Angela de Jesus is a South African visual artist and curator living and working in Bloemfontein.

Angela de Jesus
Born1982
NationalitySouth African
Known forVideo art
AwardsSasol New Signatures (merit winner)
Xposure Award (merit winner)
Spier Contemporary 2010 Thamdigi Foundation Residency Prize

Background edit

de Jesus uses her Portuguese heritage and experience working in a takeaway shop to investigate intercultural exchange and visual perception. She uses hidden CCTV cameras as materials in her own video creations.[1]

Career edit

Education edit

Exhibitions edit

  • Sasol New Signatures Competition at the Pretoria Art Museum[1]
  • Absa L’Atelier, ABSA Gallery, Johannesburg[1]
  • Bellville Gallery, Cape Town[1]
  • Oliewenhuis Art Museum[1]
  • Spier Contemporary 2010 - winner of Thamdigi Foundation Prize in Arnhem, Netherlands[2]

Notable works edit

Control Room edit


Video installation, size variable[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Spier Contemporary » Artists Detail » Angela De Jesus". www.spiercontemporary.co.za. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Spier Contemporary 2010 Exhibition – Open for Art | Cape Town Partnership". Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2012.