In My Life
Bophelo Bame. Muhupenyu Hwangu.
the Shona and Sepedi translation for "In my life"

Opening 19 November 2007 at 6pm at Jeannette Unites Studio Gallery, 151 Buitenkant street.

Exhibiting artists:

Mercy Moyo I Zimbabwe painter.
"My work focuses on translating to canvas all the beauty of an African woman. The colour of her skin, her idiosyncrasies, her varied reactions towards situations that confront her....incorporating string and other material to my canvasses, there is a unique tactility that emerges around the work. I work with a bright array of colours to draw passers-by into the conversations between women.

Now it's all in the eyes of the beholders tell me what you see." moyomercy05@yahoo.com

Lerato Motau I Soweto, South Africa I Conceptual artists.
"My body of work tells the story of my life now as expressed through my relationships with close friends, represented in my "friendship skirt". Each skirt is made with a specific fir end in mind, and bears the same character and personality of that person. The aesthetic and texture of each skirt has been carefully thought out and executed. The project began when a close friends passed away and I made a skirt in her memory. I then decided to make skirts for some of my other friends celebrating who they have become.

During my residency at Greatmore Studio's, I have allowed my current pregnancy and the emotions to find expression in my work."

Showcasing the work of Dana Hargrove from Scotland and Lesego Moncho from the North West, Roots Routes, is a visual art exhibition that looks at a drawing the unique narratives of these two artists. By exploring the cultures surrounding them and expressing their own individual journeys through their personal landscapes, the community is encouraged to view recent works completed by these two artists during their stay over a three-month Visiting Artist Programme at Greatmore Studios. The exhibition also featured recent work in progress by a pool of artists resident at the studios.

“Real life” - Marion Lange

“Inspirational, thought provoking!”
- Wilfred Lewis

“The show went really well, it was so much fun. We had loads of people come it was quite crowded. Mulled wine, soup and bread, potato sausages and corn on the cob, all done on the fire outside…”
- Dana Hargrove

Nomthunzi Mashalaba (SA)
Paul Hendrikse (NL)
Rudolph Tshie (SA)

Zig Zag Wanderer -
Saturday 24 March 2007
from 11h00 to 14h00

*Zig Zag Wanderer (1967) was the name of a song created by 70’s avant garde artist Captain Beefheart, whose bizarre, irregular, earthy rhythms and eclectic mix of styles were revolutionary at the time.

In collaboration with Zig-Zag Wanderer an open studio exhibition at Greatmore Studios, the public is invited to walk down St. James Street in Woodstock on 24th March 2007 from 11am - 2pm to witness a mural in progress kindly sponsored by the British Council.

Local Food will be on sale.