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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.

Jo Roets and Zanoxolo Sylvester Mqeku feature in the recently published book titled "Clay Formes, contemporary clay from South Africa". The publication offers collectors a glimpse into the studio of thirty important South African artists.

StateoftheART is delighted to announce the upcoming group exhibition titled Heaven and Earth, featuring the works of four remarkable female artists: Kristen McClarty, Catherine Ocholla, Laurel Holmes, and Karen Wykerd. This captivating exhibition of paintings and printmaking will be on display from 04 - 25 November 2023, at 50 Buitenkant Street in Cape Town.

A new mosaic artwork has been installed outside StateoftheART Gallery on Buitenkant Street. A public art project by Spier Arts Trust, the mosaic features a bird designed by local artist Robyn Pretorius.

Landscape painter Joanna Lee Miller will present her debut solo exhibition 'Here I Find' at StateoftheART Gallery in Cape Town from 24 June until 15 July.

Opening in February 2023, StateoftheART presents a group exhibition of new work by 7 artists exploring the passage of time. Read the press release here.

StateoftheART is delighted to announce 2021 Award winner Sylvester Zanoxolo Mqeku’s upcoming solo exhibition “Birth of the Alter Natural'', opening on 3 December in Cape Town and featuring his unique sand-cast ceramic sculptures.

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.

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

At the opening of the 2021 Finalists Exhibition we announced Sylvester Zanoxolo Mqeku as the overall Winner of the Award and recipient of a R40 000 cash prize and solo exhibition with the Gallery next year.

StateoftheART is pleased to announce the ten artists shortlisted for the 2021 StateoftheART Gallery Award.

Introducing our new team member Simthandile Witbooi who is joining the Gallery to assist with logistics and artwork admin.

The Cape Town Museum is exhibiting a group show of artworks by and for Cape Townians and several StateoftheART artists are included.

An announcement from Jennifer Reynolds regarding the postponement of the 2020 StateoftheART Gallery Award.

A current status update from Jennifer Reynolds, owner of StateoftheART Gallery regarding Covid-19 in South Africa.

StateoftheART announces the panel of judges for the StateoftheART Gallery Award 2020.

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.

Mirjam Asmal will reprise her role on the Judging Panel of the StateoftheART Gallery Award in 2019.

Art collector and self professed 'Art-o-holic' Carol Hodes will once again be part of the Judging Panel for the StateoftheART Gallery Award.

For the first time, the StateoftheART Gallery Award judging panel will include one of the Gallery's own artists! Meet Chris Denovan - Contemporary Artist and 'Big Weirdo'!

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

The final judge on the State of the Art Gallery Award Panel: avid art collector Carol Hodes.

The fourth judge on the Gallery Award Panel is Jennifer Reynolds from StateoftheART Gallery.

StateoftheART is thrilled to announce Mirjam Asmal as the next judge on the StateoftheART Gallery Award panel.

Introducing the second judge in the StateoftheART Gallery Award Panel, Masixole Ncevu, award-winning artist and photographer.

The Gallery Award will be judged by a panel of local art professionals. StateoftheART is delighted to introduce the first judge, Mandy Conidaris, director of outoftheCUBE online art platform.

We have an exciting selection of recently exhibited and new artwork available for you to view at our Cape Town gallery.

StateoftheART is on a mission to uncover exciting new talent in South Africa and offering one up-and-coming artist the opportunity to receive a R10,000 cash award and solo exhibition.

StateoftheART artist Gary Frier has been working on two interesting and relevant projects that in some way crosses borders and oceans.

Following on the success of previous events hosted by the South African Site_Specific Land Art Collective this collective will be presenting the Global Nomadic Art Project South Africa 2016 (GNAP) with the subtitle Stories of Rain in September and October this year.

With our first solo exhibition for 2016 showing currently, and still slightly buzzed from the excitement of its opening during First Thursdays in Cape Town, we're reviewing some of our exhibition highlights from 2015 while awaiting and planning our next exhibitions for this year.

Our artists work hard throughout any given year and 2015 was no exception. We asked a selection of our artists to share their achievements and highlights with us for the past year, as well as their plans for the 2016.

We are delighted to share our exhibition line-up for 2016 with you! Featuring a wide variety themes in the work of our artists the exhibitions promise to be enriching, interesting and thought-provoking.

It's been an exciting year for StateoftheART, both online and in our intimate gallery space in the Cape Town city centre. With bustling First Thursday evenings, solo exhibitions, private sales as well as corporate commissions we've been busy! Read more about the achievements of our artists, view some of the photos of from our exhibitions and find out which artists to keep an eye on in 2016.

GIPCA is presenting the second Live Art Festival in Cape Town from 27 August to 6 September 2014. Selected in 2012 by the Sunday Independent as one of its five top art events in the country, the Festival grows this year to feature thirty-five works of innovation by artists that demonstrate an edge in performance art practice. Many works are either International or South African premieres.

"The present and the past meet by some divine intervention called art . A reflection of us. I work on found surfaces from 1860s Government Gazette pages to scrap pieces of wood. The surface dictates the subject: the people, their body language, unique style and characters all develop into a perfect match." - Lisette Forsyth

StateoftheART is excited to announce the opening of a permanent exhibition gallery in the Cape Town CBD. The exhibition gallery offers contemporary art lovers the opportunity to view a dynamic collection of affordable fine art.

WITS ART MUSEUM is proud to present an exhibition of prints by well known South African artist Robert Hodgins curated by Julia Charlton, senior Curator of Wits Art Museum. DATES 27 February to 7 April 2013

Poorvi Bhana's new work will be exhibited from February 17 through March 03 in the National Museum of Cultural History located in Pretoria. As in the past, the backbone of her work is invocation, however she re-interprets this theme through new media as she explores the ceramics process in greater depth. The exhibition will be officially opened by Runette Kruger, faculty member of Tshwane University's department of fine and applied art, with a key note address by Michael Nixon from the University of Cape Town.

WITS ART MUSEUM is offering an introductory course for voluntary museum guides (docents) DATES 12 March to 27 April 2013

A SERIES OF 6 PUBLIC LECTURES. DATES Tues 12, 19, March and 2, 9, 16 and 23 April, 2013

StateoftheART is proud to announce that Nelspruit Municipality have purchased 5 works to hang in their new buildings.