THANIA LOUW
Thania Louw, (born in 1984) is a versatile artist and photographer. With a BA Hons in Textile Design from the University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins, where she graduated with distinction, Louw quickly gained acclaim for her work, earning nominations as one of Britain's top 100 students and participating in prestigious exhibitions such as the 2010 New Designers exhibition in London and Heimtextil in Germany. In 2010 Louw was selected as a student researcher at Central Saint Martins. This led to an exhibition at the famous Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Returning to her native South Africa in 2013, Louw shifted her focus to museology and photography. In 2020, Louw furthered her commitment to the field by completing a BSocSciHons in Heritage, Museum, and Preservation Studies at the University of Pretoria, graduating with distinction. Louw has been commissioned by prominent private collectors, universities, and museums worldwide to photograph their art collections. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, scholarly articles, and academic papers. Louw is currently a board member of the International Council of Museums South Africa (ICOM).
MAGDEL VAN ROOYEN
Magdel van Rooyen (ne Fourie born in 1983) is a process-oriented artist situated in Pretoria. She completed her BA (Fine Arts) degree at the University of Pretoria in 2006 and then her MA (Fine Arts) in 2012. Since 2007 van Rooyen has been teaching part-time at the University of Pretoria in the Fine Arts division, lecturing in different subjects including, painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. In 2010 Van Rooyen was selected for the Art-St-Urban residency based in Switzerland and in 2013 she formed part of the Art-St-Urban exhibition at the Selected Art fair Basel. Van Rooyen was selected for the R5 Residency with Nagel University in 2013, the residency culminated in a travelling group exhibition named Between the Shadow and the Light. The exhibition was housed at various universities in North America from 2014-2018. Van Rooyen has taken part in various group shows in and around Pretoria including at the Pretoria Art Museum and Arts Association of Pretoria. Her work is part of the University of Pretoria’s Collection.
MARTLI JANSEN VAN RENSBURG
Jansen van Rensburg (born 1977, Pretoria) is an artist, lecturer, and master glassblower. In 2000 she finished her B. Tech Degree at Tshwane University of Technology, where she majored in glass sculpture. From 2000 -2004she worked and trained at glass studios in the UK, and Germany and did a glass art residency in Scotland. In 2007 she received a scholarship to study glass design in Sweden. While lecturing part-time at TUT, she runs Smelt Glass Studio, with Mike Hyam. Her work has been exhibited internationally at Scotland North Lands Creative, the Museum of African Design, and many more. Her work is part of the permanent collection in Absa Bank, WitsOrigin Centre, SAB breweries, and Absa Capital.
