RICARDO NIEUWOUDT
(b. 1977, Cape Town)

Cape Town based artist, Ricardo Nieuwoudt, describes his miniature paintings as ‘a little bit of everything’. As a self-taught artist, his work draws inspiration from his life's experience and draws on a wide range of references - from comic books to contemporary South African art and the great works of the European painters.

Nieuwoudt uses each tiny board to depict the human condition: emotions, everyday scenes and social commentary, using metaphor, symbolism, realism and – often – surrealism. ‘My painting style,’ he explains, ‘takes me on an adventure. These small works are windows for me to view people: observing poses or movements and life itself.’

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2025
10 Years | Summer 2025, Everard Read, London, UK
Little Life, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa

2024
The People | CUBICLE series, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa