2025 artists
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Leah Johnson
Leah uses an abstracted form of fibre weaving and layering to create textured, vibrant compositions of modern perspectives and bold forms.
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Johann Notts
Johann mixes his own bronze to create sculptures with natural flow and form that tell a story of resilience, adaptability, and authenticity.
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Ian Miller
As a photographer specialising in land- and seascapes, Ian is inspired by Kommetjie’s wild and beautiful light, weather, and waves.
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Françoise V
Françoise’s fine art photography explores the quiet grace of nature’s most subtle expressions, where simplicity becomes a sacred vessel for stillness and reflection.
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Caryn McArthy
After 30 years in magazine design, Caryn McArthy uses her knowledge of typography, photography, and colour to express herself in oils.
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*Cathy Layzell
Cathy paints layered, luminous abstracts inspired by wild water, mossy ravines, and mountain pools, where fractal light evokes elemental wilderness.
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Jéan America
Jéan uses found materials in his unique painted artworks, and is best known for his vibrant murals.
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Astrid Blumer
Astrid’s work focuses on imagined botanicals, feminine energy, and symbolism, expressed as layered works that signify transformation, growth, and connection.
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Wim Botha
Wim Botha is best known for his installation works and sculptures in various media. For Open Studios he presents tea bowls that he makes in the Japanese tradition, high fired stoneware in wood or gas kilns.
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Theresa Wormser
Theresa’s asymmetric, hand-rendered ceramics are a statement about our individuality and the importance of play.
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Shaune Rogatschnig
Shaune Rogatschnig’s mixed media artworks are informed by the natural landscapes around her and result from her intuitive, abstract approach to finding the essence of a space.
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Ruth le Roux
Ruth’s abstract paintings reflect nature’s quiet power, combining expressive layers with restrained marks to capture the essence of mountains, water, rocks, and plants.
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Reagan Rubain
Reagan is a mosaic artist who uses his art to uplift, inspire, and motivate by creating unique collection pieces, and beautifying public spaces.
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Odette Howell
As a fine art photographer, Odette creates poetic autobiographical series that explore identity, memory, and emotional stillness inspired by nature.
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Michelle van Reenen
Michelle van Reenen’s intuitive paintings delve into the complex relationship between the conscious and unconscious selves, revealing the psyche by giving it form and colour.
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Chip Snaddon
Chip comments on our relationship with nature in murals and sculpture including carvings, castings, assemblages and public installations using alien vegetation and found objects.
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Michele Koch
Inspired by the natural environment, Michele uses materials such as sea grass, fynbos, and horsehair in making unique ceramic dishware and decorative pieces.
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Mariëtte Momberg
Mariëtte is a visual artist and printmaker working across various genres to explore themes of rupture, reclamation, and connection.
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Leah Rolando
As a photographic artist, Leah uses brightly coloured acrylic panels, hard studio lighting, and shadowplay to create optical illusions.
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Jenny Chadwick
Jenny produces a range of ceramics, from functional and pit-fired ware to sculptures for potters’ markets, exhibitions, and galleries.
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Janet Ormond
Janet is an environmental artist who transforms ocean plastic into striking artworks. Her practice highlights the impact of pollution, while celebrating nature’s beauty.
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Gill Allderman
Gill is a contemporary artist working in mixed media across varied surfaces. Her practice is rooted in series-based work that explores layered narratives.
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Anneke Potgieter
Anneke’s atmospheric abstract landscapes, rich in mist and mystery, are at once familiar and strange, quietly drawing the viewer in.
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Beth Lowe
As a plein-air artist, Beth paints and sketches from life, constantly chasing the light. She also creates stitched works from found objects.
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Nicolette Geldenhuys
Nicolette is a mixed media artist whose work blends representational elements with abstract expression through painting, printmaking, drawing, and stitching.
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Jenna Burchell
Jenna creates alternative archives that fuse digital and natural elements to preserve stories and memories.