While I spend most of my time in the studio, occasionally the work escapes and finds its way into the world. At the moment, a selection of my paintings is on display at Hamilton Art Gallery in Cape Town, tucked inside the Old Biscuit Mill. It’s a lovely space—thoughtfully curated, quietly buzzing—and I’m honoured to be part of their current show.

Hamilton Art Gallery has been a quietly brilliant home for my work. The Antidote series has found a particularly warm reception there – my quietly subversive drawings of Victorian women with attitude.  Joie de Vivre has also done well there as a series – jumping, dancing and twirling for joy seems to be a popular theme for Capetonians and tourists alike who visit their lovely Gallery. Fortuna Galerie in Vienna saw the work there and generously snapped it up. Bloom was a wonderful exhibition for Spring last year – I painted a handful of still lifes especially for the show, and they found new homes among people who like their flowers in beautiful bowls with lots of patterns in the background.

The Hamiltons team, an ensemble of tireless, fearless women, have done more for my work than I could have hoped. They’ve marketed it with gusto, displayed it with care, and even printed greeting cards featuring my work, which seem to sell quite well. Their current exhibition, Elements, explores fire, water, air, and earth. I’ve sent them two Manmade Dryas pieces for the show, and there may be more to come – several elemental works are still gestating in the studio, waiting to decide what they want to be when they grow up.

Fortuna Galerie in Vienna will generously be featuring both Joie de Vivre and Antidotes in their March exhibition next year. It’s a city that knows how to take art seriously (and cake, even more so), and I’m thrilled to have cracked the nod. In fact, I’m going there to eat the cake, and make my pilgrimage to ALL the art galleries and museums! More details to follow closer to the time . . .

Closer to home, I’m still on the lookout for a Johannesburg gallery that feels like the right fit. I’ve lived and worked here for decades, and while the city isn’t always gentle, it’s deeply stitched into my practice. If you happen to know of a gallery that might be a good fit, or if you run one and are partial to portraits, dancing cats, and the occasional elongated chi, do get in touch. I’m open to suggestions, and I promise not to arrive with too many opinions (just a few). Ok, quite a few, but good ones. Lots. Of good ones.