This is the first international art fair to return to Singapore after a three-year pandemic hiatus. The fair will feature original contemporary artworks from 80 hand-picked international and local galleries. These galleries include South African flagship gallery: The Barnes Collective, who will be showcasing work by Corné Eksteen. This fair will be Eksteen's debut on the Singapore art scene. Catch a selection of his work at The Barnes Collective Gallery, stand 2B-13 at the F1 Pit Building between November 18^th and 20^th. Pre-opening private viewings can be arranged with The Banres Collective for November 17^th.

For more information on and tickets to the fair visit the AAF website
For Private Pre-opening viewings contact Natasha Barnes at
The Barnes Collective Gallery

November 10^th to 19^th 2022 will see a spectacular pop-up exhibition of Contemporary South African art hosted by The Travelling Art Gallery in partnership with the Hotel Saratoga in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. This exhibition will feature a wide selection of work from the TTAG stable, including work by Corné Eksteen. All public spaces on the ground and first floor of this renowned hotel will be transformed into temporary gallery spaces. Free consultations will be available from the TTAF team to all visotrs (excluding Mondays.) This pop-up exhibition will be open to the general public and admission is free.

For more information on The Travelling Art Gallery visit the TTAG website

Corné Eksteen will be returning to the UK for the autumn installment of the Affordable Art Fair Battersea in London this October, after his hugely successful debut on the UK art fair scene earlier this year with The Barnes Collective Gallery at Hampstead. Catch a brand new, never before shown collection of works between October 20^th and 23^rd at The Barnes Collective - Stand H4. Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, Queenstown Road, London. Pre-opening private viewings can be arranged for October 19^th through Natasha Barnes from The Barnes Collective Gallery who will be at the stand in person for the entire fair.

For more information and tickets to the fair visit the AAF website
For private pre-opening viewings contact Natasha Barnes at
The Barnes Collective Gallery

The 6^th edition of Rust-en-Vrede Gallery's concept exhibition "The Grand" opens 25 June 2022. This regular event on the gallery's schedule has become a firm favourite with collectors, allowing them to snap up works for R1000 from a selected group of particiapting artists. This year's exhibition will feature five small original works by Corné Eksteen. Don't miss this great opportunity to start your collection on a budget. Please visit the Rust-en-Vrede Gallery's website and Instagram page to find out how the process works and what terms and conditions apply.

For more information and updates on available works please visit the Rust-en-Vrede Gallery website

Affordable Art Fair Hampstead will be celebrating its 10th Edition in May 2022 with a handpicked selection of leading local and international galleries. Eksteen will be making his UK Art Fair debut during this fair with representation by The Barnes Collective Gallery. Catch a selection of his most recent works at The Barnes Collective Gallery stand from the 5^th to 8^th May 2022.

For more information and tickets to the fair visit the AAF website
For private pre-opening viewings contact Natasha Barnes at
The Barnes Collective Gallery

"Mariposa" - A group exhibition curated by Donavan Mynhardt - 01.02.2022 until 02.03.2022

"Among the varied species of insects, butterflies are the most poetic." - Anna Gerhard; Little Creatures

Butterflies are deep and powerful representations of life. Not only are they beautiful, but they also enrapture our minds by their often mysterious, fey-like nature. The magnificent, yet woefully short life of the butterfly closely mirrors the process of spiritual transformation and serves as a continuous reminder that life is fleeting.

Around the world people view this ethereal insect as representing endurance, change, spiritual rebirth, hope and transformation.

Many cultures associate the butterfly with our souls. The Christian religion for example sees the butterfly as a symbol of resurrection. The ancient Meso-Americans in turn believed butterflies to be the souls of women who died during childbirth.

The humble mariposa teaches us the importance of change and that, to become something great, all we need is patience, endurance, and a little bit of faith.

Participating Artists include:
Adele Potgieter, Annette Snyckers, Carla Botes, Chris van Niekerk, Corné Eksteen, Evert Esterhuizen, Ilse Nieman, Jaco Benade, JC Bolke, Jo Roets, Lesley Ireland-Mathew, Lynie Olivier, Malose Pete, Marguerite Roux, Matthew Blackburn, Michele D'Argent, Nadine Hansen, Nazeer Jappie, Phillip Heenop, Ronan Quinlan, Stian Bam, Susan Bloemhof, Talitha Deetlefs and Wendy Gaybba

For more information visit the Rust-en-Vrede Gallery website

We are thrilled to announce dates and details of Eksteen's next solo exhibition "waveWORKS" This exciting show of new works will open on January 29^th at Art in the Yard Gallery, Heritage Square, 9 Huguenot Street, Franschhoek. The exhibition will run until 21 February 2022.

Artist Statement - waveWORKS

"Energy is neither created nor destroyed only transformed." – Law of Conservation of Energy.

"Energy" has become one of the most important issues steering the cultural and economic discourse of the early 21st century. Every aspect of our lives are influenced by our energy consumption, how that energy is sourced, its environmental impact and its sustainability. The preoccupation with our energy dilemma along with the laws of physics that govern energy, its transformation and behavior and by extension all matter, constitute the conceptual foundation of this body of work.

In 1924 French physicist Louis de Broglie proposed the theory of wave-particle duality. Wave-particle duality holds that light and matter exhibit properties of both particle and wave such as wavelength and frequency, thus concluding that all physical matter vibrates at its own innate frequency and wavelength. Mathematical representations of these vibrations, much like sound and light are sinusoidal waveforms. Waveforms are used as the primary visual motif and structural element in these works to aid in meaningfully describing concepts such as existence, being, becoming, and reality. The subject matter is celebrated for both its physical form and its hidden or invisible nature.

waveWORKS is a re-assessment of traditional visual representations of the physical world, utilizing several artistic traditions such as portraiture and still life to express a new consciousness and awareness of the fundamental nature of all matter: energy.

Visit the waveWORKS website