Lien Botha
In Afterland (Piero di Cosimo)
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LOT 14
Lien Botha
In Afterland (Piero di Cosimo)
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About this Item
signed, dated, numbered 2/5 and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin
Exhibited
Eclectica Contemporary, Cape Town, In Afterland, 6 to 28 March 2025.
Notes
Lien Botha is one of the few South African artists who have been experimenting with the photographic medium beyond its documentary frame. She studied languages at the University of Pretoria and worked as a press photographer for Beeld before earning a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town in 1988. Botha has participated in fourteen solo exhibitions and numerous group shows and has curated eight exhibitions. Her work is featured in significant collections in South Africa and private collections worldwide. She is also an acclaimed novelist, with her work Wonderboom (2015) earning prestigious awards. She released her second novel, Vin, in 2021. From 31 August to 10 October 2023, Barnard Gallery in Cape Town mounted a collaborative collaborative exhibition between Botha and artist Jaco van Schalkwyk.
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