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ARTGO Exhibition Highlights

ARTGO

AUGUST 2022

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NEW GALLERIES, ONGOING SHOWS AND OPENING EXHIBITIONS

Kirsten Beets, Mysterious Creatures, 2022, Oil Paint On Paper, 60cm X 80cm 131 A Gallery

ARTGO: AUGUST 2022 OPENING EXHIBITIONS

ARTB| THE ARTS ASSOCIATION OF BELLVILLE, WESTERN CAPE

REDEFINED | GROUP EXHIBITION SURVIVING A PANDEMIC WITH PAINTED AND DRAWN VISIONS. ONLINE EXHIBITION 01/08/2022 - 26/08/2022 WWW.ARTB.CO.ZA/REDEFINED

SANLAM ART GALLERY AND SANLAM ART LOUNGE

EXHIBITION OF PAINTING, SCULPTURE & PRINTING FROM THE SANLAM ART COLLECTION CELEBRATING WOMEN ARTISTS IN WOMEN’S MONTH SANLAM ART GALLERY - BELLVILLE 04/08/2022 UNTIL 22/10/2022 WEEKDAYS 09:00 – 16:30 SANLAM ART LOUNGE -SANDTON 01/08/2022 UNTIL 22/08/2022 (VIEWING TIMES BY APPOINTMENT EMAIL: SANLAMART@SANLAM.CO.ZA) TEL: 021 947 3359 OR WHATSAPP 083 457 2699

THE CAPE GALLERY

‘WILDLIFE 2022 (GROUP EXHIBITION)’ 01/08/2022 UNTIL 17/09/2022 THE CAPE GALLERY ANNUAL WILDLIFE EXHIBITION. INTREPID ADVENTURERS AND AGENTS FOR CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE ARTISTS RESEARCH AND CONVEY VISUAL INFORMATION ON THE RICH DIVERSITY OF FLORA AND FAUNA IN SOUTH AFRICA. WWW.CAPEGALLERY.CO.ZA

EBONY/CURATED

ACTIONS AND REFLECTIONS A SOLO EXHIBITION BY PLACIDO ‘POCHO’ GUIMARAES 03/08/2022 UNTIL 24/09/2022 SOLO EXHIBITION BY THE EQUATORIAL GUINEAN ARTIST PLACIDO ‘POCHO’ GUIMARAES. THE EXHIBITION WILL HOUSE INTRICATE AND ELABORATE TAPESTRIES INSPIRED BY GENERATIONS OF HIS FAMILY, SPECIFIC THEMES AND THE REALITY OF THE ARTISTS’S ENVIRONMENT. WWW.EBONYCURATED.COM

EVERARD READ | CAPE TOWN

MICHAEL MICHAEL SOLO SHOW, GENRE PICTURES 03/08/2022 UNTIL 23/08/2022 EVERARD-READ-CAPETOWN.CO.ZA

Ten Thousand Women

A Solo Exhibition by Lerato Motau

From 21.08.2022 to 16.09.2022

Heritage Square. 9 Huguenot Street, Franschhoek artintheyard.co.za

+27 (0)878 087 021

THE MELROSE GALLERY

A FRECKLE PAST A HARE SOLO EXHIBITION BY CAROL CAULDWELL WHIMSICAL SCULPTURES OF ANIMALS AND PEOPLE WHO COULD HAVE TRAVELLED STRAIGHT FROM ALICE IN WONDERLAND. 03/08/2022 UNTIL 28/08/2022 THEMELROSEGALLERY.COM

ARTGO: AUGUST 2022 OPENING EXHIBITIONS

OLIEWENHUIS ART MUSEUM

ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID: A MILE IN HER SHOES AND OTHER STORIES 05/08/2022 UNTIL 11/09/2022 THIS EXHIBITION REFLECTING ON WOMEN’S LIVED EXPERIENCES AND THEIR STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY IS AN EXCITING AMALGAMATION OF ARTWORKS, ARTEFACTS AND TEXTILES COLLECTION MINDFULLY SELECTED FROM THE ART COLLECTIONS OF THE OLIEWENHUIS ART MUSEUM, ART BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA AND TEXTILES FROM THE COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AND LIBRARY DEPARTMENT. WWW.NASMUS.CO.ZA

DAOR CONTEMPORARY

GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS! 04/08/2022 UNTIL 30/08/2022 SPECIAL GROUP SHOW IN CELEBRATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN’S MONTH IN RECOGNITION OF THE WOMEN WHO FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOMS ON THE 9TH OF AUGUST 1956 WWW.DAOR.CO.ZA

THE VIEWING ROOM ART GALLERY

BLOOMING IN THE DARK 6/08/2022 UNTIL 3/09/2022 BLOOMING IN THE DARK WILL OPEN ON THE 6TH OF AUGUST 2022, SHOWCASING THE BEST WORKS CREATED DESPITE LOAD-SHEDDING LIMITATIONS AND FRUSTRATIONS. WWW.STLORIENT.CO.ZA

NEL

ROBYN PENN - GOD’S AWAY ON BUSINESS 04/08/2022 UNTIL 26/08/2022 NEW COLLECTION OF RICHLY SUBTLE CLOUD DRAWINGS USING GRAPHITE AND ENCAUSTIC WAX, AND A SERIES OF PORTRAITS OF INFAMOUS WORLD LEADERS IN GENTLE REPOSE. WWW.NELART.CO.ZA

131A GALLERY

DEEP SPACE - FEATURING KIRSTEN BEETS, ANDREW SUTHERLAND AND ADELE VAN HEERDEN. OPENING 11AM TO 1PM, SATURDAY 6 AUGUST 06/08/2022 UNTIL 02/09/2022 131AGALLERY.COM

ABSA ART GALLERY

PARSING THE JUNCTURE: 110 BILLION PRAXIS SOLO EXHIBITION BY WINIFRID LUENA WINIFRID LUENA IS AN ABSA L’ATELIER 2019 AMBASSADOR. 05/08/2022 UNTIL 09/09/2022 THE ABSA GALLERY IS OPEN TUESDAY TO FRIDAY PRE-BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL WWW.ABSA.AFRICA/ABSAAFRICA/ABSA-ARTPORTFOLIO/ART-GALLERY

NWU BOTANICAL GARDENS GALLERY

FEMINISM YA MANG, FEMINISM YETHU, FEMINISM YANI CURATED BY SAMANTHA MODISENYANE & MASECHABA MOLOI 11/08/2022 UNTIL 02/09/2022OPENS 18H00 - 22H00 WWW..SERVICES.NWU.AC.ZA/NWU-GALLERY

NWU MAIN ART GALLERY

ATTACHED TO THE SOIL. OPENS 18H00 - 22H00 11/08/2022 UNTIL 16/09/2022 NWU GALLERY IN COLLABORATION WITH VISUAL NARRATIVES & CREATIVE OUTPUTS (VINCO), THE FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM & THE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESENTS ATTACHED TO THE SOIL EXHIBITION.

WWW..SERVICES.NWU.AC.ZA/NWU-GALLERY

ARTGO: AUGUST 2022 OPENING EXHIBITIONS

GALLERY @ GLEN CARLOU

PART FOREST A DUO EXHIBITION WITH KATJA ABBOTT & PAUL KRISTAFOR 14/08/2022 UNTIL 16/09/2022 OPENING SUNDAY 14 AUGUST AT 11AM. WWW.GLENCARLOU.COM

NEL

MILK - FOUR ARTISTS EXPLORED THE FRAMEWORKS OF DIVERSE SOCIO-ECONOMICPOLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND REALITIES. THE WORK EVOLVED UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF ‘CURRENT AFFAIRS 2022 – CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE BODY’ 07/07/2022 UNTIL 30/07/2022 WWW.NELART.CO.ZA

GALLERY @ GLEN CARLOU

14/08/2022 UNTIL 16/09/2022 UNTITLED - GROUP EXHIBITION FEATURING WORKS BY DEBBIE FIELD, KIM BLACK, LAURA WENMAN, LAURINDA BELCHER, MARINDA DU TOIT, NATHAN PETERSON & TANJA TRUSCOTT. OPENING SUNDAY 14 AUGUST AT 11AM. WWW.GLENCARLOU.COM

AITY GALLERY, FRANSCHHOEK

TEN THOUSAND WOMEN SOLO EXHIBITION BY LERATO MOTAU SHE DEFINES HER ART-MAKING PRACTICE AS FIBRE ART. THE MATERIALS THAT LERATO CONSTITUTES ARE PREDOMINANTLY FABRICS; EMBROIDERY AND STITCHING ARE SIGNIFICANT PARTS OF HER WORK 21/08/2022 UNTIL 16/09/2022 WWW.ARTINTHEYARD.CO.ZA

NEW Jan Tshikhuthula editions available online

www.artistproofstudio.co.za

ARTGO: AUGUST 2022 OPENING EXHIBITIONS

OLIEWENHUIS ART MUSEUM

33RD ANNUAL SOPHIA GRAY MEMORIAL EXHIBITION 25/08/2022 UNTIL 25/09/2022 THE 33RD LAUREATE, MPHETHI MOROJELE IS THE FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MMA DESIGN STUDIO IN JOHANNESBURG. WWW.NASMUS.CO.ZA

RK CONTEMPORARY

BLUE - THE HISTORY OF THE ORIGINAL BLUE PIGMENTS USED BY PAINTERS CENTURIES AGO IS AS RICH AS THE HUES THEMSELVES. THE GROUP SALON-STYLE EXHIBITION IS AN INVITATION TO THE ARTISTS TO DIVE INTO THIS ONCE PRECIOUS PIGMENT AND EXPLORE BLUE IN ITS MYRIAD TONES, ASSOCIATIONS, AND METAPHORS. 26/08/2022 UNTIL 25/09/20222 WWW.RKCONTEMPORARY.COM

SASOL NEW SIGNATURES ART COMPETITION

WINNING WORKS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE PRETORIA ART MUSEUM 25/08/2022 UNTIL 02/10/2022 WWW.SASOLSIGNATURES.CO.ZA

SOLO STUDIOS

INTIMATE ART ENCOUNTERS IS AN ART INVESTMENT EMPORIUM, AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE OVER A WEEKEND IN “ARTS TOWN RIEBEEK VALLEY” (WITH RIEBEEK KASTEEL AS THE HUB), LESS THAN 1 HOUR’S DRIVE FROM CAPE TOWN. 26/08/2022 UNTIL 28/08/2022 WWW.SOLOSTUDIOS.CO.ZA

ARTGO: AUGUST 2022 ONGOING SHOWS

IS ART GALLERY STELLENBOSCH

THE VERGELEGEN COLLECTION & OTHERS - GROUP SHOW 138 DORP STREET 28/07/2022 UNTIL 13/08/2022 WWW.IS-ART-GALLERY.COM

GALLERY 2

MINIATURES IN PRINT – THE PRINTING GIRLS GROUP EXHIBITION BY THE PRINTING GIRLS SHOWCASING A LARGE SERIES OF MINIATURE ARTWORKS. THE PRINTING GIRLS (TPG) IS AN ALL- FEMALE COLLECTIVE OF SOUTH AFRICAN-BASED ARTISTS WHO WORK IN PRINT. 09/07/2022 UNTIL 27/08/2022 WWW.GALLERY2.CO.ZA

OLIEWENHUIS ART MUSEUM

LEARNING THROUGH ART: THE MUSEUM AS CLASSROOM A VISUAL ARTS CURRICULUMBASED EXHIBITION CURATED FROM OLIEWENHUIS ART MUSEUM’S PERMANENT COLLECTION. 23/06/2022 UNTIL 21/08/2022 WWW.NASMUS.CO.ZA

RUST-EN-VREDE GALLERY CLAY MUSEUM

THE CUBE: THERE’S MANY A SLIP A SOLO EXHIBITION OF RECENT CERAMIC WORK BY CLEMENTINA VD WALT, IN CELEBRATION OF HER BEING SEVENTY YEARS ON THE PLANET. 25/06/2022 UNTIL 27/08/2022 WWW.RUST-EN-VREDE.COM

RUST-EN-VREDE GALLERY

IN MY NATURE SOLO EXHIBITION OF CERAMICS BY ANNELIE JANSE VAN RENSBURG 30/07/2022 UNTIL 27/08/2022 WWW.RUST-EN-VREDE.COM

RUST-EN-VREDE GALLERY

FLOREER - AN EXHIBITION OF MOSAICS BY THE STUDENTS OF PIET-MY-VROU MOSAIC STUDIO 30/07/2022 UNTIL 27/08/2022 WWW.RUST-EN-VREDE.COM

THE MELROSE GALLERY

WONDERS SHALL NEVER END SOLO EXHIBITION BY EDOZIE ANEDU SERIES OF PAINTINGS CREATED IN 2022 AND FOLLOWS ON FROM HIS WELL-RECEIVED SHOW WITH UNIT LONDON IN 2021. UNTIL 15/08/2022 AT THE GALLERY & ONLINE UNTIL 30/08/2022 WWW.THEMELROSEGALLERY.COM

NATURE MORTE The Still from Life

until end August 2022

Jean Welz (1900 – 1975). Still life - earthenware with chalkboard, 1945. Oil on carton. Rupert Art Foundation Collection.

Jan Rupert Art Centre, 41 Middelstraat, Graaff-Reinet Mon – Fri: 9h00 – 12h30 | 14h00 - 17h00 Sat – Sun & Public Holidays: 09h00 – 12h00 janrupertcentre@telkomsa.net | +27 (0)49 892 6107 Entrance complimentary

ARTGO: AUGUST - DECEMBER 2022 ONGOING SHOWS

THE VIEWING ROOM ART GALLERY AT ST. LORIENT ART GALLERY

SCULPTURAL WONDERLAND AT @SANDTON HOTEL IN BENMORE JOHANNESBURG 4/06/2022 UNTIL 02/10/2022 WWW.STLORIENT.CO.ZA

OLIEWENHUIS ART MUSEUM

THE POWER OF REPRESENTATION THIS EXHIBITION EXPLORES THE POWER OF ART, HOW IT COMMUNICATES AND THE POWER OF REPRESENTATION THROUGH (AMONG OTHER WAYS) JUXTAPOSING OLDER ARTWORKS IN THE COLLECTION WITH NEWER CONTEMPORARY ARTWORKS. UNTIL 30/10/2022 WWW.NASMUS.CO.ZA

ART@AFRICA

IT’S ALWAYS SUMMERTIME SCULPTURE GARDEN SERIES MAIN ROAD FRANSCHHOEK UNTIL 02/01/2023 WWW.ARTATAFRICA.ART

Isabel Thompson, Pata Pata, Linocut 1998

John Muafangejo (1943 - 1987) They are shaking hands because they are longing, Linocut

Woodstock arts hub at 109 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa. Tel: 021 300 0461 / Email: info@printgallery.co.za