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Annual list of the most on-the-rise artists in South Africa
The third edition of our annual list of the most on-the-rise artists across various media and subject matter shaping the future of contemporary art in South Africa.
What is Art.co.za Watch List?
We hope to feature emerging young visual artists, artists who've gained momentum in the past year, and artists who have persevered for years and are reaching a crucial new stage in their career.
We will be offering 10 shortlisted artists, who aren't already featured on Art.co.za, a dedicated page featuring a selection of their artworks, their biography and contact information for the duration of one year.
How to enter
Selected applicants should be full-time professional artists from the realm of visual art. They should exhibit regularly, and/or have studied at a reputable art school and university.
Artists need to submit their artist CV, three examples of their work and a short motivation on why they should be selected.
TO APPLY, EMAIL: applications@art.co.za (with 2025 Art.co.za Watch List as the subject heading).
Additional information
Entries close on 15 December 2024.
Applications are assessed by the Art.co.za Selection Panel.
Once we have received all the entries, we will select 10 artists for our final list to be launched at the end of January 2025.
See the 2024 Watch List
Athenkosi Kwinana
Athenkosi is a visual art activist based in Johannesburg who works in both drawing and printmaking. She has won various awards such as the Cultures Resistance Award and was also awarded the first grant in drawing and printmaking with the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation.
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Benjamin Mitchley
An internationally successful South African fine artist, illustrator, self-taught animator and augmented reality artist who uses AR in conjunction with the Artivive app to bring his artwork to life.
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Hannalie Taute
Hannalie Taute works with rubber and particularly repurposed rubber inner-tubes, and embroidery. She has exhibited locally and internationally and has been a finalist in the ABSA L'Atelier competition and Fiesta awards.
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Hazel Mphande
A self taught photographer and artist from Pretoria, Hazel has been able to diversify and apply her skills using different techniques and styles. She is especially drawn to self portraiture.
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Janet Botes
Janet Botes is an artist and project coordinator with a passion for using art to inspire and uplift; supporting and protecting healthy ecosystems; and using creativity to bring people together around common interests.
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Jo Roets
Capetonian Jo Roets is a passionate sculptor, painter and mould maker. Art has always been a central theme in Jo's life and art practices are interwoven in her education and professional careers.
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Andrew Sutherland
Inspired by wanderlust and the narratives that underlie human encounters with the natural world, Andrew Sutherland's work relishes the delights of landscape in painted planes that combine graphic and illustrative elements with more traditionally painterly, expressive marks.
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Odette Graskie
Johannesburg-based artist works with paper, thread, and drawing and investigates human interaction and affective connection.
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Patrick Rulore
Patrick Rulore, winner of the 2019 Sasol New Signatures Award, focuses on around our everyday experiences and how loadshedding has impacted it. He has been a finalist of the Thami Mnyele Art Award and Goethe Institute Henrike Grohs Award and has participated in various exhibitions.
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Marina Walsh
Marina works in a variety of mediums from ceramics, bronze, sandstone, concrete, marble and wood. Materiality is an important factor in her sculptures, and she is never limited to one medium. She holds craftsmanship in high regard but also allows the medium to speak and influence the direction of her work.
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