UPCOMING SOLO EXHIBITION "Tied by Time" - CIRCA, Johannesburg 23 November - 20 December 2019 Curatorial statement by Olga Speakes |
UPCOMING EVENT Open Studio - 'Tied by Time" To all those wonderful friends, family and generally amazing people who have given me so much support over the last four years, please come celebrate the completion of this tapestry before it leaves the studio in Riebeek West for exhibition in Johannesburg. 27 October 2019 14:00-18:00 The studio will also be open on Monday 28 October 10:00 - 16:00 for those that can’t make the weekend. Spier Collection |
Solo Studios 2019: Intimate Art Encounters - Riebeek Valley 9 - 11 August 2019 Solo Studios was conceptualised to be an intimate, personal and exclusive art encounter that allows people the rare opportunity to meet acclaimed artists in their, otherwise, very private spaces. |
Stealing Beauty - Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg Solo Exhibition: 23 August - 7 October 2018 Review by Robyn Sassen: "Stolen beauty that gives back" |
Solo Studios 2018: Intimate Art Encounters - Riebeek Valley Event: 9 - 12 August 2018 Following the resounding success of the inaugural event in 2016, Solo Studios has become an annual event on the South African arts calendar. Hosted in and around the towns of Riebeek Kasteel and Riebeek West, Solo Studios is a collaboration between artists, art curators and galleries based in the area, and has been created to provide an opportunity for art collectors to visit artists in their studios to view and purchase their art. Mostly private and reclusive, the artists invite the fraternity into their personal realm for a rare intimate encounter. |
Material Gains - Stellenbosch University Museum Group Exhibition: 26 July - 20 October 2018 Material Gains showcases selected works from Spier’s diverse collection of contemporary African art. Curated by Candice Allison, it explores the concept of ‘material’ – denied as both intangible ideas and physical substance. Woven through the exhibition is a common interest in materiality and especially in concepts and values attributed to materials, alternative mediums, and contemporary appropriation of traditional techniques. Created by artists from across the continent – including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Congo and Nigeria – these works span the mediums of painting, photography, bead work, sculpture, crochet, embroidery and found materials. Collectively, they represent and celebrate the ‘material gains’ which have positively impacted the stability and sustainability of Africa’s visual arts. |
Solo Studios: Intimate Art Encounters - Riebeek Valley 16 Artists' Studios • 5 Group Exhibitions • 10 Authors • 5 Photographers all resident in the Riebeek Valley. Following the resounding success of the inaugural event in 2016, Solo Studios returns to the Riebeek Valley. Pre-booking essential. Event: 11-13 August 2017. |
The Solo Studios Linocut Project is an initiative of seven artists participating in the annual Solo Studios event in the Riebeek Valley. . It is a collaborative fundraising project with each artist producing a limited edition of 15 relief prints (linocut or woodcut), presented in limited edition bespoke boxes and accompanied by a catalogue. |
Women's Work: Crafting Stories, Subverting Narratives iZiko South African National Gallery The past and present intersect as contemporary South African artists blur the boundaries between art, craft and gendered spaces. Group Exhibition: 1 December 2016 - 30 April 2017 |
Tamlin Blake reflects on ‘Drilling for Water’ in drought stricken Riebeek West Written by Louise McCann, 10and5.com article: December 14, 2016 |
Tamlin Blake for Half Square VISI article September 30, 2016 |

Solo Studios: Intimate Art Encounters - Riebeek Valley
"Solo Studios is a collaboration between artists, art curators and galleries based in Riebeek Valley, providing an opportunity for art lovers, buyers and collectors to visit artists in their respective studios. Mostly private and reclusive, the artists invite the fraternity into their personal realm for a rare intimate encounter."
A unique opportunity to visit local artists in their personal workspaces for one weekend only. Pre-booking essential.
Event: 29 - 31 July 2016

Opening Group Exhibition - CIRCA, London
This Opening Group Show is a celebration of this rich diversity and talent and will include work by established artists, at the peak of their powers, as well as those beginning to make their mark.
18 March - 23 April 2016

Revelation - Stories and Secrets Disclosed
at Circa, Johannesburg
www.circagallery.co.za
14 May 2015


SPI National Portrait Award - 2013
National competition held at Rust-en-Vrede in Durbanville, near Cape Town, drew 1 783 entries 40 of which were chosen for the touring exhibition.
27 August 2013


No Place Like Now
The Lovell Gallery, Cape Town
May 2013

Wood Works
is art, Franschoek
April 2013



- heems
Kruisrivier, near Calitzdorp
Curated by Hanneke Benade
September 2010

Private Spaces
Curious, Whetstone and Frankly, Observatory, Cape Town
November 2008




Blood, Sweat and Tears,

Change of Address