TYRA NAIDOO
1995, Kwa-Zulu Natal, RSA
Since graduating with her honours from Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town, Tyra Naidoo worked as a transdisciplinary arts practitioner over various local galleries; as a mentor for global artist residency programs and as an independant curator. Naidoo is a member of the collaborating artist group, the Kutti Collective. Within her own practice she has exhibited with assorted spaces, from commercial galleries and art fairs to NPO projects.
Materiality plays a central role in her work as she uses it as a thematic tool in navigating psychological and emotional responses to intimate socio-political experiences - predominately that of diasporic culture and relationships to pre-conceived delineations of identity. A commonality in her oeuvre is the juxtaposition of fragility and aggression, creating a nuanced exploration that presents almost neutral and balanced.
Selected Solo & Duo Exhibitions
2023 Enough Protection - Kalashnikovv Gallery, Johannesburg, RSA
2019 I Carry the Sun - Girl Gaze
2017 Violent Vestiges (Graduate Exhibition) - Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, RSA
Selected Group Exhibitions & Projects
2023 Fullhouse, curated by Under Projects & Fede Arthouse - Blank projects, Cape Town, RSA
2023 Ten of Cups, curated by Keely Shinners & Lameeze Davids, Private Location, Cape Town, RSA
2023 Toolbox, curated by Luca Evans - Under Projects, Cape Town, RSA
2023 Horse Paintings, curated by Mitchell Messina - Under Projects, Cape Town, RSA
2023 Yorl Ate - One Park, Cape Town, RSA2022 Fever, Returns - Kalashnikovv Gallery, Johannesburg, RSA
2021 It Means Bitch - P72 Projects, Johannesburg, RSA
2021 Kutti Bazaar - A4 Arts Foundation, Cape Town, RSA
2019 Flex and Finesse - Studio 031, Durban, RSA
2018 Back to Not Your Normal - Eclectica Contemporary, Cape Town, RSA
2018 Edge of a Thread - Eclectica Contemporary, Cape Town, RSA
2018 UNFAIR - The Ruth Prowse School of Art, Cape Town, RSA
Art Fairs & Festivals
Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town, RSA: 2023 / 2022 / 2018
FNB Joburg Art Fair, Kalashnikovv Gallery, Johannesburg, RSA: 2022
Turbine Art Fair, Kalashnikovv Gallery, Johannesburg, RSA: 2022