South African sculptor and visual artist Wilma Cruise is a force to be reckoned with. She turns 80 in February 2025 and is an inspiration, not only through her work which has garnered recognition world-wide, but in the way she lives her life... This month, from February 8, Her work goes on show at Knysna Fine Art in a collaboration with sculptor Richard John Forbes. The exhibit is named Scorched Earth – A Conversation.   

Richard John Forbes is an internationally-known multi-disciplinary artist with a central focus on sculpture. This month, from February 8, his work goes on show at Knysna Fine Art in a collaboration with renown sculptor Wilma Cruise. The exhibit is named Scorched Earth – A Conversation.

Forbes is unique in that he has the unique ability to use natural materials from wood to iron to stone and any other discarded matter that spark his curiosity which he then fashions into thought-provoking sculptures from small rose quartz pieces to massive garden and land art. He has also made his mark on the planet as a versatile artist who has pretty much put his hand to the gamut of his profession from restoring buildings, to drawing, print, to film and even making theatre sets.

An exhibition of paintings by Weyers du Toit, whose formal compositions and use of colour reflect a deep admiration for the classical painters Rembrandt, Hals, Caravaggio, Goya and Velázquez, runs at the Knysna Fine Art gallery. Called "Into the Gilded Garden" the exhibition will run at the gallery until mid-January.

Lucinda Mudge is an internationally celebrated ceramicist, a world-renown contemporary artist, whose vases, and now paintings, live in bespoke spaces all over the world – and she hails from Knysna.

We are thrilled to have on loan Wim Botha's important work, "Time Machine" (2012) in our gallery for the next few months.

Knysna Fine Art will celebrate a 21-year-long relationship with mixed media artist Hannalie Taute with the opening of a solo exhibition of Ms Taute’s work in March, 2024.

On Saturday the 20th of January the gallery hosted a hugely successful charity auction in aid of KILT. The wonderful Knysna Initiative for Learning and Teaching was established by Gill Marcus, the ex governor of the Reserve Bank, in 1996. Kusum Gained organised the memorable event, with wonderful food by île de païn, flowers by DP Ferreira, and music by Jose Dias.

Knysna Fine Art is proud to showcase one of South Africa’s seminal and most important contemporary artworks. This will be the first of an ongoing series of exhibits from the extraordinary collection of Piet and Amanda Viljoen whose generosity will enable Knysna residents and visitors to experience art hitherto confined to museums.

On the 23rd of November 2023, Knysna Fine Art will be opening a its 25^th Anniversary Exhibition and hosting a huge party to celebrate its birthday – another milestone in “the slow and steady grind and exponential growth” of one of the country’s most beloved art institutions.

Date & time: 14 September 2023 at 18:00

FREE ENTRY – welcome drink on arrival

The Knysna Estuary is probably the most beautiful and certainly the most loved stretch of water in South Africa. Come and celebrate the launch of the book “Knysna Estuary – Jewel of the Garden Route” which is the first (and only) comprehensive view of this superb ecosystem. Written by eminent scientists, it covers the prehistory, botany, zoology & ichthyology, ornithology, and human impact on the estuary and surrounds.