// Claude Chandler
// ARTIST BIO
Claude Chandler (b. 1989, South Africa)
Claude Chandler was born into the vibrant Durban art scene, with both of his parents being accomplished artists and influential figures. Growing up immersed in galleries and studios, Claude's love for portraiture was sparked in 2005 when he began painting his high school teachers. This early project led to a flood of portrait commissions and solidified his identity as an artist while increasing his confidence in his abilities.
Following his passion, Claude pursued a degree in Fine Art at the Durban University of Technology, where he honed his craft and developed his unique artistic voice. After graduating in 2011, he moved to Cape Town to pursue his art career. Since graduating, he has made his mark in the South African art world and beyond, participating in international art fairs, group shows, and solo exhibitions, as well as earning recognition as a finalist in the SPI Portrait Awards. In recent years, Claude has expanded his repertoire to include street art, producing murals throughout Cape Town and building a dynamic portfolio of urban works. He currently manages and works out of SideTrack Studios, a creative collective he founded in 2020.
Through his portraits and street art, Claude seeks to capture the way he sees the world through his subjects. He invites viewers to question their own perceptions and to contemplate the relationship between the self and the digital world. His art is characterized by a vibrant energy and a deep commitment to capturing the beauty and complexity of the human experience.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Hyper-Link - solo exhibition at Worldart, Cape Town
2017 Tr!pty3ch - solo exhibition at Worldart, Cape Town
2016 Ways of seeing – solo exhibition at Worldart, Cape Town
2015 Binary Transcendence – solo exhibition at Worldart, Cape Town
INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCIES
2022 Space and Time - Residency and studio exhibition with TAG, Berlin, Germany
2017 Max Grimm Studio residency - Magdeburg, Germany
NATIONAL & PROVINCIAL COMPETITIONS
2014 'Vuleka' Art Competition, ArtB Gallery, Cape Town, Finalist, National Competition
2013 'SPI Sanlam Portrait Awards 2013, Rust-en-Vrede Art Gallery, Cape Town, Top 40 Finalist, National Competition
2011 ‘Bold and the Beautiful’, KZNSA Gallery, Members Exhibition/competition - 2nd Prize, Provincial Competition
2010 Sasol New Signatures Art Competition 2010, Pretoria Art Museum, Finalist, National Competition
2008 Start, The Nivea Art Awards 2008′, KZNSA Gallery, Durban, Finalist, Provincial Competition
ART FAIRS
2023 'The Affordable Art Fair', Barnes Gallery. London, England
2020 'Turbine Art Fair', Worldart Gallery, Virtual Exhibition
2018 'AKAA Fair' Artco Gallery, Paris
2018 'FNB Joburg Art Fair', Artco Gallery, Johannesburg
2018 'Turbine Art Fair', Worldart Gallery, Johannesburg
2018 'Stroke Art Fair', Worldart Gallery, Munich
2017 'AKAA Fair' Artco Gallery, Paris
2017 'Turbine Art Fair', Worldart Gallery, Johannesburg
2016 'Turbine Art Fair', Worldart Gallery, Johannesburg
2015 'That Art Fair' Art South Africa. Cape Town.
2014 'Turbine Art Fair', Worldart Gallery, Johannesburg
2009 ‘Affordable Art Fair’, ArtSpace Durban,
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 'Heredity', Rossouw Modern - Space Curated, Hermanus - Joint show; Pascale and Claude Chandler
2021 'GENIUS LOCI' , State of the Art Gallery, Cape Town
2020 - 2021 'Home is where the art is' Zeitz Mocca, Cape Town
2020 'Against All Odds' The Travelling Art Gallery - Martina Gallery, Berlin
2020 'Liminal Timeline' Joint show: Pascale and Claude Chandler, State of the Art Gallery, Cape Town
2019 'Together Apart' Trent Gallery, Pretoria
2013 '5th Toilet Cubical Exhibition’ Studio 41. Cape Town
2012 ‘Mash-Up’ Alex Hamilton Gallery, Woodstock, Cape Town
2011 ‘DAG Inspired’ ArtSpace Durban, KZN top 25 recognized painters - Group exhibition
2011 'Grand Opening’ The Collective, KZN Durban – Group Show
2011 'DUT Fine Art and Jewellery 3rd Year and BTech final exhibition’ DUT City Campus – Group Show
2011 ‘Re-use’ Durban Universityof Technology Art Gallery – Group Show
2010 'DUT Fine Art & Jellewery Design Exhibition', DUT Gallery, Durban, Group Show
2010 'Something Blue, Something Borrowed and Found', ArtSpace Durban, Group Show
2008 'Provincial Matric Art exhibition’ Durban Art Gallery, Group Show
2007 'Under 21', KZNSA Gallery, Duo Show – Claude Chandler, Lydon Cadle
2005 '100 years of…' KZNSA’, KZNSA Gallery, Centenary Members Exhibition, Durban