Sydney Carter, son of artist Richard Carter, was born in Enfield, England in 1874 and resided in South Africa from 1923. Mr Carter is considered a painter of portraits and landscapes, generally incorporating trees. He has been known to work in oil and gouache and is also cartoonist. In 1924, he was elected a fellow […]
Stavri Kalinov was born in Vidin, Bulgaria on 15 November 1944. He finished school in Vidin then worked freelance in commercial advertising from 1966 to 1968 making posters. His painting style is a heavily textured mixed oils on canvas, and he is also a sculptor, sculpting in many different mediums, metal, plastic, wood and bronze.
Mahlangu was born in Germiston on the 1st of October 1958. He matriculated from Katlehong High School. In 1977 to 1980 he enrolled at the Katlehong Art Centre, where he concentrated on sculpture and drawing. Speelman studied painting with Rose Shakanovsky and sculpture with Stanley Nkosi. In 1980 he won first prize in the “New
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Simphiwe Mlangeni is from Soweto, South Africa. He comes from a creative family, with a father who was a sculpture and theatre performer. His art is as diverse as his background. He works in a variety of mediums including printmaking, sculpture, and of course, painting. He also does physical installations at art galleries and produces
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Scats Esterhuyse born in 1954 is a self taught artist, influenced by the works of artists such as William Turner. He studied at The School of Art, Ballet, Drama and Music in Parktown and has been painting professionally for nearly 2 decades. The majority of his works feature landscapes and karoo scenes similar to the
Sarah Richards was born in Durban where she studied Fine Art, majoring in sculpture at Durban Technikon (1985-1990). After which she travelled for four years to gain experience and insight before returning to Durban to make art and teach painting and sculpture to adults. She completed her Master’s degree in Fine Art (Cum Laude) at
“I just see something that to my eye is beautiful and I try to pass it on. I paint to please myself!” Ruth Squibb was born in1928, born in Portsmouth in the United Kingdom and spent her childhood in Glasgow. Her father worked in the Admiralty and was posted to Hong Kong before WW2. From
The birth of youngest of six children, born to Nicholaas and Kitty de Wet on the farm “Erdzak” in the old Transvaal town of Standerton, coincided to the day with the arrival of the British Royal family in South Africa in 1947 – hence the name Royalene. ter matriculating from Pretoria High School for Girls
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Roy Keeler was born in Zambia in 1948 and educated in Zimbabwe. Due to his love of the wild, Roy joined the Dept. Of Internal Affairs, and spent the next 5 years in some of the most remote places in Zimbabwe. In 1972 Roy went overseas and returned to settle in South Africa in 1974.
Robert Koch, 1971, an accomplished wildlife artist, has an in-depth feeling and inspiration for Africa. As a child he accompanied his father on frequent painting excursions into the African bush, acquiring an infinite knowledge of his subject matter. Robert had his first exhibition at an early age, and has since earned his living from painting
