
Gabrielle Guy is an art book designer and visual artist based in Cape Town, South Africa. She has designed numerous artist monographs and photo books, most notably for William Kentridge, Sabelo Mlangeni, Igshaan Adams, Zanele Muholi, Jo Ractliffe, Penny Siopis, Nicholas Hlobo and Zander Blom.
Working closely with Stevenson gallery since 2006, she has designed their corporate identity and worked on many books and catalogues for their artists. In 2019 she designed Jo Ractliffe’s major monograph Photographs: 1980s – now, published by Steidl (2020). In 2018-19 she designed the monograph accompanying William Kentridge’s major sculpture retrospective Why Should I Hesitate at Norval Foundation (Cape Town). A major project in 2021 was Phaidon’s African Artists.
Working closely with Stevenson gallery since 2006, she has designed their corporate identity and worked on many books and catalogues for their artists. In 2019 she designed Jo Ractliffe’s major monograph Photographs: 1980s – now, published by Steidl (2020). In 2018-19 she designed the monograph accompanying William Kentridge’s major sculpture retrospective Why Should I Hesitate at Norval Foundation (Cape Town). A major project in 2021 was Phaidon’s African Artists.
In 2017 she worked on the catalogue and identity and exhibition elements for The South African Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale presenting Candice Breitz + Mohau Modisakeng.
In December 2017 Gabrielle held her first exhibition of photographs and drawings, A-series – a project at blank lab in Maitland, Cape Town. She has self-published her own small photo books – most recently Another project (2021). In June 2021 she exhibited a small series of photographic works, Pictures of Pictures, at Artist Admin in Cape Town, and in December 2021 presented END x 1250 at A4 Arts Foundation, Cape Town.
In December 2017 Gabrielle held her first exhibition of photographs and drawings, A-series – a project at blank lab in Maitland, Cape Town. She has self-published her own small photo books – most recently Another project (2021). In June 2021 she exhibited a small series of photographic works, Pictures of Pictures, at Artist Admin in Cape Town, and in December 2021 presented END x 1250 at A4 Arts Foundation, Cape Town.
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