The Absa L'Atelier Art Competition is a South African annual art award for South African visual artists between the ages of 21 and 35. The competition is run in conjunction with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA).
The art award was originally known as the Volkskas Bank Atelier Competition and was established in 1986[1] and kept this name up to 1998 (when Volkskas was incorporated into the Absa Group). From 1999 to 2001 the award was known as the Absa Atelier competition.
From 2004[2] the Gerard Sekoto award was added to the competition, to support the most promising artist taking part in the competition with an income of less than R60 000 per annum. This award is supported by the French Embassy, the French Institute and Alliance Française.
In the early 1980s SANAVA acquired three atelier apartments[3] at the Cité internationale des arts from where the name Atelier Competition has its origin. These assets are held in trust in terms of an Occupational Rights Agreement by the SANAVA Cité des Arts Trust, valid until 22 March 2060.
WinnerPenny Siopis[4]
Merit Award WinnersDeborah Bell,Andrew Breebaart,Dennis Purvis andSimon Stone
WinnerClive van den Berg
Merit Award WinnersAndries Botha,Philippa Hobbs,Tommy Motswai andKarel Nel
WinnerDiane Victor[5]
Merit Award WinnersKay Cowley,Guy du Toit,Johann Louw andMargaret Vorster
WinnerHennie Stroebel
Merit Award WinnersCaroline Jones,Walter Oltman,Giulio Tambellini andJeremy Wafer
WinnerBarend de Wet
Merit Award WinnersAndrew Breebaart,Jean Bruwer,Guy du Toit andJudy Woodborne
WinnerVirginia McKenny
Merit Award WinnersNicole Donald,Ruth Mileham,Johann van der Schijff andPierre van der Westhuizen
WinnerPaul Edmunds
Merit Award WinnersWayne Barker,Marc Edwards,Dominic Thorburn andMinette Vári
WinnerDominic Thorburn
Merit Award WinnersSiemon Allen,Diek Grobler,Adam Letch andRussel Scott
WinnerJonathan Comerford
Merit Award WinnersAndrew Putter,Kevin Roberts,Henk Serfontein andAlastair Whitton
WinnerKevin Roberts
Merit Award WinnersMoses Ceywayo,Gordon Froud,Diek Grobler andPeet Pienaar
WinnerIsaac Khanyile
Merit Award WinnersHanneke Benadé,Wim Botha,Semkelo Bunu andBerco Wilsenach
WinnerIlse Pahl[6]
Merit Award WinnersLucas Bambo,Cecile Heystek,Kim Lieberman andRichardt Strydom
WinnerKarl Gietl
Merit Award WinnersWayne Barker,Hanneke Benadé,Jean Brundit andPeter Rippon
WinnerRyan Arenson
Merit Award WinnersBrad Hammond,Fritha Langerman,Albert Redelinghuys andVanessa van Wyk
WinnerBrad Hammond
Merit Award WinnersJoni BrennerNatasha Christopher,Colbert Mashile andNigel Mullins
WinnerStefanus Rademeyer
Merit Award WinnersMarco Cianfanelli,Daniel Hirschman,Brent Meistre andMerryn Singer
WinnerMarco Cianfanelli
Merit Award WinnersNatasha Christopher,Alastair McLachlan,Benninghoff Puren andJames Webb
WinnerSanell Aggenbach
Merit Award WinnersRetha Bornmann,Natasha Christopher,Patricia Driscoll andBerco Wilsenach
WinnerConrad Botes
Merit Award WinnersStephen HobbsPieter Hugo,Lize Muller andRobert Rich
Gerard Sekoto Award WinnersBillie Zangewa
WinnerBerco Wilsenach
Merit Award WinnersKatherine Bull,Lawrence Lemoaona,Patrice Mabasa andMikhael Subotzky
Gerard Sekoto WinnerLawrence Lemoaona
WinnerRuth Sachs
Merit Award WinnersNathani Lüneburg,Riason Naidoo,Anet Norval andJames Webb
Gerard Sekoto WinnerNomusa Makhubu
WinnerPierre Fouché
Merit Award WinnersNina Barnett,Wayne Matthews,Lyndi Sales andJaco Spies
Gerard Sekoto WinnerNina Barnett
WinnerJames Webb
Merit Award WinnersChristiaan Hattingh,Lunga Kama,Alhyrian Laue andAntonia Steyn
Gerard Sekoto WinnerRetha Ferguson
WinnerStephen Rosin
WinnerIlka van Schalkwyk
Merit Award WinnersAbri de Swardt,Philiswa Lila,Collen Maswanganyi andHanje Whitehead.
Gerard Sekoto WinnerBongumenzi Ngobese
WinnerElrie Joubert
Merit Award WinnersSibiya Bambo,Mandy Johnston,Heidi Janice Mielke andNina Liebenberg
Gerard Sekoto WinnerSibiya Bambo
WinnerPauline Gutter[7]
Merit Award WinnersKathleen Sawyer andJaco Van Schalkwyk
Gerard Sekoto WinnerMongezi Ncaphayi
WinnerLiberty Battson[8]
Merit Award WinnersBevan de Wet andLuyanda Zindela
Gerard Sekoto WinnerMbavhalelo Nekhavhambe
WinnerKai Losgott[9]
Merit Award WinnersGideon Appah[10] (non South African prize from Ghana),Nina Kruger[11] andNelmarie du Preez[12]
Gerard Sekoto WinnerNatalie Moore[13]