Artists

Renowned artist Lisette Forsyth is set to unveil her latest solo exhibition, “ALL THE BUZZ”, a poignant exploration of nature, society, and the intricate parallels between the two. On show at StateoftheART from 30 November to 21 December 2024.

The 25 best ways to discover Cape Town's East City: a local's guide to the best of this buzzy neighborhood.

Read our exclusive interview with Durban based artist Nicole Pletts and her latest series of beachscape paintings.

On 24 June 2023, StateoftheART hosted the opening reception of Joanna Lee Miller's debut solo exhibition ' Here I Find' featuring landscape paintings created on site around the Cape Peninsula.

Learn more about digital artist Ruan Jooste and how he creates his colourful, local and lekker artworks.

Visit the studio of artist Kendall-Leigh Nash and learn more about her latest series of drawings on paper depicting animals, plants and their connection with nature.

Visit the studio of mixed media artist Tanya Sternberg and learn more about her process, inspirations and latest artworks.

Artist Tharien Smith created a temporary mural on the StateoftheART Gallery windows as part of the International Public Art Festival (or IPAF) in Cape Town in 2023.

Read our interview with painter Janet Dirksen in her new studio in the Western Cape and see her landscape paintings in action in our short film.

A special visit to Balekane Legoabe in her home studio in Johannesburg, reflecting on the past few years since winning the StateoftheART Gallery Award and the new digital artworks she is working on.

On 15 October 2022, the artists and curators of FABRICATION hosted a Finissage event, inviting visitors to take part in an interactive session of stitching on fabric while chatting with the artists about their artwork on show.

StateoftheART is delighted to announce an upcoming group exhibition curated by Kristen McClarty and Laurel Holmes, on show at the Cape Town Gallery from 24 September 2022.

Join artist Joanna Lee Miller as she shares her process of painting "Misty Cliffs at Daybreak", a plein air painting created on location in Cape Town.

Read an interview and watch a short film behind the scenes with artist Shakes Tembani in his studio in Nyanga, Cape Town. Shakes explains how he has developed a distinctive bold painting style and added in new elements such as stripes and butterflies.

Artist Fadiel Hermans is interviewed in Purely Local magazine in June 2022, sharing the inspiration behind his art, his favourite spots in Cape Town and his love of thrifting on the weekends!

James de Villiers shares the ideas and research behind his latest series of paintings which are for sale online and on show at our Cape Town Gallery. His abstract artworks draw on his studies of science, technology, mysticism and his own sub conscious to make these invisible phenomena visible through his abstract paintings.

Learn more about Grace Kotze's latest paintings sharing the beauty of nature and the animals and birds that inspire her. Grace chats to us about her process of creating the paintings of creatures sitting on magnificent antique furniture and what she aims to achieve with her work.

StateoftheART is thrilled to present 'Chapter I: The Tooth and Fairies' of Catherine Ocholla's Master of Fine Arts submission entitled 'The Sky Is Falling'. See the works available for sale and on show at StateoftheART and read an excerpt from Catherine's MFA submission.

On 7 May 2022 StateoftheART hosted the opening of an artist-led exhibition curated by Tanja Truscott, including new works by 5 abstract artists who created their work in a visual conversation. See some photos from the event and read Tanja Truscott's opening address.

Read an interview with printmaking artist Kristen McClarty in the April 2022 issue of the South African Artist Magazine.

StateoftheART is thrilled to announce an upcoming group exhibition curated by Tanja Truscott featuring Abstract art with five artists who explore a visual conversation.

Read more about Kristen McClarty's series inspired by the yellow rocks near her home in Kommetjie. Creating both plein-air paintings and woodblock prints, she explores the landscape and capturing the sense of this unique place.

StateoftheART Gallery and artist Lisette Forsyth teamed up to take part in the International Public Art Festival (or IPAF) in February 2022, with Lisette creating a temporary mural painting on the Gallery windows.

A deep conversation and studio visit with printmaker and abstract artist Shui-Lyn White who shares her ideas on cultivating creativity, finding 'beginners mind' and using gesture to create her abstract artworks.

See behind the scenes in the studio of Juanita Oosthuizen and read an exclusive interview with the artist about her paper artworks, hand-cut miniature chairs and signature black and white artworks.

Sylvester Zanoxolo Mqeku, the winner of the 2021 StateoftheART Gallery Award is a Featured Artist in the 65th issue of the South African Artist Magazine, published in November 2021.

Read an interview with watercolour artist Leigh Tuckniss in the October 2021 issue of the South African Artist Magazine.

Read an interview with artist Anina Deetlefs in Issue 63 of the South African Artist's Magazine - available from August 2021.

We visit environmental artist Janet Botes and she explains her process of creating her 'Nuances' series: digital collages of landscapes inspired by her travels; in this short film and interview.

Read an interview with drawing and printmaking artist Kitty Dörje in the 63rd issue of the South African Artist Magazine, available from August 2021.

Read an interview with contemporary artist Chris Denovan in the 62nd issue of the South African Artist Magazine, on shelves in June 2021.

An interview with artist Anina Deetlefs about her popular floral portraits that combine portraiture with her love of graphic design and textiles while paying close attention to the names, meaning and symbolism in each piece.

Juanita Oosthuizen, Noeleen Kleve and Nicole Pletts are featured in the Winter edition of Southern Vines Magazine, available online and in stores nationwide from June 2021.

We visit artist Kufa Makwavarara at his home studio in Cape Town where he is busy with a large, colourful painting entitled ‘Covid Vaccine Roll-Out’

Janet Botes is interviewed and her art is featured in the 61st issue of the South African Artist Magazine. Learn more about her digital artworks and artistic process in this article.

John Roome is featured in thre 60th issue of the South African Artist Magazine, talking about his printmaking techniques and inspirations.

Richie Madyira, Andre Serfontein and Adele Potgieter are featured in the Autumn 2021 edition of Southern Vines Magazine.

Artist Claude Chandler is featured in Issue 59 of the South African Artist Magazine!

On Saturday 20 February, we hosted the opening event of 'INTIMACY' by Lisette Forsyth. The artist created a small, intimate space to relax and join her in an intimate conversation.

Balekane Legoabe, winner of the StateoftheART Gallery Award, is interviewed in Issue 58 of the South African Artist Magazine

Visit Tanja Truscott in her studio in this behind the scenes feature and read her thoughts about her latest collection of abstract paintings.

Artist Chris Denovan chats to the Art Investor Podcast about his paintings on plexiglass and investing in emerging artists.

Anina Deetlefs, Janet Botes and Sue Kaplan are featured in the Summer 2020 Southern Vines Magazine.

Kufa Makwavarara is interviewed in Issue 57 of the South African Artist Magazine, published in November 2020.

Balekane Legoabe, Shakes Tembani and Tanja Truscott are featured in the Spring 2020 publication of Southern Vines Magazine.

Read our interview and enjoy a short film with artist Helen van Stolk, exploring her process of creating her abstract paintings.

Learn more about printmaking artist John Roome and his work, inspirations and background in this interview in his Durban studio.

Learn more about Nicole Pletts and her process of painting and day to day life in the studio in this short film by StateoftheART.

Jo Roets is featured in the South African Artist Magazine, describing her sculptural process with air-drying clay and the importance of self-discipline when running her art practice within a business model.

Mother and son due Pascale and Claude Chandler opened their joint exhibition 'Liminal Timeline' on 12 February 2020 at StateoftheART Gallery in Cape Town.

StateoftheART is delighted to present the 3nd edition of the StateoftheART Gallery Award in 2020, a visual arts prize aimed at uncovering emerging South African talent.

An interview and film with Heidi Shedlock in her studio in Durban about her love for capturing the form of beautiful flowers.

We chat to Cape Town based artist Kitty Dörje about her ink drawings and printmaking in this interview and glimpse into her day-to-day life in the studio.

Visit the studio of artist Grace Kotze in Durban, meet the local monkeys and catch a glimpse of her latest paintings in our short film.

Watch our short film with Pascale Chandler in her home and studio in Durban, and read more about her work and what inspires her playful horse paintings.

Jennifer Reynolds, owner and founder of StateoftheART Gallery chats to artist Claude Chandler in this Art Pod episode by Blended Podcasts.

An exciting evening to celebrate the second edition of the StateoftheART Gallery Award and the top ten Finalists with work on show. We also announced the 2019 winner - Balekane Legoabe.

We visited the studio of abstract artist Melody French and captured part of her art making process to share with you in a short film.

Visit Jeannie Kinsler in her studio in Durban in this short film for a peek into her home life and creative inspirations.

Read Jo Roets' account of entering and winning the StateoftheART Gallery Award in 2018.

In this short film, we visit Corné Eksteen in his studio in Durban as he prepares for his solo exhibition 'NEXUS'.

In this film and interview we visit the natural areas that inspire Laurel's printmaking and painting, and learn about visual loss and the impact of environmental degradation for future generations.

Learn more about printmaking from artist and teacher Noeleen Kleve in her studio in Kommetjie.

In October 2018, StateoftheART hosted two human-size Matryoshka Dolls courtesy of the Russian Federation as an art project in support of their bid to host the World EXPO 2025 in Russia.

Jo Roets is announced as the winner of the StateoftheART Gallery Award for 2018.

We visit Tharien Smith in her studio and shop at Tharien's Trimorphic Art.

We go behind the scenes with Lisette Forsyth in her studio in Woodstock, Cape Town.

Karen Wykerd and Christine Crowley are featured in the Winter 2018 Southern Vines Magazine.

A short video on artist Joanne Reen in her studio in Port Elizabeth, and the inspiration she draws from the village of Nieu Bethesda.

StateoftheART presents 'How to Package Your Art' with CORNÉ EKSTEEN, a series of video tutorials in which Corné demonstrates every step of the packaging process.

Learn more about Karen's work, process and inspiration in this short film created by StateoftheART.

Drummond Murphy and Lizelle Kruger are featured in the Art Scene section of Southern Vines' Autumn issue.

StateoftheART participated in the #CoCreateSA DESIGN FESTIVAL, which aims to celebrate and examine the power of design to tackle current socio-economic and environmental challenges within an African context.

Deidre Maree is interviewed in the February 2018 South African Garden and Home Magazine.

James de Villiers gives us exclusive insights into his studio space, history and art making process.

Two StateoftheART artists are profiled in the Summer 2017/2018 issue of the Southern Vines magazine.

Three StateoftheART artists are profiled in the Spring 2017 issue of the Southern Vines magazine.

The Spring 2016 edition of Southern Vines features StateoftheART rising artist Chris Denovan.

Yin Yang I by Corné Eksteen features on the cover of the June edition of Good Taste Magazine. There is also a short interview with the artist on page 44.

We visit Kendall's studio to chat about what inspires her work, specifically looking at her series 'Call of the Wild', which forms part of our June group exhibition 'Beneath the Skin'.

On 7 April 2016 we opened ORGANISM, the second solo exhibition of Janet Botes. Showing recent work inspired by the scientific-biological nature, but also the spiritual symbolism, of an organism.

Artist Michaela Rinaldi features in the February 2016 edition of SLOW magazine - read all about it here!

Travel through the city of Cape Town with us as we visit the studio of Karen Wykerd for a closer look at the process and inspiration behind her precisely detailed city-scape paintings.

We caught up with Johannesburg artist Laurel Holmes to chat about her work and her focus on painting still lifes of everyday objects as well as moody landscapes of the places she has visited.

Sam Rietmann visited the Somerset West studio of visual artist Janet Botes to find out how she depicts the natural landscape in different formats and the inspiration behind her Land Art.

What do Mary Poppins and the Terminator have in common? Not much if we are honest. Yet I encountered both of these figures in the studio of Kitty Dörje as we sat down to chat about the importance of silence, her new series of work and what the future holds.

StateoftheART intern Sam Rietmann recently interviewed Claude Chandler to give you a behind-the-scenes insight into his work and artistic inspiration.

Artist Chris Denovan has recently moved in to a new studio in Observatory. We met up with him to preview his works-in-progress, learn about what inspires him, and see his work insitu.

Join us as we chat to StateoftheART artists to find out interesting snippets about their latest work and inspiration.

Botanical artist Sally Arnold writes about the importance of botanical art in the world today....