ABOUT ME
According to my siblings, I was caught in the Kouga mountains in 1981, after which I spent my formative years on a farm in the Eastern Cape. Today I am a full-time interdisciplinary artist and live on a smallholding north of Pretoria, South Africa, with my husband, mother, two cats, one dog, and 43 chickens.
My art practice spans painting, collage, and installation. I create realistic, emotionally resonant paintings of architectural details that serve as markers of memory and cultural identity. Through these works, I investigate the psychological connections we form with interior spaces that carry the traces of lived experiences.
Alongside my paintings, I produce mixed-media collages shaped by processes of chance and subconscious decision-making. My richly textured landscapes draw inspiration from the frottage techniques of Max Ernst, while my seamlessly integrated imagery creates convincing surreal realities. I also occasionally construct immersive installations using found objects.
I obtained my Master of Visual Arts degree from Unisa in 2017, graduating with distinction for my exhibition S(h)elves. In addition, I have completed several short courses across various visual arts disciplines and hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Museum and Heritage Studies from the University of Pretoria. I recently authored the painting study guide for the University of South Africa and continue to mentor emerging artists.
In 2022, I was recognised by Art.co.za as one of South Africa’s most promising rising artists, and in 2024 I was acknowledged by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture as a prolific female artist in the ArtBank collection. My work has been selected for the Absa L’Atelier, Sasol New Signatures, the Sanlam Portrait Award, and the Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Award. To date, I have presented four solo exhibitions, three shared solo exhibitions, and participated in more than 50 group exhibitions. I am currently working towards another solo and several group exhibitions. Somewhere between all this, I try to find time to be a wife, daughter, sister, aunt, mom, friend, and homesteader.
AWARDS
2024 - ArtBank's prolific women artists, Department of Sport, Arts and Culture
2022 - Watchlist 2023, 10 of the most on-the-rise artists in South Africa, Art.co.za
2009 - Best Student, Postgraduate Diploma in Museum and Heritage Studies, University of Pretoria
2005 - Student of the year, Bachelor of Visual Arts, University of South Africa
1999 - Student of the year, Belgravia Art School, East London
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 - Collective Childhood, Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria (Shared Solo)
2024 - Spirit Place, Association of Arts, Pretoria
2024 - A Glass Darkly, KZNSA, Durban
2023 - Hidden,Trent Gallery, Pretoria (Shared Solo)
2022 - Ordinary Light, art.b, Bellville (Shared Solo)
2020 - Fables of the Mind, Association of Arts, Pretoria
2018 - Ducks in a Row, Trent Gallery, Pretoria
2015 - S(h)elves, Unisa Art Gallery, Pretoria (MVA Student Exhibition)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2027 (upcoming) - Crossing - Ho tšela - Travessia, Unisa Art Gallery, Pretoria & Museu e Gabinete de Exposições, Porto, Portugal
2026 (upcoming) - Domus, Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria
2026 (upcoming) - Small World!, Greenhouse Café Conservatory, Pretoria
2026 (upcoming) - Klein Wêreld!, Woordfees, Stellenbosch
2026 (upcoming) - Inward, The Viewing Room Gallery, Pretoria
2026 (upcoming) - What Remains, Gallerie du Parc, Johannesburg
2026 - Union Art Fair, House Union Block and Spier Arts Trust, Cape Town
2026 - Look Closely, RK Contemporary, Riebeek Kasteel
2026 - Moon, Trent Gallery, Pretoria
2026 - Annual Members’ exhibition 2026, Association of Arts, Pretoria
2025 - Art for the Festive Season, Association of Arts, Pretoria
2025 - A Hive for the Buzzin' Bees, Tina Skukan Gallery, Pretoria
2025 - Union Art Fair, House Union Block and Spier Arts Trust, Cape Town
2025 - Clémentine et agrumes, Trent Gallery, Pretoria
2025 - Vice Versa, Momentum Aardklop Festival, Potchefstroom
2025 - Mini Masters, Association of Arts, Pretoria
2025 - Klein Wêreld!, Greenhouse Café Conservatory, Pretoria
2025 - Annual Members’ exhibition 2025, Association of Arts, Pretoria
2024 - Uncurated, art.b, Bellville
2024 - Proximity, Unisa Art Gallery, Pretoria
2023 - Bird's Eye View, Artbox, Pretoria
2023 - Groot Voël, Trent Gallery Powder Room, Pretoria
2023 - Spier LightArt Festival, Spier Wine Farm, Stellenbosch
2023 - WOLF. ESEL. ELF. Association of Arts, Pretoria
2022 - Under the Surface, White River Gallery, White River
2022 - Idioom/Idiom, Johann van Heerden Art Gallery, Pretoria
2022 - Doodles, Trent Gallery, Pretoria
2022 - Love in Fine Art, Foxwood House Theatre, Johannesburg
2022 - The Association of Arts Pretoria’s 75th birthday Exhibition, Association of Arts, Pretoria
2022 - An Experiential of Musshero(i)ns, Trent Gallery, Pretoria
2022 - Tiny Treasures, art.b, Bellville
2021 - Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards Top 100, City of Ekurhuleni, Online
2021 - Folds & Faults, Curate.A.Space and UFS Art Gallery, Bloemfontein
2021 - Affordable Art Fair, Edg2020, Online
2020 - Folds & Faults, Curate.A.Space and UFS Art Gallery, Online
2020 - Winged Creatures, Johann van Heerden Art Gallery, Pretoria
2020 - Affordable Art, Association of Arts, Pretoria
2020 - The Feast of St Valentine – The Art of Love. Association of Arts, Pretoria
2019 - Inspired by Inktober, Victoria Yards, Johannesburg
2019 - Sanlam Portrait Award – Portrait 100, AVA Gallery, Cape Town
2019 - Ophelia, Trent Gallery, Pretoria
2018 - Art as Destination, CSIR International Conference Centre, Pretoria
2018 - Indestructible, Trent Gallery, Pretoria
2012 - Sasol New Signatures, Pretoria
2009 - Absa L’Atelier Finalists Exhibition, Johannesburg
2009 - Absa L’Atelier Entries Exhibition, Pretoria
2009 - Dystopia, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Belgium
2009 - Candy Coated, Magpie Gallery, Pretoria
2009 - Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Exhibition, Alliance Française, Pretoria
2008 - Intervention, Unisa Art Gallery, Pretoria
2006 - Ekurhuleni Finalists Exhibition, Pretoria
2005 - Unisa Final Year Visual Art Students Exhibition, Unisa Art Gallery, Pretoria
2004 & 2005 - Art on paper, Standard Bank Arts Festival, Grahamstown
2003 & 2004 - Lady Grey Annual Easter Exhibition, Lady Grey
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Art Bank of South Africa
South African Military Hospital Art Collection
The Spier Arts Trust and Nando's Art Collection
Unisa Official Academic Portrait Collection
PROJECTS, COMMISSIONS and EMPLOYMENT
2025 - Study guide writer for Unisa's Department of Art & Music, Pretoria
2025 - Adjudicator for the National Championships of Visual Arts, Pretoria
2024-2026 - Artist for Spier & Nando's Creative Block Project, Johannesburg
2023-2024 - Mentor for the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC)'s Presidential Economic Stimulus Program's (PESP) Mentorship
Program, Gauteng and Free State
2023 - Official portrait painter for Unisa, Pretoria
2022 - Commissioned artist for KykNet's Nataniël.Erik.Elf, Pretoria
2022 - Official portrait painter for Unisa, Pretoria
2008 - 2020 - Freelance educational and children's book illustrator.
2011 - Technical assistant for Dr Gwenneth Miller's D Litt et phil exhibition TRANSCODE at Unisa Art Gallery, Pretoria
2009 - Curatorial assistant for Dystopia, curated by Dr Elfriede Dreyer. Pretoria, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Belgium
2009 - Administrative assistant at Fried Contemporary Art Gallery, Pretoria
2006-2008 - Administrative assistant at Unisa Department of Art & Music, Pretoria
2006 - Curatorial assistant for Enviroserve's WasteArt Exhibition, curated by Dr Wendy Ross. Johannesburg
2004-2005 - Assistant art and design teacher, Lady Grey Arts Academy
2000-2003 - Studio manager, Potter's Place, Jeffreys Bay
EDUCATION
2017 - Master of Visual Art, Unisa, Pretoria. Cum laude
2009 - Postgraduate Diploma in Heritage and Museum Studies, University of Pretoria, Pretoria
2009 - Children’s Book Illustrations course presented by Jan de Kinder, Centre for Comic, Illustrative & Book Arts, Stellenbosch
2009 - Painting Short Course presented by Frederick Eksteen , Fried Contemporary, Pretoria
2008 - Drawing Short Course presented by Frederick Eksteen, Fried Contemporary, Pretoria
2008 - Computer Graphics Short Course presented by Katya Venter , Unisa, Pretoria
2005 - Bachelor of Visual Arts, Unisa, Pretoria. Cum Laude
1999 - Matriculate at Grens High, East London and Belgravia Art School, East London.