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ANDROETTA BEKKER
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Androetta Bekker was born 1982 in portraits investigate how we seldom and a silver award for Camelback
a small town in the Free State, where experience only one emotion at a Gallery’s international black and
she grew up immersed in a rich time - how sadness can be tinged white art competition in 2021) and
blend of South African cultures. with joyful nostalgia, for example, or participated in The Travelling Art
pride darkened by fear and anger. Gallery group exhibitions.
From an early age, her mother,
herself being an artist, introduced Androetta’s debut exhibition took In October 2021 Bekker showed in
Androetta to the power of art as place in December 2020. She has Hamburg /Germany for the first
a means of expression, but it was since received two major accolades time on an international level and
only later in life, when her successful (a Top 40 place in the nationwide gained huge interest. This exhibition
career in the sciences was disrupted Sanlam Portrait award for 2021, was followed by a female artist only
by a traumatic accident, that and a silver award for Camelback exhibition in May 2022 as well in
Androetta rediscovered her passion Gallery’s international black and Hamburg/Germany. She participated
for art. This dramatic personal shift white art competition in 2021) in group gallery exhibitions at
inspired her belief that change and participated in group gallery Artisart, Cahoots and Rust en Vrede,
should be embraced, as it often exhibitions at Artisart, Cahoots and as well as the ‘Home is where the art
acts as a catalyst for the greatest Rust en Vrede, as well as the ‘Home is’ exhibition at the Zeitz MOCAA.
discoveries and growth. is where the art is’ exhibition at the
Zeitz MOCAA. Furthermore, she showed her art
Currently based in Cape Town, with The Travelling Art Gallery
Androetta draws inspiration from Various invitations to group in Palma de Mallorca/Spain in
the rich diversity of cultures in South exhibitions and commissions have November 2022 and 2023 in Kassel/
Africa. Her bold and colourful works followed these accolades. Androetta Germany.
are characterised through illustration Bekker is a strong, deep and
and striking surface patterns. Her passionate artist to watch.
true obsession, however, is with the
depth and complexity of universal Androetta’s debut exhibition took
human emotions, and she strives place in December 2020. She has The portfolio of
to create art that captures the deep since received two major accolades Androetta Bekker starts on
nuances and intricacies of people’s (a Top 40 place in the nationwide page 51
inner thoughts and feelings. Her Sanlam Portrait award for 2021,
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