Now in its second year, THAT ART FAIR continues to address the specific needs of artists living and working on the African continent and further afield by providing a curated platform where they can showcase their work in a relaxed but professional environment. THAT ART FAIR specifically encourages an open, inviting and friendly environment where a new generation of art audience (and ultimately collectors) can meet with the artists directly and be introduced to their work.
While artists without representation from a gallery or an established career wouldn’t normally be able to benefit from this professional stage, we have adapted the traditional model of the ‘art fair’ to offer unrepresented and emerging artists the same opportunity as their more well-known peers; providing them with the necessary resources to help them achieve recognition and success.
Taking place in a much larger space at The Palms Centre in Woodstock, Cape Town, THAT ART FAIR 2016 has received over 165 applications from artists and galleries from 21 countries, including Ghana; Mali; Senegal; Brazil; Ethiopia; Egypt; Cote d’Ivoire; Kenya; South Africa; Namibia; Angola; Mauritius and as far afield as Canada, Germany and Dubai!
Featured Artists:
Emo de Medeiros Hypermedia (Benin/France)
de Medeiros works between Cotonou (Benin) and Paris (France). He will present work from his recent Paris exhibition entitled ‘All Things Magic’ and his video piece Kaleta/Kaleta will be a feature at the VIP preview evening and on THAT FILM FOCUS’ programme.
“Art is our first and last link with sacredness, and my work is built upon a single concept: contexture. It consists in holistic interconnectivity, remixing conceptual art, sculpture, video, traditional crafts, photography, electronic music, reverse painting, performance, along with interactive objects and media to create intense participative experiences,” says de Medeiros.
Laura Windvogel Painting/Drawing (South Africa)
Cape Town based artist Laura Windvogel, AKA Lady Skollie, produces mildly-offensive watercolours and collaborative, contribution-based projects that explore gender roles, sex, sexuality, relationship dynamics and the tug of war between masculine and feminine energy.
Our confirmed artists for 2016 are as follows:
Kirubel Abebe Painting (Ethiopia)
Kirubel Melke Alemu Collage/Mixed Media (Ethiopia)
Mishkaah Amien Sculpture (South Africa)
Ifeoma Anyaeji Sculpture (Canada/Nigeria)
Joseph Ashong (Paa Joe) Sculpture (Ghana)
Uwagboe Nosakhara Bob Mixed-Media Collage (Nigeria)
Fanie Buys Printmaking (South Africa)
Albano Cardoso Photography (Angola)
Zarah Cassim Painting/Drawing (South Africa)
Kelly Clohessy Illustration (South Africa)
Jacques Coetzee Multimedia (South Africa)
Milandi Coetzer Sculpture (South Africa)
Emo de Medeiros Hypermedia (Benin/France)
Hildebrando de Melo Painting (Angola)
FiftyFifty Silkscreen (South Africa)
Dogs On The Run (Eric Gauss) Photography (Zimbabwe)
Kelly John Gough Painting (South Africa)
Kim Gurney Mixed Media (South Africa)
Iqhiya Queens (Artists’ Collective) Mixed Media (South Africa)
Danelle Janse Van Rensburg Printmaking (South Africa)
Zara Julius Photography (South Africa)
Alex Kacmarek Photography/Painting/Installation (South Africa)
Taryn King Sculpture (South Africa)
Amina Kudos Painting (Egypt)
Leigh Leroux Illustration (South Africa)
Karin Lijnes Sculpture (South Africa)
Angus Mackinnon Photography (South Africa)
Khehla Chepape Makgato Painting (South Africa)
Mthobisi Maphumulo Painting (South Africa)
Kelly Maroon Photography (South Africa)
Sue Martin Painting (South Africa)
Zanele Mashinini Painting (South Africa)
Teboho Sindisiwe Mathenjwa Illustration (South Africa)
Neo Matloga Printmaking (South Africa)
Meghan Mccarthy Ceramics (South Africa)
Sean Mcmahon Drawing (South Africa)
Yonas Melesa Printmaking (Ethiopia)
John-Michael Metelerkamp Painting (South Africa)
Pebofatso Mokoena Printmaking/Drawing (South Africa)
Rania Atef Installation (Egypt)
Daniel Rankadi Mosako Mixed-Media Paintings (South Africa)
Matete Motubatse Painting (South Africa)
Nomusa Mtshali Painting (South Africa)
Aaron Mulenga Photography (South Africa)
Haidee Nel Performance/Sculpture (South Africa)
Chiro Nott Installation (South Africa)
Sandile Nzuza Painting (South Africa)
Chloe Obermeyer Photography (South Africa)
Yusuf Seidu Okus Mixed Media/Painting (Nigeria)
Martin Onyango Mixed Media (Kenya)
Su Opperman Painting (South Africa)
Sue Pam-Grant Video/Performance/Drawing (South Africa)
Boeta Phyf Sculpture (South Africa)
Rowan Pybus Multimedia (South Africa)
Janet Ranson Photography/Painting/Installation (South Africa)
Elgin Rust Painting (South Africa)
So Namibia (Jo Rogge, Julia Hango & Silke Behrens) Painting (Namibia)
Liffey Speller Painting (South Africa)
Jacob Tetteh-Ashong Sculpture (Ghana)
Corne Theron Painting (South Africa)
Thupelo Interactive (South Africa)
Jill Trappler Drawing (South Africa)
Untitled (Artists’ Collective) Mixed Media (South Africa)
Raquel Van Haver Painting (South Africa/Amsterdam)
Maria Van Royen Printmaking (South Africa)
Laura Windvogel Painting/Drawing (South Africa)
Luyanda Zindela Comic Art/Illustration (South Africa)
João Ghira Zinho Painting (Mozambique)
For further information and to stay up-to-date with our ever-expanding list of participants for THAT ART FAIR 2016, please follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@thatartfair), as well as visit our website at www.thatartfair.com
