Most of the South African artists are painters because the art in this country plays an important role.
Art South Africa pays highly in the local and global markets.
There is a high demand for sculptors, portraits, and so on from African artists in the world.
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Which South African artists names are the most famous?
Here is a list of top 15 South African artists painters who make the nation proud.
Adriaan Diedericks
He was born on 1st November 1990 in Capetown.
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He gota finearts degree at Stellenbosch University and graduated in 2012.
Adriaan was an apprentice at Lionel Smit from 2013-2014.
He has participated in famous exhibitions like Art Fair Strasbourg and Cologne.
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Tom Cullberg
He is a Michaelis School of Fine Art graduate.
Cullberg is a Swedish who was born in South Africa in 1972.
He has participated in several international exhibitions, including SCOPE, New York.
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John Meyer
He is one of the most renowned SA artists.
The painterspecializes inpainting portraits, landscapes, and genre scenes.
He went to Johannesburg Technical College School of Art.
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Upon graduating, he worked in London as an illustrator and in advertising.
He lives and works in Johannesburg.
Callan Grecia
Born in 1995 in South Africa, Callan is an incomparable visual artist.
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He uses digital technology to paint.
He is an atheist.
Julia Rosa Clark
The South African artist was born on 24th August 1975.
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Julia has worked as a curator and an artist for more than 14 years.
She showcases her art on the walls, ceilings, and floors.
He is a 2002 graduate from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town.
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There, he was honoured with the Michaelis Prize.
He is proud of his LGBT sexuality.
Hlobo lives andworks inJohannesburg.
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He uses a variety of domestic materials for his art.
He completed his degree in Fine Arts degree at the Technikon Witwatersrand in 2002.
He is intodrawing and painting.
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He painted a beautiful portrait of Nelson Mandela in 2010.
He was given a BP Portrait award in 2007.
He is a fine arts degree holder from Stellenbosch University.
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SMAC Gallery and FNB JouburgArtFair exhibited his work.
His masterpiece, named Faktura, has a spectacular view.
Her fine arts degree is from Michaelis School of Fine Art.
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Her workhas been presentedin England, the USA, and South Africa.
Her paintings are inspired byseveral culturesfrom Greece, Egypt, China, Europe, and the Christian community.
She works from her studio in Magaliesburg.
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Bell has been a lecturer at the university she went to and other higher learning institutions in South Africa.
Uli Aschenborn
He is an animal painter.
He springs from a lineage ofgreat African wildlifepainters.
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He was born on 6th September 1947 in Johannesburg.
Uli has an impressive piece named Girl-Elephant.
The picture changes from a girl to an elephant when viewed at different angles.
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Beezy Bailey
He was born on 21st July 1962 in Johannesburg.
He has had a lot of exhibitions in London, Germany, and Austria.
He is famously known asJoe Dog.
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He was born on 30th October 1967 in Cape Town.
He is a comic artist who graduated with an MFA in 1997 at the University of Stellenbosch.
Her art is motivated by social and political issues in South Africa.
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She makes videos, sculptures, photomontages, and photography.
She lectures atMichaelis Schoolof Fine Art.
She obtained a Fine Arts degree and masters from the University of the Witwatersrand.
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South African artists paintings for sale are available online.
Some of the art shops have walk-in branches that you might visit.
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