Claudette Schreuders

Place: Pretoria

Born: 1973

Biography:

Claudette Schreuders is a South African sculptor and painter born in Pretoria in 1973. She is known for her carved and painted wooden figures, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. Schreuders has been a finalist for both the Daimler Chrysler Award and the FNB Vita Art Prize in South Africa. Her work has been acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Claudette Schreuders is a perfectionist who works slowly and indulges in her process to understand her subjects. She is inspired by medieval church figures, West African carving, and Spanish portraiture. Narratives are essential to Schreuders, and she often makes public what is private in her work. She currently lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa.