She received the George Paul Canitz Fine Art prize in 2014. Rentia held her first solo exhibition at Muratie Wine Estate titled “Sondebok” after residing on the estate as the artist in residence in 2016. In 2019 she presented a solo show at Ebony/Curated in Cape Town 2019 titled “Die berg is geduldig” and she joined in a two man show in 2021 also at Ebony/Curated titled “The Long View”. Her latest solo exhibition was in 2022 at Kanonkop Wine Estate, titled “Reflection”. Rentia is based in Cape Town where she spends a great deal of time in the surrounding nature and mountains.
This closeness to the sense of greatness found in the outdoors plays a significant role in her art. In her recent works the main inspiration is the solitude and serene silence she feels when alone in nature. Her work acts as a reflection of these moments. Rentia strives to communicate the inner feeling
that the natural world of silence awakens within her, a world independent from setting and
space. Her works invites you to connect to the inner world of your own subconscious primal
self. A return home to your true home, your origin with the silence of nature.
EDUCATION:
2015 – 2016 B. Hons in Illustration | University of Stellenbosch 2015 Short Course
in Graphic Design – Bauhaus University of Weimar 2011 – 2014 BA Fine Arts | University of
Stellenbosch GRANTS & AWARDS 2018 Komposjaart Artist Residency 2016 Muratie Artist
residency 2014 George Paul Canitz Fine Art prize 2013 University of Stellenbosch Student
Public Art award
EXHIBITIONS:
Solo Exhibitions 2022 Reflection | Kanonkop Wine Estate – Stellenbosch 2019
Die berg is geduldig | EBONY/CURATED – Cape Town 2017 Scenes of Remembering | Mullers
Gallery 2016 Sondebok Muratie Wine Estate Selected Group Exhibitions 2022 Summer trio |
131 A Gallery | Cape Town 2021 The Long View, solo presentation alongside Larita
Engelbrecht | EBONY/CURATED | Cape Town Genius Loci | State Of The art | Cape Town
Light| Glen Carlou | Stellenbosch Bud | RK Contemporary | Riebeek Kasteel 2020 Home is
where he art is | Zeitz Mocaa Museum | Cape Town A new meaning | Liebrecht Art Gallery |
Somerset West Country | MOK | Stellenbosch 2019 Land and Sea | Art on Avenues | Somerset West Art and Equine | Imibala Gallery | Somerset West 2018 Black and White | Dyman Gallery | Stellenbosch Wild | Imibala Gallery | Graaff-Reinet Knysna Fine Arts | Knysna 2017 Woordfees | SLEE | Stellenbosch Plant | Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden | Cape Town Landscape | MOK | Stellenbosch 2016 Droombos | SLEE | Stellenbosch Summer Show |
EBONY/CURATED | Cape Town 2015 Emerge | EBONY/CURATED | Cape Town Landscape |
EBONY/CURATED | Franschhoek Tasseography | Equus | Stellenbosch 2014 Gradex |
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