South African artist, Lady Skollie’s exhibition as this year’s Standard Bank Young Artist for Visual Arts, launched in June 2023 at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda, South Africa.

In this video, Lady Skollie discusses how, in this body of work the hole or cave becomes a metaphor for tackling the complexity of Brown identities in South Africa.

The exhibition will tour across South Africa over the next year, taking powerful art and important ideas to diverse communities.

Congratulations to Lady Skollie, winner of the 2022 Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Arts.

Everard Read's booth with Lady Skollie is highlighted in a feature entitled "What To See at the FNB Art Joburg Fair" on Daily Maverick.

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Lady Skollie, on the occasion of winning the 2020 FNB Art Prize, is the subject of a feature, with mention of her solo exhibition Bound at Eveard Read Cape Town, on The South African.

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Everard Read is proud to to announce that Lady Skollie is the 10th FNB Art Prize recipient, joining a prestigious list of winners since the launch of the prize in 2011. The FNB Art Prize has since become one of the coveted visual art prizes on the African continent. In addition to a page on the online fair (taking place 6-18 November) and cash prize, Lady Skollie will be awarded an international residency to be booked in 2021-2022.

Lady Skollie (born Laura Windvogel) remarks on her win, “As someone who never fit in, someone who dropped out of art school, someone who only got South African representation at the age of 31, winning a local art prize makes me feel like my existence in it is validated.” Filled with bold colour, god-like figures and suggestive fruits, Lady Skollie’s work revolves around themes of gender, sex and the politics of lust, as well as her musings on identity.

“We are proud to announce Lady Skollie as the 10th FNB Art Prize winner. Her rendition of art has challenged societies norms to evolve; and be present through the many social challenges that we face. Art is an evolving medium and through the years the FNB Art Joburg platform has ensured that we continue to support and recognise talent across all art mediums. Congratulations Lady Skollie,” says Bonga Sebesho, Head of FNB Sponsorships.

AGAINST INTERPRETATION? 

1 June - 10 July 2020

SANELL AGGENBACH | BONITA ALICE | EMALIE BINGHAM | WILMA CRUISE  |  CLAUDE JAMMET | KILMANY-JO LIVERSAGE | TURIYA MAGADLELA | LUCINDA MUDGE | TANYA POOLE | LADY SKOLLIE

Everard Read London brings together 10 artists, living and working in South Africa and the diaspora, from a range of backgrounds, ages, ethnicities and artistic practices, for a group exhibition entitled Against Interpretation?

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Lady Skollie, on the occassion of an online initiative at Everard Read Johannesburg, From the Archives, is the subject of a feature with images on Rosebank Killarney Gazette

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Lady Skollie, on the occasion of Weakest Link, is the subject of an interview with Greg Thorpe from the Fourdrinier.

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Lady Skollie is chosen as one of Glamour SA's Women of the Year 2019 for her contributions to Art & Design.

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Lady Skollie has been awarded the 2019 Mbokodo Award for Architecture and Design. 

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