daily basis Human Impressionism. 2001 Moved to Robertson, Western Cape Province

EXHIBITIONS 1988-2017 A total of 40 solo exhibitions at top galleries in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Cheltenham UK and Montreal, Canada

1999 Three-man exhibition at the Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow 1991-2014 Numerous group MARTINUS VAN TEE AMY- MARIE WATSON

Martinus van Tee is a South African Born in 1995 (Zimbabwe). Currently illustrator and animator. living in Johannesburg, South Africa. Born in Johannesburg, Martinus "Art is the language through which I attended the National school of Arts in translate my thoughts. Braamfontein. He moved to the Western Cape in 2011, and works as freelance illustrator and caricature Growing up on a farm in Zimbabwe artist. instilled great respect for wildlife and their natural habitats. His work is inspired by folk music, blues songs, and the people and My passion is wildlife, creating art that landscapes of the Western Cape. gives them a voice and helps create Creamy gouache on watercolour awareness for conservation. I am paper is his medium of choice. currently working on an endangered species series, focusing on wildlife in When he finds time, he creates short Africa. animated musical shorts. His most recent cartoon, Best Bud I would love for people to look at my Blues(inspired by his pet pooch) will work and think about the animal or be screening at various international the environment and realise we need film festivals in 2017. to make a change and that the planet Martinus lives with his wife, Natasha wasn't ours to begin with." and their little dog, Jeff in Stellenbosch.

AVIVA DODSON LINDI VENTER

"I always have moments of reflection "I paint with the colour's soul during the execution of the paintings. giving its deserved voice I work To reflect is to look within oneself- a with ideas around memory and quality which inspired me to look at chance” the emotions of the subject or how My autobiographical work is one felt or will feel when looking at it. mainly inspired by the My intent is to create art that allows expressionistic in life. The urge one the opportunity to look back and to feel something. It is born in think." the subconscious and reveals itself through art. It is a single moment in time - a celebration of subjective truth."

LARA MELLON 2017 - Trailing the Trappists, Mariannhill Monastery, Kzn RSA - Group Exhibition 2017 - Art In The Yard, Franschhoek - Curated Group Exhibition - Taken Beyond 2017 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - Member's Exhibition - Character

2016 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - Buzzart Exhibition 2016 - The Breathing Space - Transitions - Curated (Grace Kotze Projects)

2016 - The Loading Bay Gallery - Still, Through Forests 2016 - The Loading Bay Gallery - Through Forests

2016 - The Loading Bay Gallery - Group Exhibition - Curated (Grace Kotze) "Sometimes I find myself walking 2016 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - Member's casually through life. Most times I'm Exhibition - Invisible - Collaborative running. Sometimes, I'm crawling, Exhibition with Joan Martin grappling ... searching. And then there are those spectacular times that I feel 2015 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - BuzzArt to be flying. There are few times that I Exhibition stand. And I am still. In all instances, 2015 - The Breathing Space - First I'm 'finding things'. I'm constantly Glimpse - Group Exhibition discovering and learning. 2015 - Studio 3 - Dee Donaldson Fundraiser - Group Exhibition

2015 - Longmund Gallery - Free to Be - Creating art keeps me sane, brings Group Exhibition about balance, connects me with 2015 - artSpace Durban - Threads - myself, my context and with those Group Exhibition - Curated (Karen around me. I get to understand things Bradtke) better. Mostly, creating art makes me 2015 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - Member's enormously happy, and ensures I'm Exhibition - Transformation, much nicer to live with ..." Incubation, Activation (runner up)

2014 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - Exhibitions: Understory - with Joan Martin 2018 - Art in The Yard, Franschhoek - Still, Taken Beyond 2013 - Fat Tuesday, Kloof, RSA - 2018 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - Member's Silence of the Lands - Joint Exhibition Exhibition - Disrupt - 2nd Runner Up (Joan Martin, Maggie Strachan, Ana de Vlieg) 2013 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - SA Exhibition "Green" - 3rd Prize Ceramics Exhibition - by invitation to 2008 - artSPACE Berlin - "Rich Terrain" exhibit with members - Joint Exhibition (Roz Cryer) 2008 - Coningsby Gallery, London - 2012 - Fat Tuesday, Kloof, RSA - Lost, Joint Exhibition (Maggie Strachan) Found and Stolen - Joint Exhibition 2008 - Tatham Gallery, Pmb RSA - (Joan Martin, Maggie Strachan) Garett Artists - Curated: Jeanette 2012 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - Member's Gilkes Exhibit "Red" - Collaborative work entered with Joan Martin 2007 - artSPACE Durban, RSA - "Earth, Light and Spirit" - Joint Exhibition (Roz 2011 - New York, Starfish Foundation - Cryer, Maggie Strachan) Great Hearts 2007 - artSPACE Durban - Garett 2011 - Chauny, Aisne - France - The Artists - Curated: Jeanette Gilkes Monkeys of Wisdom 2007 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - Members 2011 - Tatham Gallery, Pmb RSA - The Exhibition "The Naked Truth" - Merit Fabulous Picture Show Award 2011 - Fat Tuesday, Kloof RSA - Two Goats and a Dog - Joint Exhibition 2006 - SUN CITY, RSA - Positive (Joan Martin, Maggie Strachan) Exhibition

2010 - Tatham Gallery, Pmb RSA - The 2005 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - Member's Fabulous Picture Show Exhibition - Runner up 2010 - The everyONEcounts campaign - see www.everyonecounts.co.za 2004 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - Member's 2010 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - Member's Exhibition Exhibit "On Line" 2010 - Durban Art Gallery, RSA - 2003 - DURBAN ART GALLERY - Women's Day Exhibition Heritage Day Exhibition 2003 - PMB TATHAM GALLERY - Garett 2009 - Tatham Gallery, Pmb RSA - The Artists - Curated: Jeanette Gilkes Fabulous Picture Show 2009 - artSPACE Durban - Friends - 2002 - artSCENE, Durban RSA - Joint Group Exhibition Exhibition (Maggie Strachan) Curated: 2009 - Wildlands Art for Conservation, Deanne Donaldson Sibaya Durban, RSA 2009 - KwaNyoni, Kloof RSA - Group Annual Exhibit 2009 - KZNSA Gallery, Durban RSA - Finalist for "Nivea Start" 2009 - VEO, Cape Town, RSA - Animal - Member Group Exhibition 2009 - Upstairs @ Bamboo, Jhb RSA - Scratching Surfaces 2009 - Kizo Art Gallery, Umhlanga RSA - Scratching Surfaces 2009 - KZNSA, Durban RSA - Member CHRISTOPHER REID

act of creation, and hope to help people who view my artwork appreciate the beauty already around them. Too many people stumble through life without enjoying nature. Art is a form of communication and it is as important what you say as how you say it. I am an optimist at heart and I choose to use my art to talk about beauty.

Born July 1st 1975 Discovery, Since nature provides the inspiration Transvaal, South Africa for art, I enjoy painting en plein air so Christopher Reid is an internationally that I can be out in nature and recognized artist that paints incorporate all the senses into my everything from portraits to paintings and better communicate an landscapes to wildlife. experience of the place.

Reid paints in pastel, acrylic, When I paint from photographs, I am watercolor, and charcoal. His style has able to incorporate all the information been described as “contemporary I have observed from direct realism with an emphasis on color and experience about color and light into depth.” His art is in private collections my paintings. My portraits are around the world. informed by the thousands of life drawings I have done.” Reid was born in South Africa, but moved to the US with his family at an Selected Exhibitions early age. There he studied art at the 2018 famous Savannah College of Art & International Watercolor Society Design. He founded an advertising Exhibition, Hong Museum, Shanghai firm to pay for his college and worked SASA 112th Annual Exhibition, in graphic design for years before Kirstenbosch, South Africa returning his focus to his true love of CAS 2018 Winter Exhbitiion, fine art. Kirstenbosch, South Africa Kalfiefees 2018 Juried Art Exhibition, Hermanus, South Africa He moved back to South Africa in 2015 Visual Safari – Annual Wildlife to spend time with family and explore Exhibition, The Cape Gallery, Cape his homeland’s scenery and culture. Town, South Africa A Thread Runs Through It – Artist’s Statement Collaborative Exhibition, Hermanus, “I am passionate about art, enjoy the South Africa En Plein Air – solo exhibition by Contemporary Art, Kirstenbosch, Christopher Reid, The Cape Gallery, South Africa Cape Town, South Africa SASA Merit Exhibition, Kirstenbosch, Solo Show – Chardonnay, Constantia, South Africa South Africa CAS 2017 Members’ Summer Noordhoek Plein Air Festival, Exhibition, Kirstenbosch, South Africa Noordhoek, South Africa 2016 IWSSA National Watermedia WCAS Merit Exhibition, Betty’s Bay, Exhibition, Seapoint, South Africa South Africa WCAS Merit Exhibition, Somerset Faces & Figures Juried Exhibition, West, South Africa Bright Street Gallery, , Original Cape Artists, Kirstenbosch, South Africa South Africa Art In The Park 2016, , Professional Cape Artists, South Africa Kirstenbosch, South Africa SASA 110th Annual Exhibition 2016, SASA Merit Exhibition, Kirstenbosch, Kirstenbosch, South Africa South Africa SASA Members 2 Exhibit, CAS Spring Show, Kirstenbosch, South Kirstenbosch, South Africa Africa AVA Gallery 2016 Members’ Exhibition 2017 Cape Town, South Africa Freedom In Art, Cape Town City Hall, Kalfiefees 2016 Juried Art Exhibition, South Africa Hermanus, South Africa SASA 2017 Members 2 Exhibition, The Cyber Art Show, Bucksport, ME, Kirstenbosch, South Africa USA 2017 Portrait Awards Top 100, Hermanus Fyn Arts Tondo Rust en Vrede, , South Competition, Hermanus, South Africa Africa SASA Members Exhibit, Kirstenbosch, SASA 111th Annual Exhibition, South Africa Kirstenbosch, South Africa Gallery On The Square, Clarens, South CAS 2017 Winter Exhbitiion, Africa – “Christopher Reid” Kirstenbosch, South Africa Rosebank Art Precinct, Johannesburg, Winter Life Exhibition, The Studio Art South Africa Gallery, , South Africa Northern Cape Artists Exhibition, Kalfiefees 2017 Juried Art Exhibition, Kimberley, South Africa Hermanus, South Africa 2015 Benguela Cove 2017 Life Drawing Jazzcars Gallery, Wilmington, NC – Exhibition, Hermanus, South Africa “Reflection: The Art Of Christopher 2017 Tollman Bouchard Finlayson Reid” Tondo Competition, Hermanus, South Tidal Creek, Wilmington, NC Africa The American Art Jury Homecoming : The Art Of Christopher “Spring/Summer Show” Reid, George, South Africa Greenhill 2015 Winter Show WCAS Easter Exhibition, Betty’s Bay, “NC Open Plein Air Paint Out” South Africa Landfall Foundation “16th Annual Art Touched By Passion, Johannesburg, Show & Sale” South Africa Boone Community Network “Plein-Air Art Portfolio Exhibition Of Paint Out” Maria V. Howard Center “58th Occasional Art Gallery “Art of National Juried Multimedia Art Christopher Reid, Ben Sartorius, & Exhibition” Barb Scalia” Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Wrightsville Beach Museum “Historic Gardens En Plein Air” Wilmington Art Association “Art In The Cary Arts Center – “Plein Air Art Arboretum” Auction and Gala” Arts Council Of Wilmington “275th American Juried Art Salon “22nd Anniversary Plein Air” International Exhibition” Cameron Art Museum “State Of The Wrightsville Beach Museum Art/ Art Of The State” Colors Of Humanity Art Gallery “Open Organizations 2015 Show” South African Society of Artists (SASA) Canape – “Figuration” Exhibit Western Cape Artists’ Society (WCAS) Sampson Arts Council “2015 Juried International Watercolor Society Show” South Africa (IWSSA) Country Head Fuquay-Varina “2015 Juried Plein Air Country Sketchers Paint Out” Art Society (CAS) City Of Southport “Plein Air Paint-Out” South African Portrait Society (SAPS) Carolina’s Got Art “May Competition” South African Plein Air Painters Carolina’s Got Art “June Salon” (SAPAP) Wilmington Art Association “33rd Urban Sketchers, Cape Town Annual Juried Spring Show” Transparent Watercolor Society of The Artist Table “The Figure – America (TWSA) International Competition” Visual Arts Network South Africa Contemporary Art Gallery Online “All (VANSA) Paintings International Competition” North Carolina Plein Air Painters Linus Galleries “Portraiture” Fellowship Of Plein Air Painters ArtBar Raleigh “Freeze & Thaw” Awards Linus Galleries “The Blue Show” Top 30 worldwide – International Fine Arts League Of Cary “20th Annual Watercolor Exhibition, China Juried Exhibition” (September 2018) The Artist Table “Be Still – Best Pastel – SASA 112th Annual International Still Life Competition” Exhibition (August 2108) American Juried Art Salon “21st Highly Commended Acrylic – SASA International Exhibition” 112th Annual Exhibition (August 2018) Kinston Community Council For The Highly Commended Pastel – SASA Arts “Juried Plein Air Paint Out” 112th Annual Exhibition (August 2018) Colors Of Humanity Art Gallery “Open 1st Place – SAA March Challenge, UK 2015 Show” (March 2018) Arts Council of Wayne County “3rd Best in Class – Acrylic – Western Cape Annual National Juried Fine Arts Artists’ Society Annual Merit Exhibition” Exhibition (March 2018) 2014 Highly Commended Acrylic – Western Linus Galleries “The Seasons” Cape Artists’ Society Annual Merit New York Art Collection “Still Life Exhibition (March 2018) Painting 2014-2015 International Best in Class – Watercolor – Western Online Juried Art Competition” Cape Artists’ Society Annual Merit Exhibition (March 2018) Beyond – May/June 2016 issue Commended Pastel – Western Cape Best In Show – International Gallery Of Artists’ Society Annual Merit The Arts – Top 100 Open Competition Exhibition (March 2018) (March 2016) People’s Choice – Freedom In Art 1st Place – Weekly Art Battle’s Exhibition (November 2017) Serenity Contest (December 2015) 2nd Place – Constantiaberg Art Society 1st Place – World Of Art Awards Founder’s Trophy Competition (September 2015) (November 2017) Best In Category (still life) – Landfall 3rd Place – South African Portrait Foundation’s 16th Annual Art Show & Society (October 2017) Sale (August 2015) Top 100 Finalist 2017 SANLAM Portrait 2nd Place – Boone Community Awards (September 2017) Network Plein Air Paint Out (August 1st Place – Still Life Painting & Drawing 2015) Contest (August 2017) 1st Place – in For The Love Of Water Commended – SASA 111th Annual contest (July 2015) Exhibition (August 2017) 1st Place – Fathers That Love Their 2nd Place – SASA Figure/Portrait Children contest (June 2015) Competition (July 2017) 1st Place – Action Watercolor 1st Place – 2017 FynArts Life Drawing Paintings contest (June 2015) Competition (June 2017) 2nd Place – Action Watercolor People’s Choice – Pastel Landscapes Paintings contest (June 2015) Competition Jackson’s UK(June 2017) 2nd Place – A Single Flower contest 1st Place – Fun With Acrylic Painting (June 2015) Self Portrait Contest (January 2017) Merit Award – Maria V. Howard 1st Place – Footprints Of Audubon Center 58th National Juried contest (January 2017) Multimedia Art Exhibition (June 2015) Judges’ Award – Western Cape Artists’ 2nd place – Sajalskder contest (June Society Annual Merit Exhibition 2015) (January 2017) Selected as Featured Artist on Weebly Best Watercolor – Western Cape blog (June 2015) Artists’ Society Annual Merit 1st place – Inner Insect contest (June Exhibition (January 2017) 2015) Best Acrylic – Western Cape Artists’ 1st place – Paintings Of An Actual Society Annual Merit Exhibition Dream contest (June 2015) (January 2017) 1st place – 5 Star Artist Featured 3rd Place – Constantiaberg Art Contest (June 2015) Society’s Founders Trophy 2nd place – Cary Plein Air Paint The Competition (November 2016) Town (May 2015) Merit Award – Richeson75’s 2nd place – Kinston Plein Air Paint-Out International Animals, Birds & Wildlife (May 2015) (November 2016) 1st place – Weekly Art Battle’s Eyes 1st Place – Imagine-Create-Do (July contest (May 2015) 2016) 1st place – Water And Birds Featured Artist on The Cyber Art Show Traditional Paintings contest (May (July 2016) 2015) Publisher Choice Award – Art & 1st place – Portrait Paintings contest (May 2015) 2015) 1st place – New Mexico Paintings Chosen as special feature – The contest (May 2015) Gallery Wall FAA (March 2015) 1st place – Rose Paintings contest 1st place – Painted Kittens -Traditional (May 2015) Mediums Only (March 2015) 1st place – Cats-Only Paintings contest 1st place – March Hare contest (March (May 2015) 2015) 2nd Best In Show – Southport Plein Air 2nd place – Favorites contest (March Paint-Out 2015 (April 2015) 2015) Best In Show – Sampson Arts Council 2nd place – Magic of Winter contest 2015 Juried Show (April 2015) (March 2015) 2nd place – Nature contest(April 2015) 1st place – Family Pets contest (March 2nd place – Fuquay-Varina Plein Air 2015) Paint-Out (April 2015) 1st place – Sad Faces and Feelings 1st place – Cutest Kittens Ever contest contest (March 2015) (April 2015) Juried exhibition winner – Linus 2nd place – Nature contest (April Gallery’s The Blue Show (February 2015) 2015) 1st place – Human Portraits in Chosen as special feature – FAA Watercolor (April 2015) Challenge Group (February 2015) 2nd place – Un-Celebrity contest (April 2nd place – Most Beautiful Cat 2015) Painting contest (February 2015) 2nd place – Human Face Expressions 2nd place – Rabbits in Drawings & contest(April 2015) Paintings contest (February 2015) 2nd place – Un-Celebrity contest (April 1st place – Squirrels Painting and Hand 2015) Drawings contest (February 2015) 1st place – Ideart Spring Show contest 2nd place – Eyes Paintings Only (April 2015) contest (January 2015) 1st place – Artists Table “The Figure” 1st place – The American Juried Art International Competition (March Salon’s 21st International Exhibition 2015) (January 2015) Honorable mention – Artists Table Selected as Noteworthy – Colors of “The Figure” international competition Humanity Art Gallery’s Open 2015 (March 2015) Show (January 2015) 2nd place – International Watercolor Juried Exhibition Winner – Linus Competition (March 2015) Galleries for The Seasons (December 2nd place- Cephalapod contest (March 2014) 2015) Featured – painting of Bobby Honorable mention – Contemporary Szponder – Viet Nam War Memorial Art Gallery Online’s “All Paintings” Portfolio Scholarship – Savannah international competition(March College of Art & Design (2000) 2015) SAT Scholarship – Savannah College of Juried Exhibition Winner – Linus Art & Design (2000) Galleries Portraiture Show (March Full Scholarship – UNCG (1993) 2015) Education Featured as an International 1999-2001 Savannah College Of Art & Contemporary Emerging Artist (March Design (BFA) 1997-1999 UNC-Wilmington (Studio Teaching Experience Art w/ Minors in Art History, English, Reid has taught all levels of students in French) the US and South Africa in classroom 1996-1997 Cape Fear Community settings and privately, and College (Photography, Studio Art) international students online He has 1993-1994 UNC-Greensboro experience teaching all media and (Computer Science, Studio Art) everything from teaching absolute 1992-1993 New Hanover High School beginners to draw, to advanced-level (highschool diploma) color theory. He is currently traveling 1991-1992 Darlington School and teaching workshops in South *earned Dean’s List every semester at Africa. SCAD, UNCW, & CFCC **additional courses and degrees: Anatomy (UNC), Marketing, Business Administration, Graphic Design, Art History, CIS, Emergency Management, Spanish ***extracurricular experience: Seahawk Newspaper, varsity sports (lacrosse, soccer, tennis, volleyball, swimming); chess club, art club, French club, intramural raquetball Certifications Emergency Planning (FEMA, License IS-00235.a, October 2011) Emergency Program Manager (FEMA, License IS-00001, September 2011) Introduction To Hazardous Materials (FEMA, License IS-00005.A, October 2011) Fundamentals Of Emergency Management (FEMA, License IS- 00230.b, October 2011) Radiological Emergency Management (FEMA, License IS-00003, October 2011) Incident Command System ICS-100 (FEMA, License IS-00100.b, November 2011) Napolean Hill Foundation (April 2007) Life Guard Certification (Georgia, July 1991 – July 1994) ACT National Career Readiness Certificate – Gold (License 207153, April 2014) Duolingo Spanish Fluency: Advanced Duolingo French Fluency: Intermediate STEVEN MANUEL RENE YAFFES

"My art deals with subjects like Rene Yaffes is a designer and loneliness, fear, depression and the visual artist who trained as a taboo thoughts that people keep textile and fashion designer at hidden inside themselves. Those the C.P.U.T. She describes her moments when people feel most style of painting as alone. 'contemporary gesture'

When they feel that nobody understands what they are going through, that nobody could ever understand. When they are at the edge of hope and need a light to show them the way out.

I hope that by creating these artworks they can see that there are others like them, other people who will understand. I hope that they find each other through my work and help each other heal the wounds they suffer from"

JEAN DOYLE DIANE LONG

Diane Long is a self-taught South African artist currently residing in the tranquil bushveldt of the North West Province. Born in August 1970, her Jean Doyle is an internationally- passion for drawing and painting recognised sculptor from South Africa started at a very early age. whose trademark of the fuller female- figure offers interesting social She started recording her creations critiques. only later in life. More serious painting started in 1991, 1998, 2005/2006, Please explore the website further 2010. Mostly painting for friends and where Jean Doyle has presented family but nothing serious. Life got in several aspects of her bronze work – the way of her passion for art. In 2013 the Spirit of Women bronze she moved to the beautiful bushveld sculptures, the African Images, some and it is here in the tranquillity of Miniature bronzes and Life-size bronze nature that she found her creative sculptures. energy again. 2014 marked her first Jean has won international year. commissions which include the famous Just Nuisance in Simon’s Town, South Africa, two diamond miners for Diamonds South Africa (Pty) Ltd; and Kifangondo, Angola’s National Monument which depicts National Freedom. Kifangondo is considered to be one of the largest artworks on the African Continent – it weighs just under 8 tonnes, stands 9 metres high and took just under a year to complete. LUCINDA WATERMEYER

encompasses the full life circle and the happy place she embraced, signed Lucinda Watermeyer. This new life is also signified in her colorful artwork these days, a true reflection of the joy of life she has come to experience.

"Color makes the world's difference. This has become my own unique life motto and I embrace the NOW of every day in the bright and glorious From a very young age Lucinda way given to me and my family and expressed herself creatively, driven by that is what I express in my art, to in- divine inspiration and never following Light you when you embrace my any trends - only that inspiration lead artwork. May each piece provide you by heart – a natural artistic outflow with Light, and Love and Life - from my from a very young age. During her heart to yours." studies as journalist in the 1990's, her passion for expression was many times the outlet of a heart filled with Lucinda now resides in the beautiful beauty which she always shared with Garden Route in the Western Cape, those who embrace her art. surrounded by regional botanicals, a personal favorite theme for her art work, but also follow divine inspiration Her words became her passion and as inspiration. each work of art holds a story to the beholder, a written certificate of authenticity that explains to the buyer Her work is available at a few local art the impression expressed in the art galleries but can be viewed at her work. home on appointment.

The many stages of her life, including Impressum the hard road of love lost, despair, the True artists hold the continual ability joy of childhood, betrayal, divorce and to follow their OWN inspiration and continual adoration for love has taken create with passion following the her art to intense levels and for all her theme of their own artistic ability. career as artist, the familiar signature Their work is never a replica or a copy of her art work, was only her name. of themes, work, creation and inspiration of other artists as their heart remains true to their inner Now, in the late stage of her life, she being, following divine guidance and has found true love and for the first inspiration of their higher self. time her artwork signature I do not copy therefore I don't follow other artists or artistic or commercial trends as I am a 'limited edition' in person by heart and a expressionist by divinity. Every artwork I create is truly original and no duplication in trend, commercialized style or copies of any other artist are guaranteed - a personal rule I follow - with regards to commissions I create too. Should my work, creations, themes do inspire you, at least provide your copy of my work with the respected recognition to me as the original artist.

PETER MAJAHA MUBI LELANE HARTAN BOUWER

"I consider myself to be a slave to Art. "The world of art enchanted me from from Art school I only had one year in a very young age. My mother formal employment( as a screen cultivated that interest and my father printer) before the slave master pulled encouraged it, which led to a deep me back in. I love art, it is my absolute rooted love for art and aesthetics. passion, it is like this force inside that In my painted world the business of sometimes threatens to explode and modern living makes room for a world engulf me." beautified with the calmness and serenity of nature. Living in different parts of the country, my wonderful husband and I are always on the lookout for new inspiration and new things to learn.

SHANI WALDBAUM

In 2001 I moved back to Johannesburg where I currently reside and continue to explore the world of art, expanding my knowledge of media. In 2013 I joined the Superblur Art movement & continue to produce works true to the movement. (See Superblur Art Movement Manifesto.)

My works either feature around livingness & my abhorrence of injustice & inequality, around fun, naughtiness & the spirit of play or around abstract subjects, the likes of "I was born in Harrismith, South Africa thought, emotion & philosophy. in 1975. At the age of 4 I moved to Durban where I was exposed to the I have a firm belief that life is serious Zulu nation & its culture. I became business & should be taken seriously; fascinated with the influence the but one should never, ever be serious Western world has had on this culture about it!" & because of this fascination, depicted the influence of the West on Africa in a collection of oil paintings.

In 1990 I moved to Johannesburg and matriculated in 1992. I studied art at school but am mainly self taught. I moved back to Durban after matric and supported myself through art while studying photography at Technikon Natal.

By 1995 – the year my daughter was born – I was well acquainted with the usual art forms such as drawing, painting, print making, sculpture & mosaics. I became intrigued with living, moving art & decided to take this further. So I apprenticed in the art of tattooing & became a tattoo artist.

This inspired me to produce a collection of paintings inspired by different tattoo styles.

JOHANNES DANIEL LOMBARD (alias J.D. Ross) the facilities and expertise of Renzo Vignali Artistic Foundry.

Established in 1931, this is the oldest and most revered artistic foundry in South Africa, headed by Carlo Gamberini, a man whose family has been involved in casting the works of some of this countries best know and loved artists such as Anton van Wouw and William Kentridge.

Born 1950 in South Africa and spent Only 5 limited editions of each piece most of his formative years in the are cast which make each piece a Klaserie Game Reserve bordering the collectors item. Kruger National Park. Here he was influenced by the indigenous Shangaan people who taught him the lore of the bush.

His bronze work reflects his intimate knowledge of the habitat, anatomy and behaviour of the birds and wild game.

His latest collection and work consist of raw material harvested from the African bush. JD Ross, with his keen eye for the unusual incorporate the raw wooden materials into his sculptures both while sculpturing and during casting.

The effect created by this technique is not only unique to his style but also non-replicate-able.

Experimentation with castings done at some of South Africa’s best known foundries led JD Ross to select and use HENNIE NIEMANN SNR

correspondence with Gregoire Boonzaier who showed an interest in Hennie and his art for quite a period, and it was ultimately Gregoire’s encouragement that led to him moving to Onrus, and becoming Gregoire’s neighbour and

painting partner. Side by side they would paint trees, scenery and still life paintings together, and to this day Gregoire’s influence is noticeable in some of Hennie’s works.

Early in his career Hennie studied Pieter Wenning and of course Gregoire Boonzaier, and later discovered the French Impressionists, Hennie was born in 1941 and had a normal, quiet middle class childhood. like Monet, Vuillard, and shortly after He grew up quite independently as the that, the Flemish expressionists like Constant Permeke, and Gustaaf de only boy amongst four sisters. He always had an intense interest in art Smet, and they all had had a great and books, and would spend hours as impact on his life. a child looking at framed art in shop windows, or look up different As a young adult Hennie attended artworks in the books of the school’s retrospective exhibitions abroad, for library. instance artists like Soutine, Degas, Van Gogh, Rouault, Bonnard, Seurat, Picasso to name a few. As a child he experimented extensively with media available to him at the time, and sometimes used the back of Later on, German expressionism also a cereal box to draw on. He also became one of my favourite art showed a love for sport and was at movements like Max Pechstein and age twelve the youngest entrant up to Otto Mueller, and his paintings often that date of the well-known Naval Hill reflect a combination of Flemish - and Race. German Expressionism.

He qualified as a teacher in 1964 and Father Claerhout also made a huge after 19 years of teaching decided to impact on him, and expressionism move to Onrus to persue a full time became a style that he became career as an artist. He shared a lengthy associated with. During Hennie’s time as a teacher at Tweespruit agricultural school, he became very good friends with Father Claerhout. His generous attitude towards others, and his humble demeanor made a great impression on Hennie, and it guides his life to this day.

Hennie’s magic comes from his ability to paint in so many different styles and genres.

He has established a vast following of local collectors, but his work is part of some very substantial private local and international collections.

Hennie’s work, style and influences. He is well known for his more traditional works comprising Harvesters and Fynbos Pickers (our district is the only location on earth where fynbos can be found, making it even more meaningful as subject matter).

His other genres are Abstracts, Ballet, Bistre, Clowns, Dreams, Faces Amongst Flowers, Fishermen, Fisherman’s Houses, Harvesters, Interiors, Landscapes, Linocuts, Monotypes, Musical instruments, Raka (a series – a work in progress), Sculptures, Seascapes, Still Life and Various other topics. Recently he founded a Limited Edition Prints company, in part to fund Nika Trust. Nika Trust is focussed on poverty relief especially in the food supply and education arenas. TONY DE FREITAS out of his head. He paints predominantly landscapes, often incorporating architectural elements. He takes such traditional themes and presents them in a contemporary way by cropping or framing his subject matter in a non-traditional fashion.

“I don’t like a photographic style. What I like is the eye finishing the picture.” he said.

"Art satisfies me intellectually, music more emotionally. I wouldn’t shed He quoted another artist, Marilyn tears over a painting but over a piece Simandle, who said “painting should of music, certainly. What I’m doing is be like a conversation and the artist playing jazz with paint. Just as a jazz shouldn’t do all the talking”. de Freitas artist may pull together a plethora of agreed that adding too much detail apparently random strokes, those results in the artist boringly random strokes contribute to what dominating the conversation. the artist sees as the bigger picture” said de Freitas. Now at age 67, de Freitas enjoys He usually works quickly, making paint painting full time with no backing or sketches on board and then gets going funds. He started in acrylics and oils with his palette knives. de Freitas using a brush and his work had no prefers acrylics because they dry distinguishing characteristics until a rapidly, meaning he can apply layer on gallery owner suggested that a palette layer, as is often the case in jazz music. knife would better suit his de Freitas' process is impromptu and impressionistic approach. he ad-libs in a very impressionistic manner. He believes he has produced approximately 3000 paintings in the As he goes he changes and modifies, last ten years. His work hangs in many little bits creep through, the paintings prestigious galleries around the evolve and the end result is never country and is well represented predictable. He can repeat an identical especially in the Cape and Transvaal. scene and it would never turn out the same. He said using a palette knife forces one to be precise yet loose and Tony de Freitas is keen to take his it also gives rise to the unexpected. work in new directions, exploring new themes and subject matters. He loves to capture the effect of light on things This is not to say that his works are and hopes to explore the KZN not structured. He said he paints a lot Midlands more. LEILA FANNER

in South Africa, Germany, France, Kenya, England, Ireland and the USA.

Creative Processes:

ENTHUSIASM

c. 1600, from Middle French enthousiasme (16c.) and directly from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Greek enthousiasmos "to be inspired or possessed by God, be rapt, be in ecstasy," from entheos "divinely inspired, possessed by God"

" The dominant focus as I work is the quality of my thoughts and the Leila Fanner is a painter and connection to emotion during the illustrator. Born to a South African artist and an African American creative process. musician, She was raised in South I always try to create from a place of Africa and currently works from her inspired action or enthusiasm. Often, negative and painful thought patterns studio in Riebeek Kasteel. can come to the surface as one works, Leila is both a figurative and an because art creation is a deeply abstract painter. Her creative cathartic experience. inspiration is interwoven with dreams Solitude also evokes deeply held and personal dream symbols. Using memories and emotions. Keeping my the natural world as her subject, she explores her relationship with the focus clear, honest and joyful is a material realm from both a discipline similar to meditation. This is the unseen 'art' that comes with each metaphysical and spiritual viewpoint. piece of work. After her studies at the Johannesburg My subject matter is either figurative National School of the Arts, she took or abstract representations of the private tuition in both ‘dream or unseen’ world, filled with versions of South African flora and graphic design and watercolour painting, holding her first exhibition at fauna.’ the age of 23. INSPIRATIONS Her work has appeared in British Vintage markets. Botanical art Vogue Gallery 2015. Her most recent photography. Fashion. Japanese art exhibitions : 'Harlem Fine Art Show' in movies.Spiritual philosophy. Chilean New York, 'Abandoned Garden' writer Isabel Allende’s novels. exhibition at Eclectica Contemporary.. Patterns. They are EVERYWHERE. I’m Leila’s art is held in private collections obsessed with them. The curvilinear era, Art Nouveau, and the creatures on the mountains of all its artists; Klimt, Mucha, Pilgrims Rest. Mackintosh from the Arts and Crafts My sister, Dawn has a special way with Movement, African & European Folk tapestry, her twin, Eve creates artsy Art. items of furniture through her The romantic, stylized artistic upholstery business, and thus each of expression of that period. us continues to embellish upon the feminine whimsy - boldness in shapes entrepreneurial heritage of our and vivid colours. parents. EXHIBITIONS: Life Stuff: First exhibition 'Faux Masters' A white South African artist and an miniature watercolours African American/Navajo musician exhibition,Mpumalanga - 1993. made love and music in a New York Watercolour studies - Baghdad Café apartment in the 60's. She never saw Art Fair exhibited 1992-5. him again. Nine months later, I African Ochre Stills series exhibited at arrived. I have two sisters (twins) from a joint exhibition at Casterbridge in a different father - Misty-Dawn and 1998. Starry-Eve. That's a story for another Abstract Art Exhibition’s in the Cape time... Quarter - 2006 and 2007. As a child, I always knew I was an SUPERWOMEN - 1st Solo, mixed artist, yet I ran away from my vocation media portraits, Kunsthouse, Cape - vowing I would not become a Town - 2008 "struggling artist" - at the age of 12, 40 Dorp Street Gallery Exhibition - having witnessed the struggle of my 2009 highly creative, yet economically Lovell Gallery - Pieces and Puzzles challenged mother. Exhibition - September 2013 Art in The Yard Exhibition - Despite that vow, I went on to be a Franschhoek - November 2013 crafter, artist and maker of things ever CAPE TOWN ART FAIR - AITY - group since, driving my dear mother batty show with my penchant for cutting up my Skullduggery, The Studio, Kalkbay, July clothes to re-make them in my own 2014 way. Claudia's Wall Exhibition, Riebeek I sold my first art and craft works at Kasteel, May 2015 age 10 - papier maché animals, rag 'KINGDOM' group show - Equus dolls and Barbie doll outfit. I enjoyed gallery, Cavalli Estate, September 2015 packaging them as much as making 'Aeipathy' - Cavalli Gallery, February them. I think people possibly bought 2016 them to frame. 'Solo Studio's' - Riebeek Kasteel, July I write about how I found the courage 2016 to be an artist in my blog.... 'Unify' - Art In The Yard, September Born in California and raised in a little 2016 town in South Africa, we grew up 'KINGDOM' group show - Cavalli, eating my mom's wholesome organic September 2016 garden produce and running wild with 'Flowers In Art' - The , October 2016 'Summertide' - The Gallery, Riebeek Kasteel, Dec - Jan 2017 'Summer Salon' - Aity Gallery, Franschhoek, Dec - Jan 2017 Solo Studios 2017 Harlem Fine Art Show - New York 2018 "Abandoned Garden' - Eclectica Art & Design 2018 A Thread Runs Through It - Hermanus Fine Art Show 2018

JURGEN DUNHOFEN MANDI KNEE

Jürgen Dünhofen creates installations. Mandi Knee of The Lazy Daisies Art These installations include sculptures Gallery is a self-taught South African made out of wood or metal and have a artist situated on the West Coast focus on lenses and expressionistic ink peninsula. She lives on a smallholding drawings. in St Helena Bay where she indulges her passion for painting most days, believing that how you spend your Key themes of his work include days is how you spend your life! mindfulness, perception and meditation. He aims to provide a platform for experiences. He has Mandi specialises in photorealism, participated in three art residencies primarily commissioned portrait and was nominated for a KANNA works, in oils. Her works can be award for his exhibition Re-acclimate viewed at The Lazy Daisies Art Gallery held at the KKNK 2018. in St Helena Bay.

LEONIE E BROWN

She believes that the work in itself should be sufficient and powerful enough to carry out the message she is attempting to express. Overall, her art is treated as an exclusive message to her audience.

The artist feels that every painting, whether realistic or abstract, is uniquely destined for the viewer who will recognize the message as his or The versatility and raw artistic talent her own. Each picture is a little of Leonie E. Brown has been glimpse of heaven, a moment in which recognised and celebrated at a very the Creator speaks a personal and very early stage in this prolific painter’s intimate message to His chosen career. At the tender age of twenty- created. two she has already won the prestigious 1986 Volkskas Atelier Fine Submerging herself entirely in the Art Award, in addition to both the creative process, she feels the painting Schweicherd and Gregoire Boonzaaier should dictate to the artist, resulting in Art Bursaries the year before. a spontaneous approach where imperfections are viewed as an As is often the case, such esteemed integral part of the route to true accolades can exert a substantial aesthetic creation. amount of pressure on a young artist, and for Leonie it was no different. A “My abstracts is very much my own time of intense introspection thing. Lindi (Lindi van Niekerk Gallery) followed, resulting in a clean break calls my style ‘Abstract Expressionism’. from painting for a period of ten years. She has been amazingly generous and encouraging with her praise of my With the dawn of the new millennium, work, saying that she believes I am however, she returned with new currently one of the best Abstract vigour to her canvasses and brushes, Artists in the country. High praise and within a short period of time her indeed. Originally I was much more renewed application and enthusiasm known for my abstract work. I has enabled her to devote herself developed a love for landscapes and entirely to her unique brand of Art. As also for the work and coloring of a result, she has been painting full- Turner and Constable.” “Turner for his time since 2002. use of soft focus and bright coloring. He was considered a controversial figure in his day, but is now regarded as the artist who elevated landscape painting. I love his use of light, he was prize, 1986. also called “the painter of light”and his Schweikcherd Art Bursary for Painting. work is regarded as a Romantic Winner of Volkskas National Fine Art preface to Impressionism.” Competition. Placement and First Prize in Fine Art Category, 1986. Leonie’s current body of work focus Rolfes Impressions. more on romantic abstract Placement in top 10 nationally: Total landscapes, using thick impasto paint Exhibition for Young Artists with lots of texture and color. She describes the process of painting as, “passionate, expressive, urgent, often using palette knives to scrape and make marks into the paint.”

Her latest work is influenced by the likes of Errol Boyley and William Turner. Dale Elliot, one of South Africa’s most beloved painters, called her the ‘new Errol Boyley’.

For the last few years she has been focusing on establishing herself as a serious investment artist. She describes her current work as “Romantic Turnerism” influenced by the likes of Constable, Turner and South African Artist, Errol Boyley, and Adriaan Boshoff.

In addition to numerous solo and joint exhibitions on South African soil, her work forms part of private collections all over Europe, especially Germany and the United Kingdom. She is also is a multiple award winner and has taken part and either been placed or won some of the most prestigious awards for Fine Art in South Africa, which includes the following:

Gregoire Boonzaaier Art Bursary, First prize, 1985. Potchefstroom Talent Festival: First ALAN RAUBENHEIMER

essence it is a process of seeing the multitude of pieces of abstract art which just happen to be out there for us to latch on to and do something with. I do not consider myself a photographer at all but rather as someone who uses the camera and computer as if they were my easel and brushes and oils.

In most cases the photograph which I choose to work on is heavily edited in order to remove it from the realm of purist photography and shift it into a dimension where the imagery, albeit quite abstract at times, is what I could be painting." "Qualified in 1976 as an Art Teacher. Completed a BA Fine Art degree through UNISA in 1984.Taught Art (specifically Painting) until 1994 when I resigned from teaching and became involved in the picture framing industry.

The framing is to a certain degree a creative outlet, but the desire to create from within something which speaks from the soul, never subsides.

This desire juxtaposed with a lack of time and space to paint and an inherent love of the camera has led me into a space where I am experiencing what I used to teach – looking through a viewfinder and learning to see the negative spaces – learning to see what most normal people gloss over – finding the rich details in the surface textures of various structures ( both organic and geometric) – the interaction of volumes and voids, light and dark, and the subtleties of local colour – in RICHARD SCOTT

van Zon of The Netherlands, Jean and Karine Hermans Belgium, Jeff Jaffe of New York.

Scott has collectors in every corner of the globe. There are with 3 collectors in excess of 100 works in their collection and 12 collectors with 50 works. There are a hundred collectors with 10 plus works in their collection. Richard Scott is a renowned British artist living, in Cape Town South Africa, with his wife Salomien and two Scott has partnered with lifestyle children; Richard and Angelina. brands to produce a range of art and product. The most prolific is Vespa. Sagaform, Absa Cape Epic, Woodstock He started his career in 2001 at Hout Brewery, Lomond wine farm and Bay Gallery where 25 works sold in 6 Rolling Woods Surfboards. weeks. To date Scott has produced Scott has worked with The Desmond over 5000 artworks with 3500 painting and Leah Tutu Foundation and the sales, 1000 in print sales and 2500 Arch himself on a body of work sketches. Scott's work has appeared entitled Black White Red Yellow. on the auction circuit with 42 catalogued auction sales. Scott donates over 30 works a year to Charitable Organizations to help them raise funds for their cause. More Scott works prolifically with in acrylic importantly Scott immerses himself in on canvas, print, sketch and sculpture. on Charity each year to expose them Scott also works in ceramic and spray to the art world, have fun and paint. generate funds, for their cause, in the process. Scott has worked with Songo, Chaeli Mycroft, MAD Leadership Scott has had 109 global exhibitions Foundation, Orion Organization, Kids (29 of them solo) in South Africa, Rights and Mellon Educate. United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland and the United States. Studies Scott lays his success on key people in 1989 - Educated at Birch Acres Primary his career; John Hargitai of and Norkem Park High, Kempton Park. Gallery Cape Town, Joshua Rossouw of Remembers spending 4 years at Rossouw Modern Hermanus, Charl school learning art. Didn't think art Bezuidenhout of World Art Gallery was fun at all until his last year with Cape Town, Carl Smyth of The Carl Mr. Fuel, who is first on the list of Smyth Collection Cape Town, Vincent those responsible for Richard wanting to paint more. Matriculated in 1987. Spent 13 years brewing. No further Mansions, Cape Town formal art training. October - Brett Keble Awards 2004 1991 - Qualified Technical Illustrator. Cape Town; Finalist Exhibition 2001 - Full time Artist. November - AVA Absolut Vodka 9 2004 - Lithography Artist Press, group exhibition Mpumalanga November - Group exhibition at Muiz 2008 - Silkscreen Keip silkscreening, Studio, Johannesburg December - Group exhibition at MOJA Exhibitions MODERN, Johannesburg 2002 December - VEO Gallery ,Cape Town; January - Hout Bay Gallery; Group Solo, Pop Goes The Easel Exhibition 2005 March - Bellville Association of Visual April - Rossouw Gallery Cape Town; Arts Solo, Light Years Away April - Bay Art Gallery, ; Group May - Woolworths in store; group Exhibition exhibition May - Knysna Fine Art Gallery; The Art September - Moving Gallery, Antwerp, of Colour Exhibition with Vgallery Belgium; Group Exhibition June - Art Channel Diversity 4 November - AVA Absolut Secret 10 - Exhibition Absolut Finale June - Ekurhuleni Fine Arts Finalist December - VEO Gallery, Cape Town; Exhibition Wavesacpes group exhibition 2003 December - KIZO Art Gallery, Kwazulu March - Lennox Gallery, London; Natal; Solo Exhibition with Vanessa Berlein December - VEO Gallery, Cape Town; June - AVA Gallery Cape Town; Richard Scott invites Gavin Rain to Members Exhibition exhibit with him July - Hout Bay Gallery; Group December - 34LONG, Cape Town; Exhibition group exhibition, East West August - Grosvenorvilla Art Gallery, 2006 Cape Town; Group Exhibition January - Worldart, Hamilton Russell, September - VEO Gallery ,Cape Town; Hermanus; Solo Art Group Exhibition February - Rossouw Gallery, Cape October - Brett Keble Awards Town, An Evening of Erotica, Group (Inaugural), Cape Town; Finalist Exhibition Exhibition April - Hout Bay Gallery; Solo December - VEO Gallery ,Cape Town; March - 34LONG, Cape Town; group Exhibition with Chris Basson exhibition, Metal December - VEO Gallery ,Cape Town; July - CTICC, Solo, Supermodel 2006 Art of the Motorcycle - Harley- August - KIZO Art Gallery, Aston Davidson Centenary Martin Exhibitionroom, Sandton; 2004 Group Exhibition January - Sue Lipschitz Gallery, August - KIZO Art Gallery, Decorex, Plettenberg Bay; Group Exhibition Johannesburg; Group Exhibition January - Rossouw Gallery Cape Town; October - Moving Gallery, Leuven, White is a Colour Group Exhibition Belgium; Speechless; Group Exhibition September - Solo at Winchester December - KIZO Art Gallery, Kwazulu Natal; Group Exhibition Exhibition December - VEO Gallery, Cape Town; March - Demelza Prettejohn, England, Wavesacpes; Group Exhibition Affordable Art Fair, London 2007 March - Worldart, Cape Town, Solo, January - Worldart, Cape Town, Solo Hypnotized February - Kizo Art Gallery, Durban, March - Peacock Gallery, Franschoek, Homemakers, Group Exhibition Solo Cottage Fromage February - VEO Gallery, Cape Town, April - Kizo, Durban, Erotica, Group Wavesacpes, Group Exhibition Exhibition March - Marlies Dekkers, Amsterdam, May - Demelza Prettejohn, England, Open Closed Bristol Art Fair, Bristol April - Worldart, Johannesburg, Solo May - Kizo, Durban, Ready Made, April - Kizo Art Gallery, Decorex Cape Group Exhibition Town, Group Exhibition July - Stephen Falcke, Decorex, April - Cape Town School of Johannesburg Photography, Group Exhibition August - Watercomfort, Johannesburg, May - Winchester Mansions, Cape Solo Town, Solo September - Kizo, Durban The May - Rust-en-Vrede, Durbanville, Heritage Exhibition, Group Exhibition Cape Town, Solo October - Demelza Prettejohn, June - Worldart, Cape Town, Beauty England, Manchester Art Fair, and the Beasts, solo Manchester August - Kizo Art Gallery, Decorex JHB November - Watercomfort, Galagher, AffordArt Johannesburg, Solo, VISI magazine August - Kizo Art Gallery, Cape Town, November - Die Meul, Philadelphia, Homemakers, Group Exhibition Cape Town, One day only art splash, August - Kizo Art Gallery, Durban, Group Exhibition Homemakers, Group Exhibition 2009 September - Paarl, Cultivaria, Die voël February - Luca Carniato; Treviso, met die af vlerk, Group Exhibition Italy; The South African Wave September - Kizo, Durban The February - Lisa King; Cape Town; Heritage Exhibition, Group Exhibition Group Exhibition October - Kizo Art Gallery, Heritage, March - Peacock Gallery, Franschoek, Group Exhibition Solo Cottage Fromage October - Kizo Art Gallery, Glamour March - Luca Carniato; Treviso, Italy; Aid, Group Exhibition Gas Clothing Store Instore Exhibition November - Hawaan Evening, Durban, March - Carniato; Treviso, Italy; Piola Group Exhibition Instore Exhibition November - Kizo Art Gallery, Durban, March - Demelza Prettejohn, England, Umdwebo Festival, Group Exhibition Affordable Art Fair, London 2008 April - Imbizo Gallery, Balito, South January - Worldart, Cape Town, Solo Africa, Landscapes and Trees, Group January - Kizo Art Gallery, Durban, Show Oubaai, Group Exhibition April - Lisa King; Cape Town; Art on the February - VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Piazza, Group Exhibition Wavescapes, Group Exhibition May - Sexpo, Cape Town International February - Sexpo, Durban, Group Convention Centre, Solo Exhibition May - Imbizo Gallery, Balito, South Arabella Golf Estate, Hermanus, South Africa, Heritage Art Exhibition, Group Africa, Solo Exhibition Exhibition July - Black, White, Red and Yellow. An 2010 imaginative exploration of the life and March - Imbizo Gallery, Balito, South times of Archbishop Emeritus Africa, Shapes and Scapes, Group Desmond Tutu. A journey of discovery Exhibition by Benny Gool (photojournalist) and March - Demelza Prettejohn, England, Richard Scott (artist) - in collaboration Affordable Art Fair, London with the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy March - Miart, Luca Carniato, Milan, Foundation. Cape Town Town Hall, Italy, Group Exhibition South Africa, Colaborative Solo December - Felix Pakhuis, Antwerp, Exhibition Belgium, Solo Exhibition 2016 2011 December - FOUR, Deville Ballie January - La Modella Nel Ritratto Gallery, Norwood, Johannesburg, Contemporaneo, Italy, Group Show South Africa, Solo Exhibition March - Demelza Prettejohn, England, 2017 Affordable Art Fair, London June - Walker Bay Modern, Hermanus, June - South Africa Meets the World, South Africa, Group Exhibition FORME d' ARTE, Venice Italy, Group November - ART-Gallery.be, Knokke, Exhibition Belgium 2012 2018 September - Bill & Partner, Butzbach, January - Popup, Bagshot, Surrey, Frankfurt, Germany, Vernissage, Solo England, Solo Exhibition Exhibition April - Popup, Butzbach, Germany, December - POP International, New Solo Exhibition York, at Miami Basel 2012, Think Big, June - Popup, Frankfurt, Germany, Believe Bigger, Group Exhibition Solo Exhibition 2013 June - Fynart, Walker Bay Modern, April - Dutch Girls Have More Fun, Hermanus, South Africa, Group Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Solo Exhibition Exhibition Media December - Joyride, Vespa, Acrylic on canvas, oil on Canvas, print, Waterfront, Cape Town, Solo sketch, sculpture, ceramic and spray Exhibition paint. 2014 Quotes January - Print Launch, Meerlust Wine "Some people are born with the gift to Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa, Solo speak in colours. One of those people Exhibition is Richard Scott." September - Joyride, Hyde Park, Gus Silber Johannesburg, South Africa, Solo Exhibition "Richard values the creative process as October - Joyride, Daville Baillie highly as the finished product." Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, Andries Loots Solo Exhibition "Richard, the voice of reason, pulling 2015 pretentious ideals off their proverbial May - MAD Foundation Exhibition, pedestals and inspiring the 'lesser' considered to come to the artistic paint, as well as a signature of his fore." unfettered ambition to leave a lasting Claire Breukel mark on the world of popular art. But "For once, someone who has even from far across the room, you overcome the adversity of the rat race don't need to see the stamp to know with real ability, has risen to the top." that you're looking at a Richard. Mark Gillman "It became impossible not to buy the Against bright lashings of colour, his work immediately." blazing-white subjects - trees, Marco Garbero lighthouses, landscapes, and mostly, "Richard Scott is one of those artists the female semi-nude form - are whose name seems to be hyphenated etched in deep black line, defining his - Richard Controversial-Scott. In my claim to fame as a master of book, controversial is good - the word Contemporary Art minimalism. has been used about me a few times." Brett Kebble In 2001, he sold his first painting, Two "I am sure that Richard's 'lateral Trees in a Field of Sky, to the Hout Bay thinking' approach to the processes of Gallery near Cape Town for . art is going to afford us with much Since then, he has produced more amazement and amusement in than 3,500 works, and the going price future!" for an original acrylic on canvas is Earle Parker R400,000. And this is just the "Richard's work has probably been beginning. "I will sell a painting one underestimated because of its day for a million dollars," he says. He apparent light-heartedness and smiles as he says this, relishing his charm." reputation as an outsider artist, a Sue Lipschitz maverick who controls his career and his destiny on his own terms. Aside "Richard has an almost impossible-to- from his editioned prints, which he satisfy desire to explore and to sells from an online store, he sells experiment." most of his work directly to a growing Charl Bezuidenhout body of international collectors. For essays on Richard please refer to: >www.richardscott.com/essays A self-taught artist, unless you count his high school art classes with Mr Richard Scott by Gus Silber Fuel, at Norkem Park High in Kempton Richard Scott never signs his paintings. Park, Richard enjoys the special luxury He stamps them with a wooden letter- of life as an accidental painter. He block, leaving a lowercase impression took up the brush as a casual sideline of his first name in the thick of the after running his own companies in IT impasto paste. and website development, and from the start, his works have sold almost It has become his hallmark, a gleeful as quickly as he can produce them. flourish that evokes childhood memories of potato-print and finger- While his signature style has remained what they want, more and more, as it consistent over the years, he is a turns out, is Richard Scotts. restless experimenter, mixing his He paints because it's a business, he media and leaving his mark on paints because he has collectors, he surfboards, cellphones, slip-slops, paints because it takes him around the wine bottles and a hip and witty fleet world. But more than anything else, of Vespa scooters. But perhaps his he paints because it's fun. The joy in free-form approach to art is best his work shines through, concealing showcased by his range of Studio the intense focus and discipline with Works, large-format collages that which he crafts his distinctive style. started as doodles and scribblings on a canvas in his studio in , Cape Town. When it comes to his philosophy as a pop artist, Richard likes quoting Picasso - "Art is the lie that enables us "I used to clean my brushes on the to realise the truth"; "Everything you wall in the studio," he says. "Soon, can imagine is real" - but his greatest those little brushstrokes evolved into lesson came from a man named spontaneous, organic works, so I put Barney Pretorious, his boss at his first two screws and a canvas on the wall, job as a technical illustrator. and started covering the canvas in stuff." Each Studio Work features a "Barney said to me one day, you don't central semi-nude female figure, want to be a sheep, you want to be a surrounded by the flotsam and jetsam shepherd. Take on the difficult stuff, of Richard's jet-setting life as an artist not the easy stuff." It isn't easy making on the move. Everything from old a living, or even a sideline, as an artist, credit cards, to beer-bottle labels, but Richard believes he has proved boarding passes, teabags, himself. "I say to people, the train's paintbrushes, and magazine covers - coming," he says. "I'm not prepared to including one, cheekily, featuring his put you in the driving seat, but you big money-making role-model, William can hook on your carriage and join me Kentridge. for the journey. If I tell you I'm going to sell pieces for a million, you'd better believe it, because the Richard Richard never intended to sell the Scott train is coming." pieces - they were meant as mementoes and scrapbooks of his creative process - until one day a German collector walked into his studio, saw four of the works, and insisted on buying them on the spot. "You have to give people what they want," says Richard. "If a customer walks into a BMW dealership, and he wants a silver BMW, you can't give him a blue one. That's how I work. I give people what they want." And WILMA CRUISE

throughout South Africa. She has participated in the Havana Biennale, the Florence Biennale and the prestigious 7th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale in Seoul, Korea.

Cruise is currently pursuing her doctoral studies at the University of Stellenbosch in the field of art and animal ethics, she is a fellow of Wilma Cruise is a South African Ceramics South Africa and writes sculptor and visual artist. She works extensively in the field of ceramics. mainly with fired clay in her renderings of life-sized human and animal figures. Her sculpture installations and exhibitions are often accompanied by works on paper – large format drawings.

She has also completed several series of print editions. A number of her ceramic sculptures have been successfully translated into bronze editions.

Themes explored in Cruise’s work include the interface between humans and animals and existential conditions of muteness – silent, internal battles in the search for meaning.

Cruise has had over twenty solo exhibitions, curated others and completed a number of public works including the National Monument to the Women of South Africa at the Union Buildings, Pretoria and The Memorial to the Slaves in Cape Town.

Her work is represented in public, corporate and private collections CHRISTELLE FLAME MUSSMANN

“I’m Christelle Mussmann A self taught artist from East London, South Africa. I have Been drawing since 2017. I'm a mixed media artist drawing mostly realistic and semi-realistic portraits of animals and people.”

“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder” – Rumi

ANTHONY EVANS

which I am convinced we are not separate from in the ways we seem to think we are - not scientifically, biologically, emotionally or even mentally separate. Knowing this is like finding a very important key.

It's because of this key that I'm on a mission to re-ignite a sense of curiosity around our reality, I want to inspire people to look deeper and rediscover the joy of being alive, and A bit about my artwork feel again the wonder of our oddity. I'm passionate about the underlying forces of life, this physical life, of I create art to engage the eyes and also the mind and heart, and I use my art to express ideas that really appeal to me, such as the idea that there really is no actual physical material in our reality - there exists only a complex interaction of forces (like magnetism) and energetic bonds. And even that is not where our exploration ends.

By seeking the underlying truth to our being, and our reality, my art proposes a hidden reality of non-separation, where not only is there no duality but actually no-thing whatsoever. Rather an inexplicable consciousness from which the illusion of existence springs.

MELISSA NIEMANN

She started by experimenting with oil

on canvas but soon became frustrated with paint. She absolutely loves working with pencil and ink though. It makes her feel much more in control

of the creation process, and “you simply can’t capture crisp details with a brush as with a pencil”.

To date she has completed and sold a few small paintings and drawings. Her work is very much inspired by her Melissa Niemann's love of art husband, Izak, and it’s easy to see developed thanks to Izak. She always elements of his style in her work. loved drawing and doodling casually but never thought of pursuing art as a career. Inspired by Izak, she started Her dream, however, is to develop her with online art classes late in 2016. skills with graphite, pen and ink; and to be able to create super-detailed

and realistic artwork one day.

IZAK NIEMAAN

different emotions he experienced during the creation process.

He believes there are no rules or boundaries in art. And every new painting he delivers lives up to that standard. He doesn’t limit himself to any one technique. Instead, he applies different techniques depending on his mood in that moment. “What one person perceives as average or poor, another perceives as Izak Niemann's art journey begins in brilliant. As an artist I never judge the 2010 (or so he thinks LOL - but who’s work of others as poor or mediocre. I counting when you’re having so much love and appreciate all art. My vision is fun?). to experiment increasingly with colour and to pursue exciting new ideas in the years to come. I have sold many of Like he always says, “I was a born my works over the years to people artist — not made by other’s from all around the world including perceptions of art. I am mainly countries like Canada, Sweden, the influenced from within. Art is a Netherlands, the UK, the USA and captivating journey with no many more. I am very positive about destination — there is always my future as an artist." something new to learn.”

Izak received no formal art training. His style developed through trial and error. Although his love for art developed early in life, he never thought of pursuing it full-time before 2010. He works exclusively with oil on canvas. His favourite colour is Payne’s Gray. He describes the results of each piece he finishes as “surprising and uncontrolled”. Izak is deeply involved with each of his artworks - from staring at an empty white canvas for hours to the finished work. The result is usually tied to the THERESE RINK STREICHER STEFANIE RIJNVIS

“Make art from the wreckage of your "I am born an artist, I love expressing life" emotions, using colour and strokes. I -Miguel Parga love to work with bold colours as I find "Art keeps a lot of us afloat- my a sence of healing accompanied with favourite artist is Alberto Burri who it. I love the fact that I can express started making art in prison. It was whatever it is that I need to express. I during World war 2. He was actually a am free in art. I also love the fact that I doctor but not able to practice while can help others with something that I locked up. He picked up scraps and love doing so much. I have a small made abstracts. He became world studio at home on the beach front." famous for his 'rubbish art'"

Currently displayed at: Artvark in Kalk Bay Walkerbay Art Gallery in Hermanus Riebeeck Kaste Stellenbosch Gallery Clarens Art and Wine Riebeeck Kasteel art gallery Vermont Contemporary Gallery

NATASHA BELL

"I'm an abstract artist, 21 year old female. ‘I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream'. Art speaks to me when all i want to do is listen, Art lets me escape when I'm still home, Art lets me tell a story with no words."

EDINKIRA

Edinkira creates custom jewelry from natural materials such as wood and crystals.

REECE SWANEPOEL

compulsion. Since that time, I haven’t stopped working on pieces manically every single day. Every single day. This gets confirmed through my studies in art education at the North West University Potchefstroom, where I currently reside.

My art is essential and necessary, just like the pains of life it often depicts. It gives one roots and keep you grounded. I leave cognitive processes at the door of my studio as to not overthink what I’m doing and for a purity in line and vorm, which are two elements that I focus on with my art. Emotion, especially empathy, stands "My Name is Reece Swanepoel. I’m a center stage in my works. My goal is to contemporary expressive artist and make the viewer feel something for founder of the grotescism art the mere depiction of someone and movement. I am a sculptor, painter then make them question why they and drawer focusing on the portrait can’t do this outside the doors of the and human figure. gallery. It makes you question, and that is powerful.

I was born in Cape Town, but grew up in Mossel Bay and didn’t have an easy I’m establishing my name in the South upbringing. I was raised by a single African art scene and simultaneously mother and often lived with her on trying to echo it onto an international the outskirts of poverty. In school I platform. I am very fortunate to have was bullied a lot for being scrawny, people who represent me and socially awkward and struggled with regularly collect my work I can call depression coincedently. friends. Although I tag myself as a contemporary expressionist, I protest

the alienation Postmodern art has Even as a child, though, information, caused through its academic properties of reality and the human complexities and hierarchies of condition interested me. And up to interpretation. this day I try to convey these interests in my art. My vision is to change the world for My interest in art flamed up when I the better, it might not be through the first took visual art in high school and work I do now, but what I do now is learnt of art as a language rather than necessary for me to reach the point mere images. Soon this interest where I am changing the world. morphed into passion, bordering Regardless, I have had many viewers in the 2018 edition of the SA Arts and clients personally communicating Diary among artists the likes of with me the epiphanies my art have Christiaan Diedericks and Uwe Pfaff. enlightened them to. So, on a micro- Article written in reflection of my Solo scale, I guess I’m already achieving my exhibition, Unpretty Outcasts, dream. viewable glimpse-averse-to-the- individual-society-chooses-to-ignore Exhibitions Inspiring innumerable people 2013- Duo exhibition with André personally" Espach (Mossel Bay, Studio Namasté) 2014- End-year school exhibition (Mossel Bay, Mariaan Kotzé Gallery and Studio) 2015- SCAVA group exhibition (George, George Museum) 2016- Solo exhibition (Potchefstroom) 2017- North-West University group exhibition (Potchefstroom, Sanlam Auditorium Lobby) 2017- ArtWalk group exhibition (Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom Gallery and Museum) 2017- Kaslani Private Nature Reserve Exhibition and Auction for rhino protection fund. (Hoedspruit, Limpopo) 2017 - OpenArt group exhibition with Ric Holt, Trevor Rose, etc. (Mossel Bay, Riviera Hotel) 2018 - Solo Debut (Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom Art Gallery & Museum) 2018 - Group exhibition (Pretoria, Johann van Heerden Art Gallery) 2018 - Opening exhibition (Wilderness, The Le Roux Gallery) 2018 - ‘Midnight’ exhibition (Pretoria, Johann van Heerden Art Gallery) 2018 - “Kith” group exhibition (Potchefstroom, EGLAF arts collective) 2018 - Aardklop group exhibition (Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom Art Gallery & Museum) 2018 - Law faculty farewell ceremony exhibition (Potchefstroom, NWU) Notable Achievements The Artist In Reflection gets published CHERIE ROE DIRKSEN artsy and intriguing village of Barrydale (Klein Karoo) which provides me with infinite laughs, incredulity and moments of sheer awe and inspiration. I grew up and was schooled in Fish Hoek, a sleepy little coastal town on the route. I took art lessons with local artist, Veronica Vincent, and later on — in my senior years of education — took extra classes at the Frank Joubert Art Center in Newlands where I pottered with ceramics and sculpture for 2 years. I'm a self-empowerment author/columnist as well as a multi- media artist (which includes being a After leaving school I became a painter, bass guitarist, designer and qualified Interior Decorator through composer). I originally come from the the Sheffield School of Interior Design tip of Africa — Cape Town. My art is a and worked in a few local framing reflection of my inner workings and consultants/galleries and art shops. In my worship of bright colours, form, 1999 I left the art world in pursuit of symbology, fractals and sacred music and joined a band called The geometry — whatever stimulates me Bends. We brought out 2 CD’s — ‘7 to unpack a vision onto canvas with Days’ and ‘Uncomplicated’ before we whatever medium feels right (which is decided to move to the UK. why I continuously experiment with mixed media). I'm currently the bass guitarist for the South African indie/alternative/rock My drive is to bring something fresh, band, Templeton Universe. We spirited, emotive and unique into the successfully over-funded our album world. I combine my love of art with (146% funded), 'Between Lies' (2017 my passion to write and help others to release) via Indiegogo Crowdfunding get their creative juices flowing. I run (www.templetonuniverse.com). After my own site and blog where I have a a 3 year escapade to the English readership of over 7 000 souls. I am a countryside in 2002, I rekindled my weekly contributing writer for love for art and started to paint and Conscious Life News and I am a sell my work online — a new cyber columnist for South Africa's well adventure that would later prove to known holistic magazine, Odyssey be the most incredible career move of (writing alongside the amazing Mr my life. I returned to my homeland in Paulo Coehlo no less!). I work from 2005 and started painting and selling home and live with my husband and art online full-time. In 2010 I wrote my two feline children in the bizarrely first self-empowerment novel, ‘Divine You — Redefining Love in the New Earth’, and it was accepted for Events: publication by publishers in New York. Solo Exhibition - '42' by Cherie Roe My second novel, ‘Carpe Diem or Bust Dirksen — A Spiritual Guide to the Good Life’, MAGPIE ART COLLECTIVE, 27 van came out in 2013. I have also self- Riebeeck Street, Barrydale, 6750 published 2 table books ('Creative Opening night: 6th October 2018 Expression - How to find your Exhibition runs from 6th October - 9th inspiration...' and 'Art Portfolio: Cherie December 2018 Roe Dirksen') all of which can be found Finding Beauty in Chaos Soul Retreat at Amazon or any leading bookstore. and Art Workshop hosted by Cherie In 2009 I brought out my first mood Roe Dirksen music instrumental CD called ‘Nature 27-29th July 2018 Less Calling’ (available at Amazon and iTunes). Other chronological features Exhibitions: include: 'The Times' newspaper, Solo Exhibition - '42', Magpie Art 'Under the Hammer' by Lerato Collective, Barrydale (2018) Matsaneng, November 2009 Art and Solo Exhibition - 'Rocking Art', Karoo book, 'Divine You', featured in Full Art Hotel, Barrydale (2016) Circle magazine (South Peninsula), 'Miniatures' Exhibition at the Karoo Sean Houghton - 2011 (February issue) Art Hotel, Barrydale. December 2015. Bid or Buy 'Success Stories' feature, Lana Stevic, September 2011 'Whales' Hyoko Wildlife Art Exhibition, NADS painting and poem featured in book, Gallery, Durban (2013) Less 'An African Legend White Lions and Marine Mammals' by Michele C. Stewart, 2012 SABC Morning Live 'Valentines Day' episode (art featured), 2014 Introductory art and books feature in Odyssey magazine, Issue 2 - 2016 Art Map feature - 2016 (http://artmapsa.com/karoo-art-hotel) The South African Artist Magazine issue no. 27 (page 28) - 2017 DISCOVER SOUTH AFRICA, Travel Channel via the Karoo Art Hotel Less Education: Private Art Lessons - Veronica Vincent Art - First and Second subject - High School Fish Hoek, 1991 - 1992 Frank Joubert Art Centre - Newlands (Ceramic and Sculpture), 1991-92 Graduated from the Sheffield School of Interior Design, New York, 1996-98 Art Source Course - Woodstock, Cape Town, 2013 Less DAVID GRIESSEL

Part of group exhibition, Bodhi at Gallery on Leviseur, Bloemfontein Part of group exhibition, In transit at the Platteland Preview in Smithfield

Part of Fine Arts and Affiliated Artists group exhibition at The Vryfees in Bloemfontein Solo exhibition, Nocturama at Gallery on Leviseur, Bloemfontein Solo exhibition, Reveries at William Humphreys Gallery, Kimberley

2015 "I'm David, I draw pictures and write stories." Based in Cape Town, South Collaborative exhibition, The Stargazer Africa. with Erick Strydom at Gallery on Leviseur

Group exhibition, Fop at the David Griessel’s exhibitions and Platteland Preview in Smithfield awards Solo exhibition, Night Aquarium at 2011 Gallery on Leviseur Winner in collaboration with Mine Performed live drawing in the award Kleynhans of Fractal Construct Your winning play, Let's Eat Hair at The Free Skin competition. State Art Festival 2012 Night Aquarium exhibition travels and Part of Fractal Young Artist’s is exhibited at Luvey and Rose in Cape Exhibition, Penumbra at Oliewenhuis Town Art Museum Group exhibition, Heroes at Young Regional finalist for Absa L’Atelier Blood Gallery in Cape Town competition Selection of works exhibited at The Part of Group Exhibition, Portal at The Amazing Pop up Shop in Bello Vista Stegman Gallery, Bloemfontein Studios at The Old Biscuit Mill, Cape 2013 Town Part of group exhibition, Prophecy at 2016 Grahamstown Art festival Solo exhibition, Arboretum at Dylan Part of group exhibition, Prophecy at Thomaz Studio in Cape Town Two by Two studio in Johannesburg Group exhibition, Break The Spell at Part of Fine Arts and Affiliated Artists Oude Libertas Gallery in Stellenbosch group exhibition at The Vryfees Group exhibition, Summer Saloon at 2014 The Drawing Room in Cape Town Group exhibition, Esemble at Gallery Participated at The Comic Market, on Leviseur in Bloemfontein Open Book Festival at The Group exhibition, Bestiary at Untitled Homecoming Center, Cape Town Studio in Cape Town Group exhibition, Vanguard at Solo exhibition, Musings at The Eye in Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town Cape Town Group exhibition, Little Jewels at Dual exhibition with Linki Lutz, Gallery on Leviseur, Bloemfontein Zoologica Fantastica at PJ Olivier Art Group exhibition, Kleine Kunst Centre in Stellenbosch Uitsalling at Kotze Art Gallery, Solo exhibition, Sylvan at Youngblood Bloemfontein Gallery, Cape Town. Solo exhibition/Book launch, The Little Part of Annual Art Fair of Bennet Books of Mystery at Haas, Cape Town Contemporary, Roodebloem Studios, 2018 Cape Town Group exhibition, Oneirica at Craft and 2017 Graft, Cape Town Dual exhibition, Zoologia Fantastica, Solo exhibition/Book launch, The Little with Linki Lutz at Haas Collective, Cape Books of Mystery at Gallery on Town Leviseur, Bloemfontein Group exhibition, Pop--up exhibition, Daily Drawings at Mythology/Morphology at Kenxt Space, Cape Town Diedericks/Faber Fine Art, Cape Town Group exhibition, Step into the shoes Group exhibition, Glimpses of Eden at at Johann Van Heerden Gallery, Imibala Gallery, Somerset West Pretoria Group exhibition, Red at Youngblood Illustration clients: Gallery, Cape Town Lapa Publishers Participated in the artist alley at NB Publishers Fancon Comic Convention at The CTICC, Cape Town New Contrast Literary Journal Group exhibition, Nocturnal Other Experience: Meanderings at Youngblood Gallery, Art Editor at New Contrast Literary Cape Town. Journal (2016 - ) Group exhibition, Winter Art Part of Collective, Studio Clowder Exhibition at Gallery on Leviseur, (2016 - ) Bloemfontein Part of non profit art organisation Group exhibition, A line is a dot that Fractal ( 2013 - 2015) went for a walk at Youngblood Gallery, Publications: Cape Town New Contrast issue 177 (2017) Group exhibition, Studio Clowder's Inktober at PJ Olivier Art Centre, Die Beste Suid-Afrikaanse Stellenbosch Spookstories (Lapa Uitgewers) (2014) Die swaeltjie wat nie kon vlieg nie (2014) Blou is nie n kleur nie (NB Uitgewers) (2017) Lowbrow Cats (Graffito Press) (2014) Spreek Die Woord / Break The Spell (2016)

The Collectors Guide to Art and Artists in South Africa (2014)

JACQUES MULLER inspire Jacques’ work. His paintings and sculptures co-exist through the use of abstract elements through colour in his paintings and both organic and inorganic objects in his sculptures to create a realistic whole. The transience process is clearly visible through the creative process to emphasize the inevitability of change. Jacques has been commissioned to do work for both corporate and private collectors. His work is included in several collections throughout South Africa, Australia, Italy and the USA.

Jacques Müller was born on 26 June 1980 in Pretoria, the Republic of South of Africa and is the eldest of 2 brothers. Jacques’ career in the fine arts commenced in 1998 at the School for Creative Arts in Centurion, Pretoria. He continued his studies in the Fine Arts Department at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). He received his national BTech Fine Art diploma and became a full time professional artist soon thereafter. Nature, life in general and the inevitable process of transience CORNELIE WOLFF

Eye and The Great Wall of Art , upcoming exhibitions: Greyton Art Walk, art @Vaal and an Exhibition. At the Marina Vaal as well as Investment art at Benoni.

Approaching art from a different angle. This Johannesburg based artist started out as a pharmacist. After completing her Honors Degree in Psychology she joined Helios to further her skills in Art Therapy. During this time she fell in love with art, the process and the emotional power it yields. While raising her family consisting of three young children, she took part time classes with Rika de Klerk and Willie Jacobs. She also attended workshops of Koos Bronkhorst, Niel Moss, Willie Jacobs, Rentia Coetzee, Ruth Walters, Elize Bezuidenhout and Jennifer McChristian. Today she practices what she preaches by creating her work under the motto: “With every painting I complete I grow as a person and an artist.”

Exhibitions: Blu Saffron gallery PTA. The workshop art gallery, Paputsies in Linden Jhb, RAP art galleries, investmenent art gallery in Benoni JHB, Bright Street Gallery in CT and online at the Artist THEMBA MKHANGELI

positive attitude and confidence and a much needed source of income. I grew up without any formal art training, but after completing Matric I decided to follow my passion in art. I truly believe one needs to do what you love.

I was selected to the top 40 finalists for Sanlam Portrait Award 2017, 2 of my artworks were selected for Vuleka "My name is Themba Mkhangeli and I Art competition last year and Second was born in 1995. I grew up in place winner for Bic Art Master 2017, Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, in a Featured on national television SABC 1 small village called Julukuqu where my Live Amp, SABC 3 morning and roots lie. I am currently based in Cape afternoon Expresso, Cape Town Tv and Town in Nyanga East. magazines like The South African Artists Magazine, Drum Magazine and Art times. Newspapers like Cape Argus I am an aspiring ballpoint pen artist and City Vision . I was also Part of who focus mostly on the human form, Hermanus FynArt festival 2017 and particularly portraits. I started doing Franschhoek Art festival 2017" art at the age of five but I realized my talents in Grade 6 while doing school projects. The older children encouraged me and from the environment my confidence grew.

My personal goal is to excel in all the aspects of art and to be recognized as a serious artist in the future. My ambition is to be represented in public, corporate and private galleries all over the world.

I plan to do art for a living since I believe “Art Is Life”. My dream is to own my own art studio and gallery and to serve as a mentor to young people, particularly from the poorer black communities. Acquiring artistic knowledge and skills will provide a FRANS THOKA

called Ga-Maja, in Polokwane, Limpopo. As Millennials, moving to the village was quite a challenge because we were used to the township life of Marapong, Lephalale. That was a huge turning point in my life.

In my artworks, I deal with with the concept of what makes humankind human? However, that does not mean I am moving away from other concepts I deal with such as racial discrimination, gender and other socio-political factors. The ideology of what makes humankind human is something I have been researching on.

"My name is Frans Thoka. I am an Hence, the work I produce seems to emerging contemporary artist from have a sense of sinister. I achieve that South Africa, Limpopo. I started through expressive mark making. In making artworks in 2016. Back in essence, the marks represent what primary and high school, I did not civilisation is doing to the world- create any artwork because the making it an unpleasant place to live. schools I attended did not offer art; There is growing ignorance in the schools are government owned. "human" society. For instance, people no longer look at the roots of socio- political factors. I have exhibited my work around South Africa; Pretoria Art Museum, University of Johannesburg, Gaslamp I came across a homeless man eating Gallery & Polokwane Art Museum. rotten slices of bread in Johannesburg in 2017. People ignored his presence because of the devices they had in I draw inspiration from the streets of their hands. I was brought up in a Johannesburg and my childhood family where helping the other person memories as well. The reason is in is a blessing. With the last cents I had, 2006, my brother and I went to stay I bought the man a fresh loaf of bread with our grandmother in a village in and a drink. However, I am not saying Polokwane. Polokwane is the capital that those that ignored the man are city of Limpopo Province- North of not-well brought up. Nonetheless, Gauteng Province (Johannesburg & how can one say he is a human if he is Pretoria). The relocation happened not humane to others? That event has when I was nine years old. The name enlightened my perception regarding of the village grandmother stays is society." THABISO DAKAMELA MERVYN DRAGSUND

“Its hard to imagine, but the thought of starting a new business that began as a hobby in my garage eight months ago was just that ..... a thought, a vision and a possibility! Now my passion for creating and developing patterns and moulds for producing "we are all born to add value to the lamps, vases, planters, tables and world,we do not just exist to leave other interior decor using Fibre with a big thank you without Reinforced Polyester Resin has contributing anything to make our produced products you will see during surrounding and that of those who's your visit to our Website.” responsibility is ours to take care of".

Fibre reinforced Polyester Resin is a Thabiso Dakamela- a largely self composite material which consists of taught artist who's journey has seen multiple materials namely resin, fillers him showcasing in and around South and reinforcements (composite). Africa,with collections around the These materials are combined to world and continues to grow and produce robust, durable and light make an impact in the contemporary weight products. Using rotocasting art. Currently partnering with Living technology makes manufacturing of Artists Emporium,the artist has in products efficient, cost effective and recent years worked with MTM,Light highly productive. the Flame foundation and other organizations in South Africa.

His work has evolved from photorealistic to modern extravagant contemporary work,with a special interest in women and children,and an urge to share a part of himself with the rest of the world. TENDAI DLAMANI CREATIVE COPPER

Tendai was born in Zimbabwe in 1974, Creative Copper produce handmade he studied ceramics at Mzilikazi Arts copper & silver products, such as and Craft Centre. traditional & custom African jewellery, tableware, candlesticks & corporate He Taught Ceramics at Thabiso Youth gifts. Centre in Makokoba. He has been awarded with many prestigious awards, participated in various residences and his art has been commissioned in counties including Canada, France, Netherlands, England and Botswana. He also teaches ceramics to children at

Becomo Art Centre in Kliptown, Soweto.

RIEJAAT STEFANUS

Riejaat is originally from The , Kensington but now resides in Valhalla Park.