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Art galleries in the Western Cape

CAPE TOWN

34 FINE ART
160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
Fine art by leading South African and international contemporary artists.
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38 SPECIAL GALLERY
38 Buitekant Street, Gardens, Cape Town
Established in 2000, 38 Special Gallery is located in one of Cape Town's oldest buildings, which dates back to 1770. The original walls are still visible. 38 Special operates as a day time coffee shop and showcases local art talent, usually solo exhibitions, that are updated monthly.

3RD I GALLERY
95 Upper Waterkant Street, Cape Town
Situated in an 18th-century warehouse, the gallery showcases exhibitions exploring contemporary issues. The on-site framing workshop offers framing, museum preservation and restoration. Phone to find out about evening function times.

A WORD OF ART
Woodstock Industrial Centre, Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
A Word of Art aims to create art projects and experiences rather then white-wall gallery shows. It reflects a new artistic subculture that is a mix of street art, graffiti art, underground art, popular art, modern art and contemporary art.
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The ALFRED MALL GALLERY
Shop 1, Alfred Mall Shopping Centre, V&A; Waterfront, Cape Town
The Alfred Mall Gallery features the finest in contemporary South African fine art. Established in 1994, it showcases some of South Africa's most exciting and talented artists. Original works of art by South African artists, paintings in varied media, ceramics and bronzes, complimented by an extensive collection of the South African Print Collection, offers a wealth of choice.
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ART.B
Library Centre, Carel van Aswegen Street, Bellville, Cape Town
Art.b, the Arts Association of Bellville, is a community-orientated organisation, sensitive to new ideas and supportive of established and emerging artists from all cultural backgrounds. Art.b's vibrant art gallery showcases the visual art and artists of the Western Cape. A non-profit organisation open to all, it is the Western Cape branch of the South African National Association of Visual Art. The gallery is maintained and managed with the support of the City of Cape Town.
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ASSOCIATION FOR VISUAL ARTS
35 Church Street, Cape Town
The AVA is an important not-for-profit gallery in central Cape Town hosting up to 50 exhibitions a year, with proposals selected by committee. Run by the energetic Estelle Jacobs, the AVA usually hosts three exhibitions at a time, with many young contemporary artists making their debut here.
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BARNARD GALLERY
55 Main Street, Newlands, Cape Town
Opened in March 2010, the Barnard Gallery focuses solely on art and sculpture. Its philosophy is to showcase that art that owner and director Christiaan Barnard has personal for and to evoke the same appreciation from the public.
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BLANK PROJECTS
113-115 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
Blank Projects is is an independent, artist-run exhibition space founded in Cape Town by Jonathan Garnham in 2005. It is dedicated to new developments in contemporary South African Art and encourages experimental practice from both emerging and established artists, building a context for the dissemination of ideas around contemporary African arts practice.
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BRONZE AGE FOUNDRY
King George Way, Simonstown
Incorporating Albertyn's Stables Art Gallery and a bronze foundry which services many of the city's artists, this wharf-side institution is housed in a 200-year-old building originally used by a cartage company to stable horses and store carts.
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CAPE GALLERY 60 Church Street, Cape Town
The Cape Gallery is set in the heart of the old city, flanked by the colourful Georgian and Dutch facades built in the 18th and 19th centuries. Central to the tradition of South African painting is the abiding love of the land. Early Cape painters were reporters who described the topography, flora and fauna of the land, a conservative approach which is still favoured by the gallery's clients today. The emergence of vibrant street art has added an African character to the work on display.
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CARMEL ART ORIGINAL
Claremont Gallery: 66 Vineyard Road, corner Cavendish St, Claremont, Cape Town
Constantia Gallery: Constantia Village Shopping Centre, Main Road, Constantia, Cape Town
With two galleries in Cape Town, Carmel Art stocks a wide range of paintings by leading South African artists in a large variety of media and subjects. Traditional work is shown in the Constantia Gallery and more contemporary in the Claremont Gallery, which has recently been expanded to become the largest contemporary art gallery in Cape Town.
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CASA LABIA
192 Main Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town
Built in 1929 to reflect the spirit of 18th century Venice, Casa Labia is the former Muizenberg residence of Count and Countess Natale Labia. It is a national monument and a multi-functional cultural centre that includes a contemporary South African art gallery.
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CHELSEA ART GALLERY
51 Waterloo Rd, Chelsea-Wynberg, Cape Town
Situated in the old Chelsea Village of Wynberg is the 'Ou Pastorie', a beautiful Victorian house and home to the Chelsea Gallery, host to leading South African artists and monthly exhibitions of contemporary art.
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DAVID KRUT PROJECTS CAPE TOWN
31 Newlands Avenue, Newlands, Cape Town
David Krut Projects Cape Town is dedicated to promoting contemporary art in a dynamic and collaborative environment. It includes prints and editions from the David Krut Workshop (DKW), Johannesburg, by leading and emerging South African artists and a variety of media by artists represented by David Krut, as well as material by established local and international artists.
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DEON VILJOEN FINE ART
1 Palmboom Road, Newlands, Cape Town
Deon Viljoen Fine Art specialises in 20th century South African art and furniture, and furniture and works of art relating to the European contact with South and Southeast Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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EBONY
67 Loop Street, Cape Town
Shop 4, Franschoek Square, 32 Huguenot Street, Franschoek
Ebony's art collection sources classic and contemporary South African paintings and artworks, sculptures and ceramics by some of the most recognised and collectible South African artists.
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ERDMANN CONTEMPORARY AND THE PHOTOGRAPHERS GALLERY ZA
63 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town
This contemporary gallery functions as a dual-medium promoter. As Erdmann Contemporary the gallery is dedicated to the promotion of contemporary comic art, in addition to representing a select group of painters. Simultaneously as the Photographers Gallery ZA the location showcases new trends in South African contemporary photography.
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EVERARD READ GALLERY
3 Portswood Road, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
A regional offshoot of the long-established Johannesburg gallery, the Everard Read specialises in investment art including wildlife and landscape paintings.
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G2 ART
61 Shortmarket Street, between Loop Street and Bree Street, Cape Town
G2 Art offers diverse exciting original contemporary art, including painting, ceramics, sculpture and photography, by South African artists.
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47-49 Greatmore Street, Woodstock, Cape Town
Affiliated to the Bag Factory in Johannesburg and the Gasworks in London, Greatmore Studios offer work places to local artists and temporary residencies to visiting artists. Exhibitions by residents are held on an irregular basis.
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HÄNEL GALLERY
84 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town
The Hänel Gallery has established itself as a reputable space showcasing contemporary South African and international artists falling well to the left of centre. With its roots in Germany, the gallery has exposed more than one local artist to the European art fair scene. It has a proven commitment to the local art scene and the advancement of the best in it.
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IART GALLERY
71 Loop Street, Cape Town
Wembley Square, Gardens, Cape Town
The iArt Galleries represent primarily contemporary South African artists. Opened in 2009 in Wembley Square, The Project Room serves to expose emerging talent. The gallery exhibits at major local and international art fairs
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IRMA STERN MUSEUM
Cecil Road, Rosebank, Cape Town
Irma Stern (1894-1966) was a major South African artist who achieved national and international recognition in her lifetime. Established in 1971 in the house the artist lived in for almost four decades, the museum's permanent collection on display shows Stern’s development as an artist, with subjects including exotic figures, portraits, lush landscapes and still lifes conveyed in a variety of media. There is also a commercial gallery showcasing contemporary South African artists.
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JOÃO FERREIRA FINE ART
70 Loop Street, Cape Town
One of South Africa's leading galleries for contemporary artists and art collectors, João Ferriera Gallery hosts regular shows by contemporary artists working in a variety of mediums. Work is selected for exceptional and unique quality. The gallery has the experience and expertise to provide a range of specialist services to collectors, such as the acquisition, sale, restoration and conservation of works of art; valuations and insurance advice; transportation and storage; and framing and installation.
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JOHANS BORMAN FINE ART GALLERY
In-Fin-Art Building, Upper Buitengracht Street, Cape Town Features a selection of works by South African Masters - Irma Stern, JH Pierneef and Gerard Sekoto, among others - as well as works by leading South African contemporary artists such as Erik Laubscher, Conrad Theys and Walter Meyer, covering a diversity of styles and subject matter.
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THE LOVELL GALLERY
139 Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town The Lovell Gallery comprises the Main Gallery, where curated and solo shows are featured regularly, and the Upstairs Gallery, where a wider variety of quality, contemporary works in a range of mediums are exhibited. The Lovell Gallery also hosts courses in photography, visual art and writing about art.
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MICHAELIS COLLECTION
Old Town House, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town
Situated in the historical Old Town House on Greenmarket Square in the city centre, the gallery is home to a collection of paintings by Dutch and Flemish masters as well a small collection of antique Dutch furniture.
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MICHAELIS GALLERIES
Hiddingh Campus, 31-37 Orange Street, Cape Town
These university galleries occasionally stage cutting-edge, non-commercial shows including video art by local and international artists, as well as housing postgraduate and undergraduate exhibitions.
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MICHAEL STEVENSON GALLERY
Buchanan Building, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
The Michael Stevenson Gallery opened in Green Point in 2003, but moved to Woodstock in 2008. Its exhibitions fature contemporary South African, as well as African, art. It also shows the work of international artists, thanks to its Forex programme.
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MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPHIC ART GALLERY
Upper Eastside, 31 Brickfield Road, Salt River, Cape Town
Museum Photographic Art Gallery is a project and exhibition space in Salt River which aims to discover and develop contemporary South African fine art photography. Each season, Museum takes on a maximum of 10 artists to fill the walls of the three-level gallery space.
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NATALE LABIA MUSEUM
192 Main Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town
Presented to the South African National Gallery by Count Natale Labia in 1985 in memory of his parents, the museum houses a historical collection, occasional temporary shows, and offers drawing classes, workshops and lecture series.

PORCUPINE CERAMICS GALLERY
Shop 103, Ground Level, Clock Tower Shopping Centre, V&A; Waterfront, Cape Town
Porcupine "Art out of Africa" has created a unique and sophisticated Euro/Afrocentric range of contemporary ethnic "raku-pit-fired" ceramics, which project a new and exciting art dimension whilst retaining the spirit of Africa. Inspired by the art of the very diverse ethnic cultures of the Southern Hemisphere and Africa, the Porcupine Ceramics Gallery at the Clock Tower has a vast range of decorative art pieces with crackled glaze, flashed metallic and blackened carbon surfaces. The firing process at the studio ensures that each fired piece is totally unique, and no two pieces are ever identical.
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RAW VISION GALLERY
89 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
Raw Vision Gallery is a newcomer to the Cape Town art scene, having opened in June 2009. It promotes the work of South African as well as international artists, photographers, sculptors, ceramicists and animators. According to the Raw Vision Gallery website, "we like to exhibit 'Art with Attitude'".
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ROCOCO ART CAFE, STUDIO AND GALLERY
38 Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
Rococo is a studio gallery, located in a heritage site. Exhibitions run for one month at a time and many different types of art are promoted, including music, photographic and contemporary art.
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ROSE KORBER ART CONSULTANCY 48 Sedgemoor Road, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Rose Korber is an independent art consultant and dealer, specialising in works by leading and emerging contemporary South African artists. Her selection of artwork ranges from paintings, drawings, original prints and photography, to sculpture, ceramics and museum-quality craftwork. She also offers specialist services such as installation, framing, hanging, conservation and restoration.
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SALON 91
91 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town
Salon 91 is a boutique-style gallery and showcases works by both emerging and established contemporary artists. Exhibitions rotate every three to four weeks.
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SANLAM ART GALLERY
2 Strand Road, Bellville, Cape Town
A corporate collection of works by South African artists, comprising paintings, drawings, graphics and sculptures, with selections exhibited regularly at the company's Bellville head office. The collection spans the 20th century and many international art movements.
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SONI ART STUDIO
3 Soni Road, Crawford, Athlone, Cape Town
The Soni Art Studio is the exclusive provider of "Soni Art" in Cape Town, South Africa. Inheriting its origins from the ancient art of illumination, it's a unique art form that incorporates versatile and decorative Arabic script.
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN ART COLLECTION
Shop 9, Lower Ground Level, Clock Tower Shopping Centre, V&A; Waterfront, Cape Town
Established in November 2002 by invitation of the V & A Waterfront Directors, The S.A. Art Collection has fast become a favourite South African art gallery with visitors and South Africans alike. It features a wonderful choice of South African original art, African artefacts and bronze sculptures together with the 'S.A. Print Collection' range. Situated on the same level and a stone’s throw from the Nelson Mandela Museum and departure point for the Robben Island ferry, it is ideally situated for a relaxing browse and coffee break whilst one gazes at unique art from Africa.
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL GALLERY
Government Avenue, Company Gardens, Cape Town South Africa's flagship art museum houses major collections of South African, British, French, Dutch and Flemish art. Selections from the permanent collection change regularly to enable the museum to have a full programme of temporary exhibitions of paintings, works on paper, photography, sculpture, beadwork, textiles and architecture.
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN PRINT GALLERY
109 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
The South African Print gallery focuses on showcasing and dealing in quality printmaking, with the emphasis on quality, good and unusual prints.
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THE TABLE BAY GALLERY
Shop 6246, Upper Level, Victoria Wharf Mall, V&A; Waterfront, Cape Town
The Table Bay Gallery features many genres of art, from original South African paintings to bronze sculpture, glassware to ceramics, and others objet'd art. It is presented in a contemporary and modern environment.
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THESE FOUR WALLS
168 Lower Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town
These Four Walls's stated vision is "to bring to the buying public a gallery that excels at exhibiting artwork that people want to live with and can afford to own."
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URBAN CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY
46 Lower Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town
The Urban Contemporary Art Gallery exhibits the work of many different artists and holds regular exhibitions. Information on the artists and exhibitions is available on the Urban Contemporary Art website.
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WHATIFTHEWORLD
1 Argyle Street (Corner Argyle and Albert Road), Woodstock, Cape Town
Whatiftheworld acts as a platform for a new generation of emerging South African contemporary artists, and was selected in 2007 by Contemporary Magazine (London) as one of the "Top 50 Emerging Galleries from Around the World."
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WILLIAM FEHR COLLECTION Corner of Darling and Buitenkant Streets, Cape Town
Located in the Castle of Good Hope, and comprising both the B Block and Good Hope galleries, the William Fehr Collection is a permanent display of historical paintings and decorative arts from the 17th to mid-19th centuries reflecting social life, events and the natural environment, mainly in Cape Town, the Western Cape and Eastern Cape. There are also archaeological displays of artefacts excavated in the Castle and a number of furnished interiors. Gallery spaces are occasionally used for historical and contemporary art exhibitions
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WORLDART CAPE TOWN
54 Church Street, Cape Town
Worldart specialises in the managing and marketing of artists and their art and features works by a wide variety of artists. Worldart specialises in sourcing and shipping contemporary South African art to any destination worldwide.
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YOUNGBLACKMAN
69 Roeland Street, Cape Town
YoungBlackMan exhibits a wide variety of art, somewhat off the beaten track and, at times, somewhat controversial.
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REST OF THE WESTERN CAPE

ALAN AINSLIE WILDLIFE STUDIO
Hermanus, Western Cape
Alan Ainslie specialises in in wildlife art, from drawings to paintings to prints to sculptures.
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BEATRIX BOSCH ART GALLERY
57 Die Duin, Wilderness
Beatrix Bosch has been creating unique artworks in leather since 1969, and is a sought-after artists by private collectors, as well as corporates, the public sector, interior designers and architects. In recent times she has also branched into digital graphics.
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D-STREET GALLERY
112 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch
D-Street Gallery is located on the ground floor of Merweda House, a proclaimed heritage building in historic Dorp Street, Stellenbosch. The gallery showcases contemporary collector and investment art by established and emerging artists, catering to a culturally diverse and international audience from all walks of life. Its vision is to create a sense of artistic community and to be a place of contemplation, stimulation, discussion and enrichment.
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DE KRAAL GALLERY AND STUDIO
123 Main Street, Paarl
The De Kraal Gallery is home to an exquisite collection of contemporary artworks, oil paintings, sculpture and ceramics, capturing the diversity of South African culture. There is also a continuously changing display of functional and one-off ceramic works by Anna-Marié Scholtz, handmade in the adjoining studio.
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DORP STREET GALLERY
Corner of 176 Dorp and Ryneveld streets, Stellenbosch
Dorp Street specialises contemporary South African artists, with a new exhibition every three weeks. They feature South African artworks in all mediums: painting, graphic work, sculpture, ceramic, glass, installation art, textiles and so on. There is also a shop selling glass, jewellery, graphics, paintings, ceramics, textiles, sculptures and African decorative collectables
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GALLERY HERMANUS
151a Main Road, Hermanus, Overberg Region, Western Cape
Gallery Hermanus - Fine Art Gallery - established in August 2002 in the Main Road of the quaint, scenic, vibrant holiday and recreation coastal gem, Gallery Hermanus offers an intimate selection of original fine art from well known South African artists in addition to a wide range of prints and African artefacts.
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THE KALK BAY GALLERY
62 Main Road, Kalk Bay, Cape Peninsula
This Cape Town art gallery's reputation for the most comprehensive selection of contemporary South African original fine art has made it a favourite destination with collectors and investors from South Africa and around the world. Established in 1995, the Kalk Bay Gallery is housed in the now distinct Orange Building - 62 Main Road Kalk Bay, overlooking False Bay on the South Peninsula coast of Cape Town. It offers a unique selection of over 3 000 items.
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LIPSCHITZ GALLERY
16 Market Square, Beacon Way, Plettenberg Bay
The Lipschitz Gallery is well known nationally and internationally for representing the best of South Africa's emergent and established artists in all genres, in the biggest gallery on the Garden Route.
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SASOL ART MUSEUM 52 Ryneveld Street, Stellenbosch
This museum is run by the University of Stellenbosch and houses a collection of historical works by Cape artists as well as temporary curated and solo exhibitions.
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STELLENBOSCH ART GALLERY
34 Ryneveld Street, Shop 1, Ryneveld Plaza, Stellenbosch
The Stellenbosch Art Gallery features an extensive selection of paintings, sculpture, handmade glass and ceramicsby selected Western Cape artists.
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STELLENBOSCH MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY (SMAC) Gallery
1st floor, De Wet Centre, Stellenbosch
The SMAC Gallery is primarily concerned with the significance of historical and contemporary art movements in South Africa. It aims aims to provide a platform to continually present exhibitions that assist in the process of reviewing and revising South African art.
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STRYDOM GALLERY
79 Market Street, George, Western Cape
Established in 1968, Strydom Galery is a family business internationally recognised for its high standard and tasteful display of selected artworks by a cross-section of South African painters, sculptors, printmakers, potters and photographers.
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US ART GALLERY
Corner Dorp and Bird Streets, Stellenbosch
This gallery, situated in an old church, falls under the University of Stellenbosch and is regularly host to exhibitions of contemporary art.
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VINEYARD GALLERY FRANSCHOEK
21 Huguenot Street, Cape Winelands, Franschhoek, Western Cape
Situated on the main road of the village, in majestic Franschhoek valley, the elegant and contemporary Vineyard Gallery Franschhoek features some of South Africa's finest artworks. On offer in this modern, light and bright art gallery is a comprehensive selection of South African art. On display are South African landscapes and seascapes, wildlife and township art, abstract and impressionist art, as well as unique African sculptures, amongst others.
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