BIOGRAPHYAntionette McMaster is a visual artist residing in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is in her final year studying towards an Honours Degree in Visual art at UNISA. She works across all mediums but has a preference to mixed media. Her...
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Antionette McMaster is a visual artist residing in
Johannesburg, South Africa. She is in her final year studying towards an
Honours Degree in Visual art at UNISA. She works across all mediums but has a
preference to mixed media. Her work is focused around gender based violence and
the increased prevalence of femicide, rape and domestic violence . Her work engages
with constructed masks and costumes photographed in site specific areas. It
deals with the hidden persona of the victims, hiding behind the masks and
costumes, yet there is subtle hint showing the abuse that the victim experience.
There will always be a glimpse of abuse no matter how hard the victim tries to
disguise it. Her intention is to create a space and platform that will give
birth to a different narrative that generates not only compassion but also
social action.
Antionette has won and placed at a number of high
profile awards, namely:
· Finalist: Thami Mnyele Fine Art
Awards 2021
·
Finalist: Sasol
New Signatures Art Competition 2021
·
DUT
Digifest 2021 Presenter (19 October – 21 October
2021).
·
Awards:
·
Winner of
the German SABAA Art Award 2021 “Pandemic – Voices and Views from Sub-Saharan
Africa” in the Photography category.
·
Runner
up: Art.b Vuleleka competition Cape Town
2022
·
Top 20,
Thami Mnyele Fine Art Awards 2022
