Susan Grundlingh

Artist Biography

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(b. 1952 in Cape Town, South Africa)

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Grundlingh has studied Art at several institutions across South Africa, namely at the Michaelis Art School, Bloemfontein Technikon and UNISA. She also worked as a ceramic artist and lecturer for 25 years before finally embarking on a full-time career as a painter.

She was a selector for the Absa L’Atelier Art Competition, Vuleka Art Awards and the Corobrick National Ceramic Biennale. She has also spent two three-month artist residencies at the Cité des Arts in Paris, France.To date, Grundlingh has produced nine solo exhibitions, and participated in several group exhibitions locally and abroad. Her work was also selected among the top 40 finalists in the 2013 Sanlam Portrait Awards. Currently she lives and works between Gordon’s Bay and a farm in the Klein Karoo.

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“My work shifted in recent years from an ongoing theme surrounding displacement, to a more rooted theme of place. I have become more aware of the fact that my love for plants, foliage and flowers gives me a sense of place and being rooted.”