Marlene Steyn obtained her Master of Fine Art degree in 2014 from the Royal College of Art in London, UK. In 2018 Steyn participated in a two-month collaborative residency with KAV 16 and Artport Residency in Tel Aviv, Israel. The residency culminated in an exhibition produced with the support of KAV 16 – Community Gallery for Contemporary Art; Ministry of Culture Israel; Mifal HaPais; Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts; ArtPort; Beit Benyamini Ceramics Centre; and Maccabee Beer. Steyn’s work was recently included in Lychee One’s group presentation at London Art Fair at the Business Design Centre in London, UK in 2020; Galerie DYS’ presentation at Luxembourg Art Week in Luxembourg; African Textures at OSART Gallery in Milan, Italy and arteBOTANICA in collaboration with Viviers Studio at the Nirox Sculpture Park in Krugersdorp, South Africa, in 2019. Steyn recently collaborated with Viviers Studios to present OR/BITING AURABOROS, a performative installation as part of VIVIER’s SS2020 showcase of her latest collection.
Represented by SMAC Gallery