Diane Victor is one of five outstanding female artists to be profiled in the #5WomenArtist Campaign. The campaign is powered by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, New York. Oliewenhuis Art Museum is participating in the global campaign and has identified five artworks by female artists from the Permanent Collection to participate in this campaign.
Lucky Madlo Sibiya was born in 1942 in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal and was known to be one of South Africa’s most renowned painters, printmakers and sculptors. The Umabatha series was part of the Pelmama Permanent Art Collection, and was donated to Oliewenhuis Art Museum by the Haenggi Foundation in 2006.
An exhibition of purchased and donated artworks added to Oliewenhuis Art Museum’s Permanent Collection during the last 10 years are on display from 14 December 2018 to 3 February 2019. Oliewenhuis Art Museum, a satellite of the National Museum, Bloemfontein, is committed to building a representative collection of South African visual art and has shown a steady and interesting growth in its collection as South Africa has produced a number of celebrated artists whose works have become highly regarded both locally and abroad. 10 Years of Collecting: Additions to the Permanent Collection 2009-2018 is an eclectic mix of media, technical approaches and represent different art movements.
Oliewenhuis celebrated Women’s Month with this special exhibition, which showcased some of South Africa’s most celebrated artists who’s works form part of the Permanent Collection of Oliewenhuis Art Museum.
A Sky Being on the lawn at Oliewenhuis
Oliewenhuis Art Museum was privileged to host the Giidanyba (Sky Beings) exhibition during the Free State Arts Festival.