Nelmarie Du Preez

Nelmarie Du Preez (Pretoria, 1985) is a South African artist whose research draws on various languages: performance, photography, video and computational art. In 2014 she was awarded a Master in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London, where in 2013, she also completed a cycle of studies in Computational Arts. Solo shows of her work have been held at various public and private institutions, including: ad-ad projects, Hannover, 2018; Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria, 2016; Room Gallery and Projects, Johannesburg, 2016 and Arebyte gallery, London, 2015. Her works have also been displayed at: Museum am Dom, Trier, 2018; New Media gallery, Vancouver, 2017; Transmediale Festival, Documenta 14, Kassel, 2017; the International Digital Arts Biennale, Arsenal, Montreal, 2016; London Open, Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2015; Home Works 7, Ashkwal Alwan, Beirut, 2015. She has taken part in various artists’ residence projects such as: Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral, Bad Ems, 2018-19; Ampersand Foundation, New York, 2016; Arebyte Gallery, London, 2015. She has been awarded the following prizes: the Sasol New Signatures Award, South Africa, 2015; Absa l’atelier merit, South Africa, 2015; Bath Open Art 88Prize, 2015; Bad Behaviour Open Judges Prize, 2014; and the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Scholarship, 2012-14.