With inventive and pioneering use of the encaustic or wax painting technique, Lötz mines the primordial soup behind identifiable matter to produce alien scenes that seek to revive a sense of wonder in our surrounding natural world. READ MORE
After a traumatic head injury which left him in a coma, self-taught artist Byron Eksteen had to relearn how to make sense of the world and in doing so immersed himself in creative expression. From music to writing, painting to drawing, Eksteen experiments relentlessly with shapes form and colour to capture the rhythms and patterns that inspire him. READ MORE
Exploring the intersection between environmental and social justice issues, Neil Overy's photographic work is unapologetically political in nature and seeks to challenge dominant discourses by providing alternative framings of social justice and environmental issues. READ MORE
The Greatest Hits is an in-house AVA production which showcases the standout talent of the 2019 Fine Arts graduates from two of Cape Town’s top art schools viz. Michaelis School of Fine Art and Ruth Prowse School of Art. READ MORE
Since mid-November Ricardo Kapuka, from Catumbela, Benguela, Angola, has been in residence at the AVA Salon studio. Meticulously cutting stencils in the first few weeks, Kapuka rendered scenes of daily life in Africa READ MORE
Get the chance to chat with the 4 talented artists selected for the 2019 Nando’s Creative Exchange. At 11 am on Saturday 11 January, Adolf Tega, Robyn Pretorius, Thembalethu Manqunyana and Wonder Marthinus will lead a group walkabout of their exhibition "Home" currently on at the AVA. READ MORE
Kapuka, a self-taught artist skilled in freehand drawing, animation, graphic design, painting, and other mixed media, had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Angola and Portugal (where he lived from 1994 - 2009), as well as in Paris (AKAA 2019). Read More Here
2019 Nando’s Creative Exchange is an annual group art exhibition first established in 2011 to recognise emerging, South African fine artists who demonstrate exceptional ability. This year the selected artists are Adolf Tega, Robyn Pretorius, Thembalethu Manqunyana, Wonder Marthinus. READ MORE HERE
Jessica Michelle Le Roux, (born 1989, Nylstroom, South Africa). Le Roux is intrigued by the visual dialogue and influence of art within society which naturally directed her studies. Le Roux obtained my BA in Fine & Applied Arts from the Tshwane University of Technology in 2011, majoring in the printed image. READ MORE HERE
