About

Contemporary South African Artist, Grady Tomlinson Zeeman






Grady T Zeeman (b South Africa) is a contemporary painter who graduated from Cape Technicon as a Fashion Designer in 1988.

She worked as a designer in Cape Town, before her marriage and moving back to her home town.

As painting was her first love, she decided to give it more attention. She earnestly developed her technical skills and broadened her knowledge of Art History.


In 2008, she had her first international group exhibition in India, and in October 2020 her first solo exhibition in Rome, Italy.  She has participated in various exhibitions in South Africa, USA, UK, Europe and Asia. Zeeman has also participated in the Florence Biennale 2011, Siel de Paris 2012, London Biennale 2019, and Amsterdam Art Fair 2019.

Her work has been published in NY Arts Magazine, South African Art Times, Arttour International Magazine ( mentioned as aTop Artist to Watch in 2018 and 2024), Florence Contemporary Gallery ( 50 Artists to Watch 2023), and numerous other books and magazines.

She has received several art prizes and has been a finalist in a couple of art competitions, as well as a Finalist in the Global Art Awards in Dubai 2017.

From 2011 to 2017 Zeeman was the owner of the Kunstehuijs Art Gallery where she exhibited her own work, as well as the work of other South African artists.

She is currently represented by Agora Gallery - NY; Artio Gallery - Toronto; Art Screen TV - Basel; Cavendish Contemporary Gallery - Cape Town; Maison Contemporain - Paris


Qualifications:

National Diploma Clothing Design – Cape Technicon – 1986-1988

Diploma in Art Appreciation – The Art Institute – 2015

Certificate in Navigating Today’s Art World: From Studios to Art Fairs – Sotheby’s Institute of Art – 2018

Certificate in Architectural Imagination – HarvardX – 2021

Certificate in Jewellery Fashion – Art for Introvert – 2021

Certificate in History of Fashion Houses – Art for Introvert – 2021.

Certificate in History of Fashion – Art for Introvert – 2021

Certificate in Hollywood: History, Industry, Art - University Pennsylvania EdX - 2022
 
Certificate in Art Curation and Exhibition Management - Visual Artists Association - 2024

Short Courses:

Art Gallery Management and Exhibition Design – Tina Ziegler – 2020

How do we talk about art?, Dagmara Genda – Berlin Art Institute – 2021

Statement:

I truly believe art is an extraordinary tool of expression, woven into our very being for our joy and fulfillment.
I continually read, do workshops, and am open to all opportunities for me to grow and become the person I was designed to be.
This growth is evident in my art:

Series 1 - Healing ( Learning to love myself)
Series 2 - Divine Luminosity ( My love for the Divine)
Series 3 - Till we meet again ( My love for my family and friends)
Series 4 - To be Human ( My love for humanity)

I desire that my love for the Divine, my love for humanity, and my love for life itself, be evident in my paintings;
and that my legacy through my art will be Love, Hope, and Light.





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