Happy Birthday, Walter Battiss The 20th-century South African artist was born #OnThisDay, 6 January 1906 🎉 Born in the Karoo town of Somerset East in the Eastern Cape, Battiss’ family name was well-known in the area. His great-grandfather was a Royal Engineer and was...
Five Things to Know: Elias Sime Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1968 1. Sime primarily makes wall-based, ‘sculptural assemblage’, using recycled objects as a medium. This includes recycled electrical components as seen in the work Tightrope: Noiseless 16 (2019),...
Five Things to Know: Ernest Mancoba Born in Johannesburg, 1906 – 2002 1. Mancoba was likely South Africa’s first Black professional artist (in the Western sense of the word). 2. Mancoba began his artistic career producing decorated furniture at...
Need some inspiration for gift-giving this year? Here are the Norval Foundation Shop gift guides suitable for a variety of ages, interests, and budgets. See items and their prices below. Kids Gift Guide: “How Vincent Found His Croak” NF Kids Activity Book:...
19 & 20 December 2020 | 10:00 – 18:00 Norval Foundation Foyer Celebrating the visual arts, art publishing and the broader creative community, we are proud to present Cape Town Art Book Fair on 19 and 20 December 2020. Art book fairs have taken off around...
