AVA 100 marks the return of the Association for Visual Arts’ Members Exhibition, bringing together 100 works selected from its current membership.
There is no single theme holding the exhibition together. Instead, its interest lies in the range: established names appear alongside emerging and independent artists, with different generations, disciplines and stages of practice sharing the same gallery.
That mix also reflects the changing shape of AVA itself. By August 2026, the organisation had grown to 430 members, making the exhibition less a survey of one particular tendency than a broad cross-section of the artists currently connected to the institution.
The setting matters too. AVA has occupied 35 Church Street for more than 55 years, and the gallery has long functioned as a meeting point for artists, exhibitions and audiences in central Cape Town. AVA 100 places that history alongside a very current view of the membership using the space today.
The exhibition opens on Friday, 25 September from 17:00 to 20:00, with opening remarks at 18:00 by Andrew Lamprecht, Curator of Historical Paintings & Sculpture at Iziko South African National Gallery.
Images courtesy of AVA Gallery and participating artists.
Exhibition Details
AVA 100
Association for Visual Arts 2026 Members Exhibition
Exhibition Dates
25 September – 8 October 2026
Opening
Friday, 25 September 2026
17:00–20:00
Opening remarks
18:00
Andrew Lamprecht, Curator of Historical Paintings & Sculpture, Iziko South African National Gallery
Exhibiting Artists
Aimee Elizabeth Hare · Ala Alhourani · Alexis Schofield · Alison Hector · Alyson Smith · Andrew Mokgatla · Angela Briggs · Anneke Potgieter · Anthony Morrison Cain · Ashley Walters · Benjamin Mitchley · Bonita Alice · Bonolo Kavula · Botlhale Zwakala · Bruce Bowale · Catriona Towriss · Chantal Coetzee · Chantal Masinga · Chas Unwin · Cheryl Traub Adler · Chulumanco Dywili · Clare Menck · Daniel Bradfield · Danielle Vorster · Debbie Field · Elske Henderson · Emily Rice · Emma Wootton · Ethel Ettie Flax · Fadiel Hermans · Frauke Louw · Gabrielle Guy · Gaelen Pinnock · Gill Allderman · Grady T Zeeman · Holly Birkby · Igshaan Adams · Ilja de la Guerre · Ishmael Chitambire · Jan Ludik · Jill Mary Trappler · Joanne Milne · Josephine Grindrod · Kamyar Bineshtarigh · Karen Stander · Karin Hopkinson · Kathy Robins · Keely Shinners · Kerry Lee Chambers · Khanya Zibaya · Khaya Bobotyana · Kimshay Philander · Kirsty Tinkler · Kristen McClarty · Lamont Khoza · Lara Frances · Laurel Holmes · Leah Dominique Johnson · Leandri Erlank · Lelani Nicolaisen · Lionel Tazvitya Mbayiwa · Lisakhanya Ngqoba · Lisl Barry · Liza Grobler · Madeleine Kooyman van Manen · Madelize van der Merwe · Mandy Shindler · Many Libuta · Mary-Jane Morris · Mathabela Madiela · Max Wolpe · Maxine Fitz-Patrick · Michele Fiona Jane Sandilands · Natasha Norman · Nicola von Bratt · Nirveda Alleck · Norman O’Flynn · Nozuko Madokwe · Olivier Baudry · Oscar Henning · Owethu Mtshali · Paul Birchall · Phillippa Duncan · Pia Truscott · Sera Holland · Siyakholwa Kala · Sonia Martins Mateus · Sophie Peters · Stefanie Eins · Suzanne Leighton · Swain Hoogervorst · Tanja Truscott · Tsediso Joans Mnkhenga · Tusevo Landu · Ulric Roberts · Wonder Marthinus · Yasmine Yacoubi · Yazeed Kamaldien · Zaitoon Ebrahim · Zandri Oosthuysen
