Ulriche Jantjes (b. 1997) employs painting and printmaking to reflect on heritage and identity, as manifested in place. With roots in Elim, a Moravian mission settlement established in 1824 in the Overberg, she draws abiding yet fluid connections between this terrain and her sense of heritage and belonging, stating: “the landscape is ever-present in my work to function as an expanse which holds and beholds histories continuing to unfold within it.” Her work is thus deeply personal, but, by referencing landscapes both exterior and imagined, and through her ruminative rendering in oils, it also achieves a sense of the universal and almost mythical, inviting the viewer to contemplate their own place, past and present.

Jantjes was born and raised in Cape Town. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art and a Master of Fine Art (with distinction) from the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. Jantjes has held several solo shows, including a solo booth with Untitled at the 2024 Investec Cape Town Art Fair, and participated in numerous group exhibitions and South African art fairs.

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