Rothea du Plessis (Pretoria)
After the herd, 2026 Mixed media (steel, resin, faux fur) Installation: 230 cm x 175 cm x 170 cm Artist’s Statement After the herd is a sculptural installation of three elongated sheep that explores what remains after the pressure to belong. Instead of focusing on the herd itself, the work considers the quiet space that […]
Isabella du Plessis (Pretoria)
Grooving along, 2026 Acrylic and oil on cotton canvas 50,5 cm x 76 cm Artist’s Statement Water has memory. This collection has originated from careful observation of light and reflection. Water, our most precious resource, is the essential ingredient that evaporates the idea that we are separate forms and instils unity. Just as, on a […]
Tania Dolby (Cape Town)
Time to bow out, 2025 Digital print 70 cm x 95 cm Artist’s Statement Time to bow out is a photograph of a wilted, Wild African Iris captured in natural light with a macro lens. In this wilted state the flowers are more often than not overlooked and not regarded as being worthy of any […]
Botlhoko Piet Diradingoe (Bloemfontein)
Sign language, 2025 Wood 105 cm x 38,5 cm x 68 cm Artist’s Statement Yes!! Here is the artwork. It consists of two different media – the sculpture and a painting. The viewer finds the wood sculpture painting on carved wood board. At the same time the painting is carved on the same sculpture. In […]
Suné Deetlefs (Pretoria)
A spec of retro, 2025 Found objects Installation: 180 cm x 198 cm x 142 cm Artist’s Statement The installation work, A spec of retro (2025) creates a space where the viewer can interact and reflect. A few reworked, found objects forms part of this immersive work like a reupholstered fluffy yellow chair with crocheted […]
Marna de Wet (Potchefstroom)
Unsee, 2026 Cyanotype and pencil 35,5 cm x 28 cm Artist’s Statement Unsee is a cyanotype portrait of a Zimbabwean bricklayer, depicted in his working clothes. Framed within an oval, the image recalls Victorian portraiture and memorial photographs, elevating an ordinary worker to the status of historical subject while simultaneously denying him individual recognition. The […]
André de Vries (Bloemfontein)
Don’t make your cage out of twigs, 2026 Reduction lino, Edition 4 of 12 46,5 cm x 62 cm Artist’s Statement This piece captures the entitled behaviour of true isolation. The consumption of others near you. The loss of someone dear to you transforms you and moves you towards a therianthrope. The Wendigo, the myth […]
Leandrie de Vos (Pretoria)
Small joys, 2026 Archival digital print on Hahnemühle museum etching 350gsm, Edition 1 of 1 47,5 cm x 47,5 cm Artist’s Statement Small joys explores the quiet, often overlooked moments that make life feel bearable, meaningful, and strangely beautiful. The work reflects on the act of learning to exist in the present rather than constantly […]
Dalila de Matos (Johannesburg)
Mzanzi Order of Merit, 2026 Mixed media 56 cm x 81,5 cm x 25 cm Artist’s Statement I am a mixed media, multi-disciplinary artist whose interest lies in people, particularly people in my own environment of Mzansi. For a while now, I have been attempting to delve into what constitutes a South African identity. What […]
Charlie de Bruto (Pretoria) | 2026 Merit Award Winner
Ball buster, 2026 Mixed media 51 cm x 24,5 cm x 20 cm Artist’s Statement Ball buster began as a traditional wooden nutcracker soldier—a figure built to stand guard, protect, and break things on command. I kept the face, arms, and mechanism of the nutcracker but reshaped the rest to speak about power, opulence, and […]