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CHRISTINE MARAIS
Born in South Africa; obtained Bachelor of Fine Arts at
the Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg; moved to Namibia
in 1970. Taught art to adults and children in South Africa
and Namibia and has had 37 solo exhibitions.
Illustrated many books including a trilogy on historical
buildings (Natural and Cultural Heritage of Namibia published
by Gamsberg Macmillan, Windhoek); and various other titles
on the flora and fauna and birds of Namibia.
This sought-after established artist paints in a cubistic-naturalistic
style in watercolour, ink and wash and depicts precise detail
of the subject matter (plants, insects, wildlife, birds,
rocks, etc) sensitively within the relevant surrounding
landscape.
Watercolour: "Bushmanland"-
illustration for 2nd Edition of “Birding in Namibia”
published by Demasius & Marais.
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SUSAN MITCHINSON
Born in England; studied in France and immigrated to Namibia
in 1984.
20 solo exhibitions and 22 group exhibitions since 1981.
Living on the edge of the Namib Desert outside Swakopmund,
this internationally acclaimed contemporary artist is most
well known for her vibrant oil paintings and boldly expressive
limited edition, hand-printed woodcuts. The subject matter
of her work is vast: from emotional human interaction in
everyday life, to animals, nature and landscapes.
Oil on canvas: untitled
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SILKE BERENS
Born in Swakopmund, Namibia; obtained Merit Diploma in Fine
Art from Foundation School of Art, Cape Town in 1997. This
talented young artist has taken part in 4 group exhibitions
in South Africa, has had 2 Solo exhibitions in Namibia and
teaches drawing and painting locally. In her most recent exhibition
of mixed media paintings titled “Alternate”, at
the Hobby Horse Art Gallery in December 2006, her work successfully
shifted towards the more modern abstract. Of this challenge
to diversify into the more commercial side, she said: “It
allows me a certain financial security that further allows
me to continue a professional full-time art career”.
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Oil on canvas - untitled
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GERRIT du RAAN
Born 1946 in Okahandja, Namibia, this mostly self-taught
landscape artist has had numerous solo and group exhibitions
in Namibia. His deep love of the landscape is beautifully
depicted in his realistic oil paintings: the ever-changing
light and colours playing over the mountains at dawn evoke
the fresh smell of wet veldt grass trampled underfoot.
Oil on canvas - "Near
Usakos"
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MICHAEL MANSFIELD
Born in Windhoek 42 years ago; once a journalist he lived
in Cape Town for many years and Swakopmund is now his home.
This artist cannot remember ever not painting and drawing
and is largely self-taught. He has sold work at group exhibitions
and hopes to have his first solo exhibition soon. Unusual
for a Namibian artist, he has completely avoided landscape
and wildlife and his work is best described as realism,
with painstaking attention to minutiae. In his acrylic still
life paintings are usually books, photographs and other
printed matter, as pictures within pictures, which he says,
serve as a symbolic content.
Acrylic - "Superman"
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LIZ VISSER
Born in Singapore, grew up in England and immigrated in
1970 to Walvis Bay, Namibia, this versatile artist is passionately
driven by the inspiration drawn from her surroundings: the
desert, the harbour, the wildlife, the people, even her
garden. She is a prolific artist producing work in charcoal,
oils and acrylics as well as mixed media often incorporating
materials such as bones, leather, Perspex, etc. She started
painting seriously some 12 years ago, attended the Conservatoire
in Windhoek and studied for a Fine Arts degree at UNISA;
teaches art to children and adults from her studio in Walvis
Bay.
Oil on canvas - Pelicans of
Walvis Bay Lagoon
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CAROL SCHLUNZ
Zimbabwe-born, now living in Hermanus in the Cape, she is
a professional artist who trained in the commercial arts
as well as in portraiture. Having lived most of her life
in the bush, Carol has developed a great love for and an
intimate knowledge of the wildlife and the people, which
she paints uniquely with spirit dyes on leather. Her works
are not merely paintings as her technique includes collage,
rouching, moulding and padding of various leathers on one
piece, imparting great depth and texture. The spirit-based
leather dyes are applied in multiple layers resulting in
colours of beautiful clarity and intensity, finally sealed
for permanency. She has exhibited in South Africa, the Hobby
Horse Art Gallery in Swakopmund, and in the U.S.A. at the
Hunters Exhibition in Reno and the Safari Club in Las Vegas.
Spirit dyes on leather: "Giraffe"
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ROBERT MUELLER
Was born in 1943 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland and has been
in the service of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
for more than 35 years. From 1990 to 1996 he held the post
of Consul General of Switzerland to Namibia and in 2001
was transferred to Cape Town, where he has now retired.
Robert ‘s travels stimulated his interest in photography
and his speciality is landscape photography: his particular
passion for the interplay of light, shadow and textures
of the Namib Desert has been his biggest source of inspiration.
He has won several awards at International Salons of Photography,
has held 2 solo exhibitions in Cape Town, 1 in London, 3
in Namibia and has had 10 calendars of his Namibian pictures
published
Photograph: " Sossusvlei"
**Link to his website: http://www.robertmueller.ch
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ALPHEUS MVULA
Born in 1972 in northern Namibia, this printmaker, painter
and sculptor studied at the John Muafangejo Art Centre and
the University of Namibia in Windhoek, as well as at the
Natal Technikon in South Africa. He has taken part in numerous
group exhibitions in Namibia, South Africa, Botswana and
Poland; with solo exhibitions in Namibia, South Africa,
and Finland and most recently in Wesel, Germany. His descriptive
linocut prints typically depict scenes of rural life, cultural
traditions and socio-political situations.
Linocut: "Our Culture"
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PETER MWAHALUKANGE
Born 1964 in Ohalushu-Oukwanyama; and studied at the University
of Namibia and the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre in Windhoek,
and at the Dakawa Art & Craft Centre in South Africa.
Has had work at group exhibitions in Namibia, Botswana,
South Africa, U.S.A., France, and Norway; and has taught
art at urban and rural Namibian schools.
The content of his strong linocut prints is derived from
dreams, traditional stories, and the people of Namibia going
about their cultural duties.
Linocut: "Supplication
for Peace in Africa"
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ERNST ROHE
Born in 1947 this Namibian artist furthered his art education
in Paris, Germany, Cape Town and Namibia and later also
gained considerable experience in commercial art, design,
television production and photography. His first solo exhibition
was in 2003 at the Hobby Horse Art Gallery, Swakopmund.
Living in the small village of Usakos since 1998 this productive
artist is surrounded by the many varied landscapes, which
he paints with great sensitivity in watercolours. His realistic
work depicts not only the vast landscapes of this country
but also the plant and wildlife.
Watercolour - "Aloe near
Usakos"
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TERRENCE KRüGER
Born in Namibia and spent a lot of his youth in the Namib
and Kalahari Deserts. This talented self-taught artist is
inspired by the absolute silence; pristine blue sky and
shimmering hot colours that dominate the desert. In all
of his post 2004 paintings of the Namib you will find a
small lizard, being not only his trademark but also symbolic
of ever-present life in the desert. In August 2006 he had
his first solo exhibition at the National Art Gallery in
Windhoek; now lives in Mossel Bay in the Western Cape Garden
Route, South Africa.
Oil on canvas: "Dead
Vlei"
** Link to his website:
http://www.terrencekrügerart.co.za
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DANIE MARAIS
Born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1978 and spent his youth
in Namibia. Studied art at Sentral University of Technology
in South Africa. He has had several group exhibitions and
a solo exhibition in 2005 in Sandton, South Africa. His
works in mixed media on canvas comprise realistic still
life, landscapes, portraits and also abstract works.
**Link to his website: http://www.dmarais.co.za
Mixed media: "Ndebele
girl"
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INGO BERG
Born in Johannesburg in 1964 and grew up in Natal, South
Africa. Came to Swakopmund in 1990 and established his graphic
design and sign-writing business. He has had no formal art
training; paints in oil: landscapes and portrait studies
of the ethnic tribes of Namibia.
Triptich oil on canvas - "Himba
Family"
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