Resident Artists


GREATMORE STUDIOS / RESIDENT ARTISTS

Greatmore Studios responds to the needs of the Art Community in Cape Town by providing individual studios within an interactive environment, to a cross section of artists who have chosen art making as their career. [read more]
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RESIDENT ARTISTS PROFILES In alphabetical order of surnames.		[VIEW ARCHIVED RESIDENT ARTISTS]

	ENA CARSTENS Cape Town view examples of works ena@mamadance.com		MONGEZI GUM Cape Town view examples of works


	NANDIPHA MNTAMBO Swaziland, South Africa view examples of works For more information on this artist's profile please visit www.michaelstevenson.com		NDIKHUMBULE NGQINAMBI South Africa view examples of works ndikhumbule@yahoo.com


	DATHINI MZAYIYA Cape Town view examples of works dathinimzayiy@yahoo.co.uk		VUYILE VOYIYA South Africa view examples of works


COMMITTEE MEMBERS

	LIONEL DAVIS view examples of artworks email: lioneld@robben-island.org.za		KADIATOU DIALLO view examples of artworks

	GARTH ERASMUS view examples of artworks email: sherasmus@mweb.co.za		GARY FRIER view examples of artworks Website: www.friersart.com email: garyf@laragh.com

	JANET RANSON view examples of artworks email: janran@discoverymail.co.za		VELILE SOHA view examples of artworks email: velilesoha@hotmail.com

	JILL TRAPPLER view examples of artworks Website: www.jilltrappler.co.za email: trappler@telkomsa.net



Woman of influence Jill Trappler receives an award of recognition for her contribution to Thupelo workshops November 2007 saw artist and trustee of Thupelo Cape Town, Jill Trappler, receive a much deserved award in recognition for her meaningful contributions to workshops over the last 20 years. Thupelo is a Sotho word meaning “to teach by example”, an approach that requires no teachers or facilitators to manage. All artists are considered autonomous and horizontal exchange of ideas and skills is privileged. Even in her role as a coordinator and cofounder of this matrix of artists, Trappler has always actively chosen to take a back seat, allowing the art that emerges from the workshops to speak for itself. As artists suspend previous ways of working and the ‘baggage’ of art making, the results are purely magic! The arts, culture and heritage award ceremony hosted by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport proved to be a kinetic evening with visual artists, moguls from the literary and music scenes comfortably mingling with the media elite.			Jill Trappler recieves award from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport for her contribution to the Visual Arts.awarded by Mr. Whitney Jacobs, MEC of Cultural Affairs,Sport and Recreation.

............MORE ABOUT GREATMORE RESIDENT ARTISTS:

The studios are rented as private spaces in which to work on a full time basis. The studio ethos is one of co-operation and interaction. Studio space and interaction with a broader community of artists is necessary to ensure a professional attitude towards work that is being created. The Greatmore Studios address a further need for the community of Cape Town to integrate within a meeting place where art is seen with the respect it deserves.

Greatmore Studios are situated in Woodstock, close to the city and accommodate up to fourteen artists. At least nine of these are mid-career artists from a cross-section of Cape Town's communities. One studio is set aside to accommodate a younger artist who is committed to their career in art making, but need guidance from working with established artists. Three studios are set aside for the visitors program, accommodating artists from other parts of South Africa, Africa and abroad, and one studio is utilized as a printing / screen printing studio.

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