// Artist Statement

Born Cape Town 1984

Being an artist today means that one has the liberty to work in an infinite number of ways, be it interdisciplinarily, transdisciplinarily, as part of a collective or producing work of an ephemeral nature.

As a contemporary artist I am always open to new possibilities and ways of approaching art-making, but above all, I have a desire for my work to resonate with the viewer in a profound way. To a large degree I try and recreate the types of emotions I felt when I first saw great works such as The Painter Marteen Rijkaert by Anthony van Dyck or ‘The Adoration of the Magi by Rubens. These are examples of works that, for me have a certain intangible presence that is difficult to explain. They connect with some part of us that sits right at the essence of what it means to be a human being. It is this ineffable quality that a painting has the power to produce, and it is this quality that I am always in search of.

My primary interest is not to create beautiful images, or images that are considered naturalistic, however I do believe that a beautifully rendered subject has the ability to communicate more powerfully. A work is considered complete once I have managed to fulfill my primary objective of instilling in it a life of its own.

I am an artist that believes in the craft of producing an artwork, and that an honest creation often requires an investment of time.

// Artist CV

// Solo Shows

2012 - Casa Verdi - ‘Los otros y Anne’, Barcelona, Spain

2014 - Rust en Vrede Gallery - ‘Love before breakfast’ , Cape Town, South Africa 

2014 - Celaya Brothers Gallery, ´This is the wind and this is the breeze´, México City, México

2015 - RVCA Gallery, San Francisco, USA 

2016 - Galerie 55 Bellechasse, Paris, France

2017 - Galerie 55 Bellechasse, Paris, France

2018 - Volta New York, New-York, USA

2021 - 131 A Gallery, ‘Against A Narrow Heart’, Cape Town, South Africa

2024 - 131 A Gallery, ‘Our Twisted Limbs’, Cape Town, South Africa

// Art Fairs

2015 - YIA, Paris, France

2015 - Art Silicon Valley, San Francisco, USA

2015 - Art Miami New York, New York, USA

2015 - Surfcity Festival, Barcelona, Spain

2015 - Context, Miami, USA

2016 - Scope New York, New York, USA

2016 - Art Wynwood, Miami, USA

2016 - Art Palm Beach, Miami, USA

2017 - Superfine! New York, New York, USA

2017 - Art New York, New York, USA

2017 - Art Market San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

2017 - YIA Art Fair Brussels, Brussels, Belgium 

2017 - Art Boca Raton, Miami, USA 

2017 - YIA Art Fair Maastricht, Maastricht, Holland 

2017 - Scope New York, New York, USA

2017 - Art Wynwood Miami, Miami, USA 

2017 - London Art Fair, London, England

2017 - Art Market Hamptons, New York, USA

2017 - Art Pampelonne Saint Tropez, France

2017 - Art Salzburg Contemporary and Antiques, Salzburg, Austria

2017 - Scope Basel, Basel, Switzerland

2017 - YIA Art Fair Basel, Basel, Switzerland

2017 - Art Salzbourg, Salzbourg, Austria

2017 - Art Market Hamptons, New York, USA

2017 - Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

2017 - Cube Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium

2017 - YIA Art Fair, Paris, France

2017 - Sofa Chicago, Chicago, USA

2017 - Art Miami, Miami, USA

2018 -  Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

2018 - Seattle Art Fair, Seattle, USA

2018 - Art Market Hamptons, New-York, USA

2018 - Frame Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland

2018 - Art New York, New-York, USA

2018 - Frame Art Fair, Paris, France

2018 - Art Wynwood, Miami, USA

2018 - Art Market San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

2018 - Art On Paper, New-York, USA

2018 - Volta New York, New-York, USA (Solo)

2018 - London Art Fair, London, UK

2018/2019 - Frame Art Fair, Miami, USA

2019 - Frame Art Fair, New York, USA (Angel Orensanz Foundation)

2019 - Frame Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland

2023 - Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town, South Africa

2024 - Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town, South Africa

// Group Shows

2010 - Group Show, Painting and Performance, Riebeeck Kasteel, South Africa

2010 - Group Show, Wessel Snyman Creative, Cape Town, South Africa

2010 - Principal Painter in Andrew Putter’s ‘Sketch Assembly 1’, Cape Town, South Africa

2012 - Group Show, Salon 91 - ‘I’d rather be swimming’, Cape Town, South Africa

2012 - Group Show, A Word of Art - ‘The Space In Between’, Cape Town, South Africa

2012 - Group Show, Salon 91 - ‘Impression: Sunset’, Cape Town, South Africa

2012 - Group Show, Spencer Street Studios - ‘A collection of works’ , Cape Town, South Africa

2012 - Group Show, Tjing Tjing Exchange - ‘A group show’, Cape Town, South Africa

2012 - Group Show, Searle Street Post - ‘Last Minute’, Cape Town, South Africa

2013 - Auction, Traeger y Pinto, México City, México

2013 - Group Show, Galeria JLS, Valle Bravo, México

2013 - Group Show, Myl Arte Contemopráneo - ‘Codigos Animalistas’, México City, México

2013 - Group Show, White Spider - ‘Sing Sweet Songs of Conviction’, México City, México

2013 - Group Show, Salon 91 - ‘Home is wherever I´m with you’, Cape Town, South Africa

2014 - Group Show, Casa Lamm, México City, México

2014 - Pig Me Auction - Mexico City, Mexico

2015 - SurfCity Festival, Barcelona, Spain

2015 - Group Show, SMITH, Cape Town, South Africa

2015 - Contracted to Galerie 55 BelleChasse, Paris, France

2020 - Assimilate Group Show, 131 A Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2023 - Winter Group Exhibition, 131 A Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa, Summer Group Exhibition, 131 A Gallery, Cape Town, Investec Cape Town Art Fair, 131 A Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2024 - Investec Cape Town Art Fair, 131 A Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa