Olive Schreiner revisited
A solo exhibition by Jannie van Heerden, opens on 11 March at artSPACE durban.
OLIVE Schreiner Revisited, a solo exhibition by Jannie van Heerden, opens on 11 March at artSPACE durban, 3 Millar Road (off Umgeni Road), Durban.
Join a walkabout on Saturday, 11 March where the artist will host an informal discussion about his paintings and drawings. The exhibition will be opened by Professor Johan Jacobs of UKZN.
“Olive Schreiner is best known for her novel The Story Of An African Farm. I grew up in Cradock, Eastern Cape where Olive Schreiner lived as a teenager along with her elder brother and sister and where she worked later as a tutor on the farms. As a young boy, my father often took me to the Schreiner House, then derelict, where Olive lived with her siblings, and we once ascended Buffelskop to visit her grave,” said van Heerden.
The legend of Olive was always with him and was realised in 2013 with his exhibition at the KZNSA Gallery, Durban: Olive Schreiner: The Story Of An African Farm. However, in the past few years he felt he had not done her justice, hence the revisit.
The exhibition runs through to 16 March.
Gallery hours are Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, Saturday and public holidays 10am to 1pm, closed on Sunday.
Contact 031 312 0793.
