Anneke Potgieter is an artist living and working in Kommetjie, South Africa. Her practice is informed by a longstanding engagement with language, research and the structure of thought.
Potgieter holds a doctorate in linguistics and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stellenbosch University. Today, her parallel work as a language editor in the sustainability sphere influences the way she considers material, process and meaning in her studio practice.
It was during the COVID-19 lockdown that Potgieter returned to painting, reconnecting with a childhood interest in exploring both her inner world and the natural world around her through art. This has developed into a practice in which landscape, language and perception intersect.
Lyrics, literary themes, written fragments and the movement of thought often shape the direction of her work. Through long-form writing on her Substack account, she documents the intuitive processes through which her paintings take form.
Potgieter’s work has been exhibited in local galleries and in atmospheric restaurants such as the multiple-award-winning MERTIA in Stellenbosch. Her work is included in private collections both locally and abroad.
