Robyn Pretorius

(b. 1988) lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa.

She started her art journey from a young age but only after a career shift committed herself to become a full-time artist. Armed with a body of new paintings she approached the art world with enthusiasm and in 2016 she was invited to have her first solo exhibition at Youngblood Gallery in Cape Town.This was followed by  a commission for the South African Mint that was exhibited at the FNB Joburg Art Fair . The painting is now part of the SA Mint’s private art collection. Pretorius has since participated in a number of group exhibitions in Cape Town and abroad and is a committed artist in the early stages of her career who uses her art to uplift and convey a narrative which is greatly inspired by her community and personal experiences.

SPECIAL HONOURS & AWARDS

• 2018   Glo’art Residency, Neerharen-Lanaken, Belgium

• 2017   Top 100 Sanlam Portrait Awards

• 2017   Radisson Red Cape Town Artist of the Month.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

• 2020   Nandos Creative Exhange. AVA Gallery, Cape Town.

• 2019   Spier Arts Trust, Creative Block Exchange. Basha Uhuru Freedom Festival, Johannesburg.

• 2019   L’ acte Final. Scene I: Louis & Friends. Gallery University of Stellenbosch & Strauss&Co, Stellenbosch.

• 2018   Images of Displacement. Co-curated Scott Eric Williams & The Giemba Collective. District Six Homecoming Centre Gallery.

• 2016   VIVID. Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town.