JO ROETS

Jo Roets (b.1979) is an award-winning artist based in Cape Town.  Art has always been a central theme in Jo's life and art practises are interwoven in her education and professional careers. Her school years included Sculpture and Ceramics subjects at P.J. Olivier art school in Stellenbosch. After matriculating in 1997 from Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof, she furthered her studies and obtained a Diploma in Art Direction for film and television as well as an Advanced Diploma in Motion Picture Production Design.

Jo's background is in the film industry where she worked as an artist in the art department. She also had a fulltime lecturing career, lecturing in painting, prosthetics, special effects, props fabrication, sculpting, mould-making and casting at a multimedia film school. In 2017, after 14 years as a senior lecturer, she exchanged her lecturing apron for one of a full time artist.

In 2018, Jo's work was selected for three prominent art competitions: Sasol New Signatures, Pretoria Art Museum (finalist); Tollman Bouchard Finlayson Art Award Barrel Head Exhibition, Hermanus (finalist) and Vuleka, Art.B Gallery, Bellville (finalist).
She was announced as the winner of the inaugural StateoftheART Gallery Award in 2018 and had her first solo exhibition, Mantra Mãe, in 2019  at StateoftheART Gallery. Her second solo exhibition, Murg, was shown in 2022.

Her work has been exhibited at wide variety of South African galleries nationally and internationally.  Apart from participation at gallery exhibitions, her work has also been exhibited at festivals around South Africa. These include, KKNK, Hermanus FynArts Festival, US Woordfees and Tulbagh Arts Festival.

She is currently exhibiting at various local and international exhibitions (online and physical) including South Africa, Spain and Canada.

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