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Sue Williamson

South African 1941- 


Born in the United Kingdom, Sue Williamson emigrated with her family to South Africa in 1948 and now lives and works in Cape Town. Trained as a printmaker, Williamson also works in installation, photography, and video. In the 1970s and 80s she made work that addressed social change during apartheid and became well known for her series of portraits of women involved in the country’s political struggle. Williamson’s works feature in numerous public collections across the globe, including those at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Tate Modern, London, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, Wifredo Lam Centre, Havana, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, and Johannesburg Art Gallery. Williamson has received various awards and fellowships such as the Bellagio Creative Arts Fellowship 2011, Italy, Rockefeller Foundation, the Visual Artist Research Award Fellowship 2007, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, and the Lucas Artists Residency Fellowship 2005, Montalvo Art Center, California.


20 lots offered      65.00% sold      ZAR 295 333
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Sue Williamson; Mamphela Rhampela, from A Few South Africans series
12 Feb 2024
Sold for ZAR 12 898
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sue Williamson; Albertina Sisulu, from A Few South Africans series
12 Feb 2024
Sold for ZAR 4 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sue Williamson; Virginia Mngoma, from A Few South Africans series
12 Feb 2024
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sue Williamson; Fluctuat Nec Mergitur, The Boat Will Not Sink, Paris
13 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 46 900
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sue Williamson; The Grass Harp
6 Jul 2020
Starting at ZAR 2 000
 
Sue Williamson; Welcome to the Last Supper
6 Jul 2020
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sue Williamson; Tourist Brochure Series: A Bantu Beauty
14 Apr 2020
Sold for ZAR 9 967
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sue Williamson; Untitled
5 Feb 2020
Sold for ZAR 1 173
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sue Williamson; Union Buildings, August 9, 1956 [Women's March]
9 Apr 2018
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sue Williamson; Untitled
5 Feb 2018
Sold for ZAR 5 855
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sue Williamson; From the Inside: Nosisa Ndlela
6 Feb 2017
Starting at ZAR 18 000
 
Sue Williamson; From the Inside: Judy Seidman
6 Feb 2017
Starting at ZAR 18 000
 

Results in green indicate post sales.