Jean-Claude DesmergèsARTIST STATEMENT Jean-Claude Desmergès’ work unfolds at the intersection of phenomenology, anthropology, and poïetics, forming a practice grounded in lived experience. Trained as both an artist and a theorist, he initially developed a gestural abstract painting practice before stepping away from the art world to pursue academic research on perception. This rupture proved foundational. Influenced […]
READ MORE HanlazuliARTIST STATEMENT I’m a mixed-media visual artist, with a focus on utilizing acrylics and charcoal to produce captivating works on paper and canvas. I view art as a powerful tool for storytelling, weaving narratives that resonate across cultures while drawing from my own heritage and personal experiences. My artistic approach involves a deliberate exploration of […]
READ MORE Tyron AppolisARTIST STATEMENT The Moment is Now To Tyrone, the Artist In the quiet hours,your brush moves with intention,each stroke a testament to your journey—a dialogue between the canvas and your soul. You navigate the chaos,the weight of expectations,the critics who linger,their voices like shadows.But you stand firm,anchored in your truth. Your art is a reflection,a […]
READ MORE Melany IsmailARTIST STATEMENT “I use my lens to challenge societal stereotypes of colouredpeople and give an authentic portrayal of coloured people,celebrating our resilience, culture and humanity. Rather thanfocusing on the hardships imposed by apartheid, I challengesocietal stereotypes, reclaiming dignity and pride for mypeople who have been too often overlooked.” As with the nature of impoverished communities, […]
READ MORE SepidARTIST STATEMENT SECHI ART STUDIOBefore a book belongs to the world, it belongs to one pair of hands.Before it is shared, it is whispered.Before it is printed, it is pressed into paper by someone who needed to write it down. Every book begins as a note. A margin. A loose page carried in a pocket. […]
READ MORE Nduvho MphidiARTIST STATEMENT I’m a mixed-media visual artist, with a focus on utilizing acrylics and charcoal to produce captivating works on paper and canvas. I view art as a powerful tool for storytelling, weaving narratives that resonate across cultures while drawing from my own heritage and personal experiences. My artistic approach involves a deliberate exploration of […]
READ MORE Michael Oliver LoveARTIST STATEMENT Changing Shape These works explore the relationship between light and shadow — what is visible and what is hidden.The sun reveals the passage of time as it changes the shape of shadows while travelling across the sky. These images reflect that journey, capturing fleeting moments within this transformative process.Viewed together, they depict a […]
READ MORE SIBUSISO NGWAZIARTIST STATEMENT April 2026 Come midnight, I will be out of sight. Ngwazi is a self-taught South African artist renowned for his nonfigurative paintings. His practice reflects his desire to break free from the constraints of traditional representational art and explores the limitless possibilities of abstraction. Ngwazi’s work is characterized by bold, vibrant colours and […]
READ MORE DION CUPIDOARTIST STATEMENT - February 2026 This exhibition brings together a new body of paintings in which Cupido responds directly — and unapologetically — to the fractured realities of contemporary life. Cupido’s starting point is the world as he encounters it: the art world, politics, religion, and lifestyle culture collide on his canvases. The works reflect […]
READ MORE Peter WebberThe paintings are my young vision of table mountain and cape town’s light and happiness it gives us in shape colour and sound…enjoy them
READ MORE Guto BussabLighting up each canvas with explosions immaculately placed in the death of the moment, Guto Bussab returns with another unbounded exhibition
READ MORE That's AshMy name is Ashley Algeria Ferreira otherwise known as That’s Ash, born & raised in the East of Johannesburg, I now call Cape Town my home.
READ MORE HAGE MUKWENDJEI am a visual artist based in Windhoek, Namibia. My art develops itself primarily through painting and mixed-medium, but I have also been especially interested in combining different art forms, tensioning and translating sensations, images and ideas from multiple media. My art is in essence is about telling a feeling or story, through whichever medium(s) can act as a conduit for that feeling or story.
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