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Raised in Umlazi Township, Durban. I began drawing ever since I was able to hold a pencil. My medium is acrylic painting as well as charcoal drawing. However, the particular medium I prefer is mixed media. My subject matter includes the process of daily life and focuses on the activities individuals engage in on a daily basis.
Sherwyn is currently in the process of completing his Bachelors of Fine Arts (BAFA) at Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape town (UCT). He is a recipient of the 2020 Michaelis School of Art Third Year Student SASA (South African Society of Artists) award.
Adele started a business called FunkMod Productions, selling her abstract art in a pop-up store in Tokai and Galleries around the Peninsula. She embraced several painting techniques, such as Fluid Painting or Flo Art where she used enamel paint applied with spoons, cups, even forks to create movement on canvas.
Born in a small town called Rouxville, Southern Free State. Vuyisile Adoons (31) is an emerging, talented, South African artist. He started drawing at the age of 10, after finishing school, he studied Art and Design at Central Johannesburg College in Johannesburg where he obtained a diploma, portraiture being the main focus of his studies.
Micaelyn Traut, 26, from Cape Town, South Africa.She has always been interested in the arts whether it was art, drama, film, musics, she’s always been a creative being and has experience in all those facets. She started painting when she was 16 years old, she experimented with different mediums but generally settled on paint because she could manipulate it better than the other mediums, and she could layer the paint to create what she was looking for and could have expressive brush strokes.
William Onker is a self-taught emerging artist who has made huge strides in both technique and observation in the 10+ years of his painting career. Sketching from a young age,