Everard Read Gallery Johannesburg

Everard Read Gallery Johannesburg Southern Africa's most renowned commercial art gallery, est. 1913
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FNB Art Joburg Solo Booth | Lady Skollie | ON MY KNEES (IN A BAD WAY)⁣⁣This September, Lady Skollie presents a solo boot...
02/09/2026

FNB Art Joburg Solo Booth | Lady Skollie | ON MY KNEES (IN A BAD WAY)⁣
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This September, Lady Skollie presents a solo booth at FNB Art Joburg 2026 with “ON MY KNEES (IN A BAD WAY)”, an exploration of all the ways an artist is brought to the brink.⁣
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A life committed to making is filled with whimsy, obsession and a strange suspension of time. You disappear into it. Hours collapse. The world falls away. Until, without warning, life comes crashing back in.⁣
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The banal. The brutal. The unavoidable.⁣
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Suddenly, the ground that felt solid begins to shift. Sand slips away beneath your feet, and you are left searching for something to grasp onto. This is the artist on her knees: exposed, exhausted, overwhelmed, but still making. Because even when everything else feels uncertain, the work continues.⁣
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“ON MY KNEES (IN A BAD WAY)” pulls away the veil on the romantic idea of the artist’s life, revealing something more complicated underneath: the constant push and pull between creation and survival, pleasure and pain, LIFE & DEATH, and how closely they can exist alongside one another.⁣
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As Lady Skollie laments:⁣
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PAIN & SUFFERING. LOVE & JOY.⁣
NEITHER STOPS, SO ENJOY.⁣
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Join us for FNB Art Joburg 2026 at the Sandton Convention Centre from 3 to 6 September.⁣
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Mmakgabo Mmapula Helen Sebidi | Whispers of the Past, Wisdom of the Future⁣⁣Sebidi’s exhibition at Everard Read CIRCA ca...
31/08/2026

Mmakgabo Mmapula Helen Sebidi | Whispers of the Past, Wisdom of the Future⁣
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Sebidi’s exhibition at Everard Read CIRCA came to a meaningful close with the screening of a behind-the-scenes documentary, offering a rare glimpse into her creative process and exploring the working methods, inspirations and approach to storytelling that inform her practice.⁣
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In “Whispers of the Past, Wisdom of the Future”, Sebidi brought together painting and printmaking to reflect on the enduring relationship between ancestral knowledge, community and creative exchange. The exhibition highlighted the collaborative nature of her practice, acknowledging the artists, printmakers and institutions that contributed to her remarkable artistic journey.⁣
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Thank you to all who joined us.⁣
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Image, Credits: Anthea Pokroy⁣

FNB Art Joburg | Atang Tshikare & Karel Nel Open City Walkabout⁣⁣Join us on Saturday, 5 September at 10:00 for a curator...
28/08/2026

FNB Art Joburg | Atang Tshikare & Karel Nel Open City Walkabout⁣
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Join us on Saturday, 5 September at 10:00 for a curator-led walkabout of exhibitions by Atang Tshikare and Karel Nel.⁣
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Meaning both “air” and “spirit”, Atang Tshikare’s “Mowa” explores African ideas of transcendence through systems of spiritual ascent rooted in Tswana, Sotho and Pedi metaphysical thought. The exhibition considers the tension between visible order and invisible chaos: the structured world we inhabit and the unseen ancestral, emotional and spiritual forces that shape human transformation.⁣
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The works in Nel’s exhibition, “Translucent Worlds”, are distillations of experiences gathered from Nel’s own life’s journey, and by extension, from those of others. Journeys such as these have layered Nel’s consciousness through his own travels to places including Brâncuși’s studio, the temples of Kyoto and Nara, Uppsala and Linnaeus’s university, as well as the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. In turn, these places have brought him to new insights that flow into the works presented in this exhibition.⁣
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We look forward to having you join us.⁣

Karel Nel | Translucent Worlds⁣⁣In anticipation of Karel Nel's exhibition at Everard Read CIRCA, we visited the artist's...
25/08/2026

Karel Nel | Translucent Worlds⁣
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In anticipation of Karel Nel's exhibition at Everard Read CIRCA, we visited the artist's studio for a rare insight into his artistic world.⁣
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The works in this exhibition are distillations of experiences gathered from Nel's own life's journey, and by extension from those of others. He reflects on the haiku that the Japanese poet Bashō wrote in “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”, and on the hundred woodcuts that Hokusai created of views of sacred Mount Fuji. Nel also considers the visual poems of Hiroshige's series of woodcuts, produced in the 1830s after his first travels along the Tōkaidō road connecting Edo to the imperial capital, Kyoto.⁣
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His thoughts extend to the sculptor Brâncuși, who walked from Romania to Paris, and to Gauguin's long journey from Marseilles to Tahiti in search of escape from the rampant industrialisation he witnessed in Europe.⁣
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Journeys such as these have layered Nel's consciousness through his own travels to places including Brâncuși's studio, the temples of Kyoto and Nara, Uppsala and Linnaeus's university, as well as the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. In turn, these places have brought him to new insights that flow into the works presented in this exhibition.⁣
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On view from 2 September 2026.⁣
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Mmakgabo Mmapula Helen Sebidi | Whispers of the Past, Wisdom of the FutureEverard Read Johannesburg, CIRCA gallery18 Jul...
21/08/2026

Mmakgabo Mmapula Helen Sebidi | Whispers of the Past, Wisdom of the Future

Everard Read Johannesburg, CIRCA gallery
18 July - 22 August 2026

As we approach the closing of “Whispers of the Past, Wisdom of the Future”, we invite you to join us tomorrow for a special screening celebrating the remarkable practice of Mmakgabo Mmapula Helen Sebidi.

The 10-minute documentary offers a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into Sebidi’s creative process, exploring her working methods, inspirations and approach to storytelling through art.

The screening will take place at 11:00am on Saturday, 22 August, marking the closing of the exhibition at CIRCA Gallery.

Join us for this intimate look into the creative world of one of South Africa’s most celebrated artists.
For further information or to request a catalogue, please contact: [email protected]

Artist images, credit: Anthea Pokroy

Artwork images, credit: Thys Dullaart
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John Meyer | Mandela – A Life's JourneyCurator's Choice at Everard Read.John Meyer’s Mandela series goes beyond the fami...
19/08/2026

John Meyer | Mandela – A Life's Journey

Curator's Choice at Everard Read.

John Meyer’s Mandela series goes beyond the familiar imagery of a global icon, offering a portrait shaped by observation, atmosphere and the quieter moments of an extraordinary life.

Through his distinctive realist approach, Meyer reconstructs scenes from Mandela’s journey with remarkable attention to detail, from his early years and the struggle against apartheid to the complexities of leadership and life beyond the presidency. The paintings invite us to consider not only the historical figure, but the individual behind the photographs and public record.

Meyer’s ability to combine meticulous realism with a cinematic sense of narrative brings a sense of immediacy to these moments, allowing history to unfold through the details of gesture, place and human interaction.

A selection of limited-edition prints from the series is currently on view as part of Everard Read’s Curator’s Choice at the Johannesburg gallery, until 22 August 2026.

14/08/2026

Lorienne Lotz | Uncommon Sense

Everard Read Johannesburg
6 August - 19 September 2026

Born and raised in what was then Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Lorienne Lotz’ practice is deeply informed by the political and social realities that have shaped her life. Questions of power, oppression and the relationship between the personal and political remain central to her work.

In her conceptual practice, Lotz works across a range of mediums, allowing the material itself to become part of the meaning of each work. Drawing on mythology, art history and the absurdities of human behaviour, she brings discordant images and unexpected references into tension, revealing the contradictions that underpin both individual experience and wider society.

Her work often balances moments of darkness with a subtle, macabre humour. Beneath the playful and sometimes elusive elements lies an ongoing interrogation of our shared humanity and the forces that shape the world around us.

In “Uncommon Sense”, Lotz continues this exploration, questioning truth, power and oppression in an increasingly fractured, post-truth world - a landscape where familiar structures shift and certainty becomes difficult to hold.

“Uncommon Sense” is now on view at Everard Read Johannesburg until 19 September.

10/08/2026

Mmakgabo Mmapula Helen Sebidi | Whispers of the Past, Wisdom of the Future

Everard Read Johannesburg, CIRCA gallery
18 July - 22 August 2026

Step inside the creative world of Mmakgabo Mmapula Helen Sebidi through a special documentary film offering rare behind-the-scenes insight into her artistic process.

The 10-minute film provides a personal glimpse into Sebidi’s working methods, inspirations and commitment to storytelling through art - revealing the ideas, collaborations and experiences that have shaped her remarkable practice.

Join us on 22 August at 11:00am for the screening of this special documentary, marking the closing of “Whispers of the Past, Wisdom of the Future” at CIRCA Gallery, Johannesburg.

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