Artist Rankings
Contemporary artists ranked by total art fair appearances — globally and by region.
Top Artists from South Africa
Ranked by international art fair appearances
William Kentridge
Video, Drawing, Installation · Johannesburg, South Africa
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Marlene Dumas
Painting · Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Kendell Geers
Installation, Performance, Sculpture · Brussels, Belgium
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Simphiwe Ndzube
Sculpture, Mixed Media, Painting · Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Zanele Muholi
Photography, Video, Installation · Johannesburg, South Africa
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Robin Rhode
Photography, Video, Installation · Berlin, Germany
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Dr. Esther Mahlangu
Painting · Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Lisa Brice
Painting · Trinidad and London, UK
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David Goldblatt
Photography
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Bronwyn Katz
Sculpture, Installation · Cape Town, South Africa; Johannesburg, South Africa
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Bonolo Kavula
Cape Town, South Africa
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Nandipha Mntambo
Performance, Photography, Sculpture · Johannesburg, South Africa
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Nolan Oswald Dennis
Drawing, Installation · Johannesburg, South Africa
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Banele Khoza
Painting · Johannesburg, South Africa
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Donna Kukama
Video, Installation, Performance · Johannesburg, South Africa
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Kate Gottgens
Painting · Cape Town, South Africa
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Cameron Platter
Drawing, Installation, Sculpture · KwaZulu Natal and Cape Town, South Africa
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Mohau Modisakeng
Video, Performance, Photography · Cape Town, South Africa
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Sthenjwa Luthuli
Sculpture, Painting · Durban, South Africa
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Vivienne Koorland
Drawing, Painting · New York, NY, USA
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Igshaan Adams
Sculpture, Textile · Cape Town, South Africa
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Turiya Magadlela
Painting, Sculpture, Textile · Johannesburg, South Africa
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Pieter Hugo
Photography · Cape Town, South Africa
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Berni Searle
Video, Installation, Photography · Cape Town, South Africa
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Cinga Samson
Painting · Cape Town, South Africa
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Georgina Gratrix
Ceramics, Painting, Sculpture · Cape Town, South Africa
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Lulama Wolf
Painting · South Africa
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Unathi Mkonto
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Simphiwe Mbunyuza
Cape Town, South Africa
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Neo Matloga
Mixed Media, Drawing · Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Alexandra Karakashian
Painting · Cape Town, South Africa
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Candice Breitz
Mixed Media, Photography, Video · Berlin, Germany
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Sam Nhlengethwa
Mixed Media, Painting · KwaThema, South Africa
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Katlego Tlabela
Painting · Cape Town, South Africa
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Mikhael Subotzky
Photography, Video, Installation · Johannesburg, South Africa
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Clive van den Berg
Video, Installation, Painting · Johannesburg, South Africa
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Nicholas Hlobo
Sculpture, Installation, Performance · Johannesburg, South Africa
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Kimathi Mafafo
Textile, Painting, Installation · Cape Town, South Africa
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Gavin Rain
Painting · Cape Town, South Africa
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Walter Battiss
Painting, Drawing
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Cecil Skotnes
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Moshekwa Langa
Mixed Media, Drawing, Sculpture · Johannesburg and Amsterdam
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Chris Soal
Sculpture · Johannesburg, South Africa
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David Koloane
Drawing, Painting · South Africa
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Walter Oltmann
Drawing, Sculpture
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Guy Simpson
South Africa
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Kemang Wa Lehulere
Video, Installation, Painting · Johannesburg, South Africa
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Bianca Bondi
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Sydney Kumalo
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Gerda Scheepers
Painting, Sculpture · Cape Town, South Africa
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