Grace Kotze

Grace is a Durban based artist born in 1968. She works primarily as a painter but also curates and teaches part time. No matter what discipline she is engaged in, her concerns are with furthering her own and others understanding of the visual language of expression and image making in the fine art field.

Her work is motivated by the challenge of fusing emotional intent with visual and technical concerns. At present oil painting is her primary tool, its phenomenally versatile nature offers never-ending possibilities of exploration.

Grace: ‘In order to produce works of integrity I have to paint from an emotional point of reference. I am very aware of utilizing imagery I have a profound connection to. My paintings function on an autobiographical level documenting both my internal and external vision by painting places, people and animals from my everyday life’.