Open Studios Fish Hoek & Clovelly

Sasha Scholtz originally studied Fine Art and then worked in the Commercial Art sector in Cape Town. She started, and supported, various small-scale creative art-related businesses before the teaching bug bit. She taught for many years in schools and to adult groups, whilst living in Eswatini, Franschhoek and Makhanda. After moving back to Cape Town, she set up a home art studio in Clovelly where she offers Art classes to adults and children: Creative Space - Clovelly. Her own art practice includes dabbling in all sorts of different media, usually using a multi-media, layering approach, mixing paint, collage and ink. Everyday Inspiration Landscapes , nature and still-lives of ordinary everyday things inspire her most of all. She finds time for her own creativity while attending regular art classes and is known to lug art materials around with her when on holiday in various places and spaces. 🖼️ Exhibi...

Marlise Keith (b. 1972) is known for her mixed media collages; large-scale drawings in pencil, ink and acrylics; and most recently, for her small sculptures of fabric, embroidery and found objects. Her subject matter is vast, drawing inspiration from a mental medley of horrific news headlines, colonial history, friends’ pets, psychopathology, girlhood memories, dreams, Pinterest , her persistent, chronic migraines, and roadside memorials . Subjects too daunting, too confused, or too subliminal to articulate in neat words and sentences, are processed through mark-making; offering an alternative “understanding” of a world that often does not make sense in traditional, logical language. This violence emerges in plentiful paint; sometimes it’s suggested by the very act of mark-making itself - paper is gouged, scratched, sanded, torn, folded , and nailed. Material Juxtapositions and the Question of Value The question of value...

Elizabeth Vels (born 1937-) is an esteemed South African artist who has held 14 solo exhibitions to date. She is one of South Africa's first papermakers as well as artist’s bookmakers, and has been since the late 1970's.  An early series of her artist’s books was bought by Jack Ginsberg, of The Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, within the envelope of Wits Art Museum.   She has multi-media artworks in both local and international collections, including Iziko and Anglo American, and was a guest artist at the Johannesburg Art Museum.   She was with the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg for 15 years, under Linda Givon, where she had 5 solo exhibitions.   She studied at the Johannesburg College of Art and obtained a National Higher Diploma in Papermaking and Master’s Diploma in Technology. Thereafter she was a lecturer in Painting and Art History. Over the course of her five-decade career, Elizabeth Vels has immersed herself in papermaking an...

Jenny is an established photographer and visual artist with over four decades of practice exploring social landscapes, environmental portraiture, and working with diverse South African communities. Her work demonstrates a sustained commitment to documenting South African social realities. Jenny’s practice spans documentary photography , environmental portraiture, and collaborative community-based projects. Her series "Breathing Spaces: Environmental Portraits of Durban's Industrial South" examined the intersection of industrial development and human habitation, resulting in a published book in collaboration with Marijke Du Toit. Exhibitions and Recognition Jenny has had multiple solo exhibitions at major venues including the Castle Cape Town, Durban Art Gallery, and the Market Theatre Johannesburg. Her international exhibition history spans Eur...

Sue Kaplan grew up in the Eastern Cape, and after many years of living in Johannesburg, she’s now back in Cape Town—living near the sea again. She holds an MAFA from Wits; an Honours Degree in Curating from UCT; a BAFA from UNISA; an Advanced Diploma in Fine Art from Wits; as well as having completed Art Therapy and Zen Coaching courses. She has worked in many different communities, spanning such diversity as the Katlehong Art Centre in the 1980s, and LISOF in the 2000s. She has facilitated numerous workshops focused on Art Therapeutic modalities, and spent several years working in various rehab centres in the Western Cape . Her teaching and her own practice go hand in hand, each informing the other. Most of her recent work is made in response to encounters, sensations, and explorations in her life. "My painting is visceral and fairly intuitive—like a sort of diary; more impulse than rigour, but still engaging with my values and identity in the moment. ...

Mel Miller  is a  contemporary mosaic artist  and teacher. She trained in mosaic art in Italy and now teaches from her home studio in Fish Hoek. Many of her pieces have been sold to collectors in the USA, Holland, UK, Australia, and Spain. Follow Mel 📸 Instagram: @melmillermosaics

Evan Oberholster was born in 1956 in South Africa. He studied Fine Art at the University of Pretoria before relocating to Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where he worked as an artist and illustrator. In 1999, Evan presented his first solo exhibition, Total Exposure, a collection of 69 male nude paintings completed over two years of focused artistic exploration. Following this debut, he hosted two additional solo exhibitions in Cape Town and participated in several group shows. New Medium, New Direction Since relocating to Clovelly in 2019, Evan has expanded his practice to include clay sculpture, developing a compelling series of clay masks - expressive, mixed media works exploring the human face. His current body of work juxtaposes these recent sculptural pieces with his earlier oil paintings, presenting a dialogue between painted bodies and sculpted faces- a rich exploration of identity, form, and transformation. Clay Mask - Mixed Media Selected G...

Sheree Harrison is originally from the Eastern Cape with a Fine Arts degree from Rhodes University. She is a  co-owner of Truly Fantastic, an artist's canvas manufacturing company. She paints landscapes in acrylics and oils, creates mixed media artworks and embroidered flora on canvas, all of which are inspired by the beauty of nature. Follow Sheree 📸 Instagram: @sheree.harrison.336

Sandile B Cele has been cultivating his unique and distinctive style since obtaining his degree in Fine Arts and specialising in ceramics at the Natal Technikon in 2000 (now the Durban University of Technology), where he studied under Hennie Stroebel. After graduating, he shared and perfected his skills by working with Arts Aid to help young and emerging artists develop a range of interdisciplinary skills. From 2005 to 2016, Sandile worked with internationally renowned ceramicist Clementina Van Der Walt, assisting in her studio and further developing his skills and expertise. A Personal & Cultural Journey Sandile B Cele celebrates and shares an unencumbered expression of his own inner journey. The influences of his early Zulu childhood combine with his contemporary urban, Afro-punk persona to create a new cultural expression he calls Zulu Goth. In his idiosyncratic way—simulta...

Born in Durban, Lauren Shantall has lived in Cape Town since 1995. She works full-time in communications and devotes time to painting whenever she can. She lives in Fish Hoek with her husband and their son, four dogs, many goldfish and a cat. She has a small studio space at home. Artistic Focus Her paintings reveal an ongoing fascination for the natural world, specifically plants and flowers. She has been exhibiting regularly since 2022 and was a finalist in London’s Brick Lane Gallery Open Call. She has two works in a major art collection. Exhibitions Reclaimed. Group Show. Gorgeous George Hotel. 29/11/2024 – 28/02/2025 There are feelings you haven’t felt yet. Part 2. Vetsak Cape Town Showroom. 7 November – & December 2024 Follow Lauren 📸 Instagram: @laurenshantall

Yda studied Textile Printmaking at the London College of Furniture, UK, and then returned to Johannesburg where she set up her own screenprint studio. With a small team, she designs and manufactures hand-printed products for the South African tourism industry. You’ve probably seen her iconic tea towels, aprons, purses, and shoppers — featuring African proverbs or Mandela quotes — in airport stores and other well-known craft shops across the country. Artistic Practice Beyond commercial products, she also creates vibrant textile art panels and prints linocuts on paper, showcasing her strong illustrative and design sensibilities. Studio Life Yda moved to Fish Hoek two years ago and now works between her small local studio and the larger production studio in Johannesburg. Follow Yda 📸 Instagram: @ydawaltstudio

Susan is a designer and costume maker with experience across theatre, film, fashion, and education. She has taught sewing, led creative workshops, and sold her own designs across South Africa. Her current focus is on reshaping her brand toward a model rooted in sustainability and craftsmanship. “I will be presenting this process of ‘reshaping’, in the form of corsets, collars and capes, as well as some other clothing and accessories, made from materials I have accumulated over the years.” Exhibitions In A Frame – Spin Street Gallery, 2019 Africa is Now – Design Indaba Expo, 2014 The ‘Bride in Art’ – Irma Stern, 1993 AIDS and Safer Sex: An Exhibition – AVA (Artstrip), 1993 Follow Susan 📸 Instagram: @tripclothingbrand_

Mandy is a multidisciplinary artist who works mainly with alternative materials, alternative printmaking techniques, and experiential sculpture and installation. Her dual passions for art and sharing knowledge have led her to initiate collaborative projects, lead workshops, and mentor other artists as part of her evolving practice. Mandy’s work is included in multiple private and corporate collections. Her most recent presentations were at CIRCA Cape Town (2024) and AfrikaBurn (2025). Background & Location She was born in Johannesburg and holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand. She now lives in Fish Hoek and practices mainly between the Cape and Gauteng. See More of Mandy’s Work 📸 Instagram: @mandy.johnston.art

Initially trained as a medical doctor, Carol Hofmeyr then studied printmaking at what is now the University of Johannesburg. She moved to the village of Hamburg in the Eastern Cape and founded the Keiskamma Art Project. For 20 years, she worked alongside the women — and some men — of three rural villages, creating major works that explored illness, death, restoration, and resurrection. Since 2020, Carol has been trying to find her way back to making personal artworks , and Open Studios Fish Hoek offered her the first opportunity to show this body of work. Her themes continue to reflect on the natural world - its fragility and vulnerability - as well as human pain and suffering, and the hope and restoration beyond that. Mediums & Methods Carol works in ceramics , painting, embroidery, and mixed media, blending craft and fine art to explore complex emotional and ecological themes. See ...