Dylan Lewis
Dylan Lewis is a South African artist who has emerged as one of the foremost figures in contemporary sculpture. Lewis’s work features in private collections throughout the UK, Continental Europe, United States and Australia, and he is one of only a handful of living artists to have had more than one solo auction with Christie’s in London.
Lewis’s primary inspiration is wilderness. At one level his bronze sculptures celebrate the power and movement of Africa’s life forms; at another the textures he creates speak of the continent’s primaeval, rugged landscapes and their ancient rhythms. He works intensively from life, filling books with sketches, notes and drawings. By referring to these in the solitude of his studio, he is able to reproduce the subject’s physical form while exploring their more abstract, deeper meaning.
Works for sale
Selected solo exhibitions
2018
Recent Busts, Everard Read Franschhoek, South Africa
2015
Dylan Lewis:A Solo Presentation at Masterpiece 2015, John Martin Gallery, London, UK
Cape Town Art Fair, featured artist, Everard Read Cape Town, South Africa
2014
A Small Collection of Cats, Everard Read Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa
Recent Cat Bronzes, John Martin Galler, London, UK
2013
ARTLONDON13, Everard Read, Johannesburg Booth, London, UK
WWF, Everard Read Johannesburg, South Africa
2012
Delhi Art Fair, Delhi, India
Untamed, Berkley Square, London in association with Christies South Kensington, UK
2010
Untamed, Everard Read, Cape Town (at Oude Bank in Stellenbosch) and Kirstenbosch Gardens, South Africa
2009
Solo Auction, Christie’s, London, UK
Shape Shifting, Everard Read, Cape Town & Johannesburg, South Africa
2007
Everard Read, Cape Town (at L’Ormarins in Franschoek), South Africa
Everard Read, Johannesburg, South Africa
2006
ART LONDON6, Everard Read, Johannesburg Booth, London, UK
2004
ART LONDON4 Everard Read, Johannesburg Booth, London, UK
2003
One man exhibition, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa
ART LONDON3, Everard Read, Johannesburg Booth, London, UK
2001
One man exhibition, Everard Read , Cape Town, The Clocktower Precinct, South Africa
ARTLONDON2, Everard Read, Johannesburg, South Africa
One man exhibition, Everard Read, Johannesburg, South Africa
2000
ARTLONDON1, Everard Read, Johannesburg Booth, London, UK
Toronto International Art & Antiques Fair in association with Miriam Shiell, Canada
Fine Art, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada
Dallas International Pavilion , USA
Dallas International Art & Antiques Fair in association with Miriam Shiell , USA
Fine Art, Dallas International Pavilion, USA
1999
ARTLONDON 2000, Everard Read, Johannesburg Booth, London, UK
The Port Captain’s Exhibition, Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa