
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, Wim Botha 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).
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.
Gabrielle has held two small exhibitions of her own work – A-series (2017) and Pictures of Pictures (2021). She has self-published her own photo booklets. In December 2022 she presented An advent calendar of other people’s pictures, a book project for sale at A4 Arts Foundation (Cape Town).
Gabrielle has held two small exhibitions of her own work – A-series (2017) and Pictures of Pictures (2021). She has self-published her own photo booklets. In December 2022 she presented An advent calendar of other people’s pictures, a book project for sale at A4 Arts Foundation (Cape Town).
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