Janet Botes is an artist who works intuitively to express her appreciation for the sacredness, cycles, and biodiversity of the Earth in her art and workshops. In her exploratory approach to art, the initial concept for an artwork often changes and evolves. The process is guided by spontaneous responses to the subject matter and materials, and in this sense each artwork is a new exploration and adventure. Her work includes Land Art, Installation Art, Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, Photography, Digital Art and Assemblage – and often involves her working just as much in the outdoors than in the studio.
Born
1984
Nationality
South African
Country
South Africa
City
Wilderness
Occupation
Visual Artist
Land artist
Interests
Biodiversity
Ecology
Hiking
Gardening
Languages
Afrikaans
English
Biography
Janet Botes is a visual artist based on the Garden Route of South Africa. Janet has been involved with projects and residencies that relate to art and the environment, including Site_Specific, the Karoo Geoglyph Project, the Global Nomadic Art Project, Tankwa Artscape residency, Thupelo, and OPENLab. Her art is included in several corporate and private art collections, and she has done artwork commissions for PPS Investments, Optima Training, Heyns & Partners Inc, and the Sandown MyCiti bus station in Bloubergstrand, Cape Town. Janet coordinated two group exhibitions: VERGE in Knysna in 2018 and ‘(eco)nversation’ in Cape Town in 2012. She offers workshops and creative coaching with the aim of helping to unearth and develop people’s inherent creativity.
Exhibitions
2016
ORGANISM
StateoftheArt Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Solo
2014
Wild & Still: expressions of the landscape
StateoftheArt Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Solo