Karin Kruger/ Life is better with friends/ 80 x 100 cm/ Oil on canvas
Opening: Preview, October 3rd, 2024
Closes: 31st October 2024
Place: The Cape Gallery CC, 60 Church Street, Cape Town
Please RSVP by emailing, web@capegallery.co.za.
On show through October is ‘A Vital Legacy’ – phase II of The Cape Gallery annual Wildlife exhibition. Understanding the bio-web that we are all a part of; the complexity and diversity of creature and plant life that sustains us and the existential threat if we don’t care for it will enable better planning and the hope of a brighter future for our children.
Nicolaas Maritz/ Water Beetle/ 42 x 59 cm/ Enamel on board
On First Thursday October 3rd at 6.30 pm Jocelin Kagan will speak of her recent visit to Mana Pools in Zimbabwe, the impact of the drought in Zimbabwe and the plight of the animals. She will also be raising funds for the wild dogs through the sale of her book.
Jocelin Kagan has registered a PBO trading as ‘Painted Dog Project’ and has published a book ‘Africa’s Wild Dog Survival Fund’ – a survival story. All profits and royalties will go to AWDSF and upon receipt of payment the purchaser will be given a Section 18A certificate.
For the occasion The Cape Gallery will showcase paintings of African Wild dogs by leading South African Artists: Makiwa Mutomba, Karin Kruger, Barry Jackson, Timothy Zantsi, within the context of an eclectic wildlife exhibition.
Makiwa Mutomba/ Painted Dogs/ 55 x 71 cm/ Oil
Philip Mbusi/ Strong Man/ 83 cm (h)/ Mixed Media Sculpture
Book Priced at R 600 Cash
PROFILE FOR JOCEIN KAGAN’S TALK ON AFRICA’S WILD DOGS – A SURVIVAL STORY
First Thursday, October 3
“My purpose in creating Africa’s Wild Dogs – A Survival Story is to alert the world to what extraordinary animals they are. I believe Africa’s wild dogs hold their own in the animal kingdom, that they deserve the respect and awe normally attributed to larger more fearsome predators. As research has started to show, these four-legged dogs have a great deal to teach us humans. Driven by my passion as a wildlife photographer, I spent five years photographing African Wild Dogs in five African countries. My aim was to create a book of portraits which would stand out in the plethora of photographic wild animal literature. It will be my delight and pleasure to welcome you to celebrate these extraordinary survivors during The Cape Gallery’s Annual Wildlife Exhibition 2024 with a Q&A and talk on Africa’s most researched animal at The Cape Gallery on October 3.”
