Thania Petersen

South African | 1980

Thania Petersen is a South African Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1980. Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Zeitz MOCAA Museum of Contemporary Art in Cape Town. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Fotografiska Shanghai have featured Thania Petersen's work in the past.Thania Petersen's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 6,106 USD to 16,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2020 the record price for this artist at auction is 16,000 USD for TANNE MANNE, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2022. Thania Petersen has been featured in articles for Contemporary AND, ArtDaily and The Art Newspaper. The most recent article is Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Land, Heritage, and Art Through Multidisciplinary Performances, Exhibitions, and Culinary Delights written for Art South Africa in October 2024.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Remnants III ,2016

By Thania Petersen

Queen Colonaaiers and her Weapons of Mass Destruction 1 - Thania Petersen

Queen Colonaaiers and her Weapons of Mass Destruction 1 ,2015

By Thania Petersen

God save our hedge 1, Botanical Imperialism Series - Thania Petersen

God save our hedge 1, Botanical Imperialism Series ,2015

By Thania Petersen

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Recent Auction Results

God save our hedge 1, Botanical Imperialism Series ,2015

By Thania Petersen

Strauss & Co., Cape Town

Queen Colonaaiers and her Weapons of Mass Destruction 1 ,2015

By Thania Petersen

Strauss & Co., Cape Town

Remnants III ,2016

By Thania Petersen

Aspire Art Auctions, Johannesburg

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Current Exhibitions

SALA

Zeitz MOCAA Museum of Contemporary Art

Cape Town | South Africa

Dec 15,2023 - Apr 12,2026

Selections From The Collection

Zeitz MOCAA Museum of Contemporary Art

Cape Town | South Africa

Apr 04,2024 - Apr 04,2027

Past Exhibitions

Groundbreaking Contemporary African Photography Show. Marvellous Realism

Fotografiska Shanghai

Jing'an | Shanghai | China

Aug 30,2024 - Dec 01,2024

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Articles

Art Basel Miami Beach (Part II): Standout Artists & Artworks

MutualArt 18/12/2024

Our selection of diverse works and standout pieces exploring identity, abstraction, and intergenerational themes, showcased in this year’s Art Basel

Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Land, Heritage, and Art Through Multidisciplinary Performances, Exhibitions, and Culinary Delights

Art South Africa 03/10/2024

An exciting addition to the art scene is the inaugural Hazendal Festival in Stellenbosch this weekend. This curated art festival is dedicated to the life-fostering organic material – soil.

Unlimited III: The African Family – Group Show

Contemporary AND 21/06/2024

Gallery 1957 presents the third iteration of its mainstay group exhibition ‘UNLIMITED III: The African Family’ opening 23rd May, Third Floor, Galleria Mall, Accra, Ghana.

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Coverage

“ ..What would it mean to be located on an oblique slanting line? What does it mean to situate oneself upon a slash? Bahasagalaramashari, Petersen’s made-up name for a made-up place, performs as a slash... ”
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Everard Read/ CIRCA, Cape Town