Nicky Marais

Nicky Marais is a Namibian painter who has lived and worked in Windhoek as an exhibiting fine artist, arts project coordinator, arts educator and activist since soon after graduating in 1987 from the Port Elizabeth Technikon in South Africa. Marais has exhibited in Namibia and internationally.Marais works from her studio in Windhoek as well as facilitating various collaborative projects with artists and the public. She is dedicated to increasing public access to art. If you would like to visit her studio you can contact StArt Art Gallery.In 2020 Marais retired from her position as the Head of Department of Visual Arts at the College of the Arts, where she taught theory of art and built local content into the diploma qualification courses offered by the College.Nicky Marais is represented by Guns&Rain in South Africa and StArt Art Gallery in Namibia. To see her available work online visit Guns&Rain and StArt Art Gallery.

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Publications

Connections 2020, Exhibition CataloguePresence in Absence 2017, Exhibition CatalogueNamibia: Art of a Young Generation 2016, Exhibition Catalogue (Würth Foundation)Imago Mundi 2014, Luciano Benetton Collection (Fabrica)Land Matters in Art 2013, Exhibition CatalogueAnnual Visual Art Exhibition Programme 2012 (Arts Heritage Trust)VA-N Catalogue of Members Vols 1,11,111, 2007, 2009, 2012 (Visual Artists Namibia)A Directory of Namibian Artists – A Collectors Guide, 2011, Sas Kloppers (Dream Africa Productions & Publishing)Art in Namibia 1996, Adelheid Lilienthal, (National Gallery of Namibia)

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions2020 Connections, Guns & Rain, Johannesburg, South Africa2017 Presence in Absence, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia2013 New Work, Omba Gallery, Windhoek, Namibia2010 Face of Africa, Art Salon Gallery, Gross-Sieghardts, Austria2009 Small Exhibition, Orumbonde Book Shop, Windhoek, Namibia2007 Studio 77, Windhoek, Namibia2004 National Art Gallery of Namibia, Namibia2001 Grids, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia1989 National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia1987 East Cape Arts Association, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaDuo and Trio Exhibitions2019 Earth Wind Fire Water with Actofel Illovu and Elisia Nghidishange, Omaruru, Namibia2013 Synergies: Remixing Locality with Andries Fourie and Mikko Ijas in Nairobi, Kenya2010 Dry Amigos & ICE with Mikko Ijas and Andries Fourie, Windhoek, Namibia2009 Rock & Roll with Sharon Gorelick, Omba Gallery, Windhoek, Namibia2002 Joint show with Christine Marais, Die Muschel Gallery, Swakopmund, NamibiaSelected Group Exhibitions2020 Reflect, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia2019 Creations, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia2019 How Independence Came to You, Namibian Arts Association, Windhoek, Namibia2018 Booth, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia2018 Look-See, Start Gallery, Windhoek, Namibia2017 Roots and Wings, The Project Room, Windhoek, Namibia2016 Namibia: Art of a Young Generation, Würth Foundation, Germany2016 Paint, Opera House Gallery, Windhoek, Namibia2016 Conversations, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia2015 VAN Annual Exhibition, COSDEF, Swakopmund, Namibia2015 Represented at Turbine Art Fair, South Africa, by Guns&Rain2014, 2015 Art Inside, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia2014 Moments of Light, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia2013 Land Matters in Art, Juried Exhibition, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia2013 Divergent Strategies, Bush Barn Art Centre, Salem, Oregon, USA2013 Victims 2 Survivors, Combating Domestic Violence, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia (Then travelled to USA and Germany)2011 Namibia Celebration, 21 Years of Independence, Berlin, Germany2009 6 Namibian Artists, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia2009 6 Namibian Artists, GTZ headquarters, Eschborn, Germany2008-2012 College Lecturers Exhibitions, Windhoek, Namibia2008-2017 Bank Windhoek Triennials, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia2007-2016 Visual Artists Namibia, Annual Exhibitions: Swakopmund, Omaruru and Windhoek, Namibia2006 8 Namibian Artists, Omba Gallery, Windhoek, Namibia2003 Human Touch, Contemporary Namibian Art, Turin and Milan, Italy2003 5 Namibian Artists, Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Windhoek, Namibia2002 Variations, Chelsea Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa2000 Namibia Today, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia1998, 2011, 2016 Women Artists, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia1997, 2009, 2017 Tulipamwe International Artists' Workshop Exhibitions, Namibia1996 10 Namibian Artists, Bielefeld, Germany1989-2005 Standard Bank Biennials, Windhoek, NamibiaSelected Residencies, Workshops and Commissions2019 Drumlids, Omuntu Gardens, Omaruru2018 Painting Commission Windhoek Country Club and Resort, Namibia2017 Tulipamwe International Artists' Workshop, Otavi, Namibia2016 Art South-South, Australia2015 Imago Mundi Country facilitator, commissioned work for collection “Cultural Map of Namibia”2014 Orange Day Arts Project and Catalogue, Katutura Community Arts Centre, Windhoek, Namibia2014 Participated in Participatory Design Conference PDC’14, Windhoek, Namibia2011 Arterial Network Country representative at Creative Conference, Nairobi, Kenya2009 Tulipamwe International Artists' Workshop, Okakarara, Namibia2009 Arts Marketing Workshop, Harare, Zimbabwe2008 “Moving Africa” guest to DAK’ART in Senegal2003 One month FNCC Residency in Marseilles, France2002 Co-ordinator: Art, Dance and Drama Therapy workshops, Legal Assistance Centre, Windhoek, Namibia2001 Mural Painting, poster workshop co-ordinator for "Stop the Violence" Campaign2000 Directors Assistant, "Mogomotsimang" EXPO 2000, Hanover, Germany1998 Shadow Theatre Director, "The Black Fish", EXPO 98, Lisbon, Portugal1997 Tulipamwe International Artists' Workshop, Namibia

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Nicky Marais is represented by Guns&Rain in South Africa and StArt Art Gallery in Namibia. To see more recent artworks online visit Guns&Rain and StArt Art Gallery. Alternatively for specific requests feel free to use the contact form on this website.