Stella Shawzin Art for Sale and Sold Prices

b. 1920 - d. 2020

Over the course of her 60 year career, Stella Shawzin has devoted herself to the study of human forms, inviting viewers to engage with the work as a starting point for examining themselves. When asked about her artistic motivations, Shawzin responded:"South Africa's complex society has been my inspiration... the broad spectrum of humanity is my concern...all the emotional impact of a lifetime [has gone] into my interpretation of the Human condition".

Stella Shawzin has been a leading figure in contemporary South African sculpture for over four decades. An autodidact, she established her own foundry on her farm in Constantia, Cape Town, where she conducts her own casting, welding, polishing and patination.