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CLAUDE CHANDLER
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Claude Chandler was born into In recent years, Claude has expanded His most recent successful solo
the vibrant Durban art scene, his repertoire to include street exhibition was ‘Space and Time’ in
with both of his parents being art, producing murals throughout 2022 in Berlin. He also presented his
accomplished artists and influential Cape Town and building a dynamic art by participating in the ARTSY
figures. Growing up immersed in portfolio of urban works. online exhibition ‘New Beginnings’
galleries and studios, Claude’s love Through his portraits and street art, in February 2023.
for portraiture was sparked in 2005 Claude seeks to capture the way he
when he began painting his high sees the world through his subjects. In the middle of 2023,
school teachers. This early project led He invites viewers to question their Chandler collaborated with
to a flood of portrait commissions own perceptions and to contemplate ARTsouthAFRICA’s creative team
and solidified his identity as an artist the relationship between the self to create a series of limited edition
while increasing his confidence in his and the digital world. His art is artworks using the patented Diasec
abilities. characterized by a vibrant energy and technique. These exclusive pieces
a deep commitment to capturing the are available worldwide through
Following his passion, Claude beauty and complexity of the human The Travelling Art Gallery and in
pursued a degree in Fine Art at the experience. South Africa specifically through
Durban University of Technology, The Artists Gallery, located in Cape
where he honed his craft and Claude Chandler is a very successful Town.
developed his unique artistic voice. and well-known artist who has been
After graduating in 2011, he moved shown in many exhibitions. Among
to Cape Town to pursue his art others he took part in the AKAA
career. Since graduating, he has made Fair in Paris/France in 2018 as The portfolio of
his mark in the South African art well as in The Affordable Art Fair Claude Chandler starts on
world and beyond, participating in in London/England in 2023. As page 82
international art fairs, group shows, part of The Travelling Art Gallery,
and solo exhibitions, as well as Claude Chandler exhibited in Berlin,
earning recognition as a finalist in the Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt,
SPI Portrait Awards. Stuttgart, Ludwigshafen and Palma
de Mallorca.
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