Elmarie van Straten

ELMARIE VAN STRATEN (b. 1983) lives and works in Stellenbosch near Cape Town where she obtained an Honours degree in Fine Arts in 2004. She has since participated in many group and solo exhibitions.

Her art revolves around the theme of escapism, inviting viewers to enter dreamlike landscapes with surreal elements inspired by a fusion of nature, technology, and the human psyche.

Van Straten’s preferred medium is painting with oil, but she also uses pastels, spray paint and neon lights to create her work.

Education

·       2002 – 2005 Honours degree in Fine Arts. Stellenbosch

·       2008 Graphic design course. Concept Interactive School of Design

·       2009 Post Graduate Certificate in Education. University of South Africa (UNISA)

Solo exhibitions

·       2024 WORLDART, Cape Town

·       2024 Grand Provance, Franschhoek

·       2023 Daor Contemporary, Cape Town

·       2009 Gerhard Cloete Gallery, Cape Town

·       2006 AVA (Association of Visual Arts), Cape Town

·       2005 US Art Gallery, Stellenbosch

·       2005 Sasol Art Gallery, Stellenbosch

Group exhibitions

·       2024 / 2023 / 2022 The Fourth Gallery

·       2023 / 2022 Grand Provance, Franschhoek

·       2023 / 2022 Daor Contemporary, Cape Town

·       2021 GalleryOne11, Cape Town

·       2009 VEO Gallery, De Waterkant, Cape Town

·       2008 / 2006 Artb Gallery, Bellville

·       Sasol Art Gallery, Stellenbosch

A short video with Elmarie van Straten