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Ydi Coetsee Carstens (b. 1990, South Africa) graduated with a MA (FA) from the University of Stellenbosch in March 2015. During her masters studies she did an exchange at Makerere University (Kampala) and this continues to inspire her work. Her current practice is focused on figurative painting and includes both landscape and interiors themes. Many of her paintings speak of the previously disadvantaged neighbourhoods where her father worked as dutch reformed pastor and where the family lived. After her studies Ydi spent a year working at a contemporary gallery in Stellenbosch, and since 2016 has been freelancing and painting.
Ydi had her first solo exhibition Bly/Stay at the Rust-en-Vrede Gallery in 2018. She was a Sasol New Signatures finalist in 2015 and a Top 40 finalist in the Sanlam Portrait Awards in 2017. |
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Exhibitions:
July 2019 40 Stones in a wall group show, Graham's town
June 2019 "Seeing the light", Hofmeyer hall, Stellenbosch
June 2010 "Not a portrait", Rust-en-vrede galery, Durbanville
April 2019 "Palette/plate/palet", Rust-en-vrede galery, Durbanville
April 2019 "Home Moods", Liebrecht gallery, Somerset-West
April 2019 "Narratives of place", Mullers gallery, Cape Town
March 2019 "Ek sien jou ek is hier", Stellenbosch University Woordfees
Dec 2018 Group show, D-street kunskamer, Stellenbosch
Dec 2018 Pictures at an exhibition, Liebrecht Art Gallery, Somerset West
Dec 2018 Forward? Forward! Forward... Stellenbosch University Museum, Stellenbosch
July 2018 The Grand, group show Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
June 2018 40 Stones in a wall group show, Graham's town
June 2018 Magritte group show, Liebrecht Art Gallery, Somerset West
May 2018 60 x 60, member's exhibition, Art-b Gallery, The arts association of Bellville
April 2018 "Water", Group show, Liebrecht Art Gallery, Somerset West
April 2018 ResCape, pop-up exhibition. First Thursdays, Long Street, Cape Town
March 2018 Bly/Stay SOLO, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
August 2017 Sanlam Portrait Awards, top 40 exhibition, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
August 2017 Vuleka competition exhibition, Art-b Gallery, The arts association of Bellville
June 2017 'Tiny Treasures annual fundraiser exhibition', Art-b Gallery, The arts association of Bellville
April 2017 “Pniel” Group show as part of Pniel cultural day, Pniel art gallery, Pniel
March 2017 'Die Kruisiging', multidisciplinary production forWoordfees, Endler hall, Stellenbosch
Nov 2016 'Impressions", Installation and discussion of a conceptual artwork at Echo community house Blouberg
Oct 2016 “Art, food and wine pairing”, Loaves on Long, Longstreet, Cape Town
Sept 2016, 'The Grand’ annual exhibition, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
Sept 2016 ' Mono/lino printmaking exhibition with Clare Menck and friends', The arts association of Bellville
August 2016 ‘Landscapes’, pop-up art exhibition at Stellenbosch Gemeente
July 2016 '30 x 30 under 30', Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
June 2016 'Tiny Treasures', Art-b Gallery, The arts association of Bellville
April 2016 'Evanescence/Verduistering, The Tank Gallery, Stellenbosch Hills
March 2016 ‘Barclays L’Atelier Regional Entries, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
Sept 2015 ‘Studio exhibition’ at “Remnants of Place”, D-Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
Aug 2015 Sasol New Signatures National Exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum
March 2015 'Art (de)code –(re)phrase', D-Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
July 2015 'Tiny Treasures', Art-b Gallery, The arts association of Bellville
April 2015 'Selfportret', The Tank Gallery, Stellenbosch Hills (solo)
Jan 2015 'Romantic Landscapes', MA exhibition, US Gallery, Stellenbosch (solo)
Dec 2014 'Art and Wine', Bernard Boyes wine tasting, Somerset-West
Aug 2014 'Stories and spaces', MA group show, US Gallery, Stellenbosch
May 2013 '60 years - Alumni exhibition', PJ Olivier art centre, Stellenbosch
Jan 2011 'Noli Procrastinare' collaborative art project, Laingsburg
July 2019 40 Stones in a wall group show, Graham's town
June 2019 "Seeing the light", Hofmeyer hall, Stellenbosch
June 2010 "Not a portrait", Rust-en-vrede galery, Durbanville
April 2019 "Palette/plate/palet", Rust-en-vrede galery, Durbanville
April 2019 "Home Moods", Liebrecht gallery, Somerset-West
April 2019 "Narratives of place", Mullers gallery, Cape Town
March 2019 "Ek sien jou ek is hier", Stellenbosch University Woordfees
Dec 2018 Group show, D-street kunskamer, Stellenbosch
Dec 2018 Pictures at an exhibition, Liebrecht Art Gallery, Somerset West
Dec 2018 Forward? Forward! Forward... Stellenbosch University Museum, Stellenbosch
July 2018 The Grand, group show Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
June 2018 40 Stones in a wall group show, Graham's town
June 2018 Magritte group show, Liebrecht Art Gallery, Somerset West
May 2018 60 x 60, member's exhibition, Art-b Gallery, The arts association of Bellville
April 2018 "Water", Group show, Liebrecht Art Gallery, Somerset West
April 2018 ResCape, pop-up exhibition. First Thursdays, Long Street, Cape Town
March 2018 Bly/Stay SOLO, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
August 2017 Sanlam Portrait Awards, top 40 exhibition, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
August 2017 Vuleka competition exhibition, Art-b Gallery, The arts association of Bellville
June 2017 'Tiny Treasures annual fundraiser exhibition', Art-b Gallery, The arts association of Bellville
April 2017 “Pniel” Group show as part of Pniel cultural day, Pniel art gallery, Pniel
March 2017 'Die Kruisiging', multidisciplinary production forWoordfees, Endler hall, Stellenbosch
Nov 2016 'Impressions", Installation and discussion of a conceptual artwork at Echo community house Blouberg
Oct 2016 “Art, food and wine pairing”, Loaves on Long, Longstreet, Cape Town
Sept 2016, 'The Grand’ annual exhibition, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
Sept 2016 ' Mono/lino printmaking exhibition with Clare Menck and friends', The arts association of Bellville
August 2016 ‘Landscapes’, pop-up art exhibition at Stellenbosch Gemeente
July 2016 '30 x 30 under 30', Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
June 2016 'Tiny Treasures', Art-b Gallery, The arts association of Bellville
April 2016 'Evanescence/Verduistering, The Tank Gallery, Stellenbosch Hills
March 2016 ‘Barclays L’Atelier Regional Entries, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville
Sept 2015 ‘Studio exhibition’ at “Remnants of Place”, D-Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
Aug 2015 Sasol New Signatures National Exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum
March 2015 'Art (de)code –(re)phrase', D-Street Gallery, Stellenbosch
July 2015 'Tiny Treasures', Art-b Gallery, The arts association of Bellville
April 2015 'Selfportret', The Tank Gallery, Stellenbosch Hills (solo)
Jan 2015 'Romantic Landscapes', MA exhibition, US Gallery, Stellenbosch (solo)
Dec 2014 'Art and Wine', Bernard Boyes wine tasting, Somerset-West
Aug 2014 'Stories and spaces', MA group show, US Gallery, Stellenbosch
May 2013 '60 years - Alumni exhibition', PJ Olivier art centre, Stellenbosch
Jan 2011 'Noli Procrastinare' collaborative art project, Laingsburg
