Art Harare

28/08/2026

WOMEN.Project brings together seven photographers and visual artists whose practices examine womanhood, identity, vulnerability, the body, migration, memory and social justice.

Presented as part of the Cape Town Photography Festival 2026, the group exhibition opens at artHARARE in Cape Town on Saturday, 29 August 2026, bringing together distinct photographic approaches that collectively ask what it means for women to see themselves, represent themselves and have their stories witnessed. The exhibition forms part of a broader city-wide celebration of photography, positioning women’s photographic practices within the contemporary visual culture of Cape Town and creating a platform for diverse voices and lived experiences to be seen and engaged with.

A Girl Called Effie Lauren Theunissen Steph Simpson .weiss.fotografie Nobukho Nqaba Thandokazi Lia Wulf

27/08/2026

Introducing Steph Simpson

Multimedia illustrator Steph Simpson, the artist behind Me and Norman, works across digital and traditional media, using ink, gouache and, most importantly, collage. Her process is driven by chance and experimentation, with the physical act of constructing an image becoming an essential part of the work.

Her dreamy landscapes and female figures, often reclining against gold leaf, draw from the natural environment around her and from her experiences of floating in the Indian Ocean in False Bay. Beneath their playful and visually seductive surfaces, the works engage with larger questions of existence, scale, life and death.

Her work is on exhibition at WOMAN.Project opening 29 August

26/08/2026

Introducing Nobukho Nqaba

South African photographer Nobukho Nqaba brings a practice shaped by questions of migration, movement, otherness, family and the fragility of home. Born in the Eastern Cape and later raised in the Western Cape, Nqaba studied at Michaelis School of Fine Art and received the Tierney Fellowship in 2012. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at Lagos Photo, Rencontres de Bamako, AKAA Paris and Camden Arts Centre in London.

Nqaba’s photographic language often draws from personal experience while opening onto broader questions of belonging and displacement. Her work is particularly significant within WOMEN.Project because it expands the definition of women’s narratives beyond the intimate body to include movement, family, memory and the search for home.

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25/08/2026

Introducing Lia Wulf

Lia Wulfsohn is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores the whimsical reality of human existence. While her creative expression has moved through various mediums over the years, analogue photography has remained a constant. She considers her film camera to be not just a passive medium, but an active collaborator, one with a voice and vision of its own. Her embrace of such a medium embodies an enthusiastic surrender to its slow, tactile, and often unpredictable process.

Following a sports injury in January of 2025, Lia’s attention was turned inward, cultivating a profound appreciation for the human body and its remarkable capacity to experience the natural world. This shift has become central to her practice, which explores the experiential and profound engagement between humankind and nature, often through the context or in relation to bodies of water. Her photographs invite contemplation of presence, vulnerability, and the quiet interconnectedness between the self and the landscape.

Lia workis on view in Woman. project exhibition opening 29 August.

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24/08/2026

Introducing A Girl Called Effie

Eveline Gerritsen is a photographer, visual storyteller, and creative entrepreneur devoted to inspiring the world by creating stories with a social impact. She is a documentary photographer, photojournalist and also does studio photography. She has spent many years working in the field to document projects about social issues.

Eveline uses the camera to dive deeper into different subcultures, choosing photography as a way for her to connect with the world around her.

Eveline work is on exhibition at WOMAN.Project which opens 29 August at 15h00

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21/08/2026

artHARARE is proud to present WOMEN.Project, a collaborative group exhibition bringing together powerful photographic perspectives on womanhood, identity, empowerment, resilience, menstrual dignity and social justice.

Featuring Eveline Gerritsen, Lauren Theunissen, Lia Wulfsohn, Moena Joy-Dada Weiss, Me and Norman, Nobukhu Nqaba and Thandiwe Msebenzi, the exhibition explores photography as evidence, testimony and a means of making visible lived experiences that are too often overlooked.

Opening: Saturday, 29 August 2026
15:00–18:00hrs

The exhibition runs until 30 September 2026.

Image: Lauren Theunissen (2026) ‘Eat with your hands’

27/06/2026

This winter, join artist Richard Mudariki for an intimate winter drawing session at the Norval Foundation on 4 July. This guided art experience invites participants to slow down and engage with observational drawing, exploring form, line, and composition within a curated museum setting.

All materials are provided

Booking inquiries- [email protected]

27/06/2026

24/06/2026

Join contemporary artist Richard Mudariki for an intimate winter drawing session at the Norval Foundation Art Museum

This guided art experience invites participants to slow down and engage with observational drawing, exploring form, line, and composition within a curated museum setting.

All materials are provided

Booking essential as space is limited.

19/06/2026

Another special encounter at Africa Basel Artworld Embassy.

Today we had the pleasure of sharing the Passport Size Portraits (Art Diplomats) series with Moffat Takadiwa , standing alongside his portrait with Richard Mudariki as part of the ongoing Artworld Passport project.

Moffat Takadiwa has emerged as one of the most significant voices in contemporary African art, transforming discarded materials into monumental works that speak to consumption, value, memory, and the complexities of our globalised world. Through exhibitions, biennales, museums, and international collections, his practice continues to carry stories from Zimbabwe to audiences across the world.

The Art Diplomat portraits recognise artists whose work travels beyond borders and whose influence extends far beyond the studio. Like passports, these portraits acknowledge movement, connection, and the ability of art to create dialogue between people, places, and cultures.

There is something powerful about an artist standing face to face with their own passport portrait - a reflection not only of an individual, but of a journey, a practice, and a contribution to the global cultural landscape.