Lauren Ratcliffe

Lauren Ratcliffe Contemporary Artist | Cape Town, South Africa I am a self-taught contemporary artist fascinated by the emotional lives of the spaces we inhabit and the objects we surround ourselves with. With a background in psychology and human development, my work explores the relationship between people, places and the everyday things that quietly hold our stories. Through expressive interiors, playful chairs and familiar vessels, I seek to capture the invisible traces of memory, connection and human presence. Working intuitively in oil, acrylic, ink and mixed media, I use bold colour, layered textures and gestural mark-making to create paintings that move between observation and abstraction. My work is an ongoing exploration of how a place feels rather than simply how it looks, celebrating the beauty, complexity and unexpected joy found in ordinary life. Based at Side Track Studios in Cape Town, I have exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across South Africa, with work held in private collections locally and internationally.

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The Company we Keep

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Take your Seat

Lauren Ratcliffe EXHIBITIONS

2022

Noordhoek Art Point, Noordhoek, Group Exhibition

2023

Kamers Vol Geskenke, Stellenbosch, The Voice Collective, Group Exhibition

Garden Town, Stellenbosch, The Voice Collective, Group Exhibition

Art & Vines, Constantia Uitsig, Cape Town, Group Exhibition

2024

The Artists Gallery, Group Exhibition

RK Contemporary Summer Salon, Group Exhibition

The Feminine Urge to Become, Group Exhibition

2025

Not Occasional, LUMI, Exhibition

Art Under the Bed – Winter Edition, Johannesburg, Group Exhibition

SA Art Fair, Tintswalo Atlantic, Group Exhibition

One-to-One Gallery of Light, Group Exhibition

33 on Bree, Colour Connection, Group Exhibition

Art Under the Bed – Winter Edition, Cape Town, Group Exhibition

Side Track Studios Open Studio, Woodstock, Cape Town, Group Exhibition

Art Under the Bed – Summer Edition, Cape Town, Group Exhibition

RK Contemporary, Riebeek Kasteel, The Room Group Exhibition

AITY Gallery, Franschhoek, The Spark Within, Group Exhibition

2026

AITY Gallery, Franschhoek, Literary Festival Exhibition, Group Exhibition

The Travelling Art Gallery, Europe, Group Exhibition

RK Contemporary, Riebeek Kasteel, Look Closer, Group Exhibition

Art Under the Bed – Winter Edition, Cape Town, Group Exhibition

Art Under the Bed – Winter Edition, Johannesburg, Group Exhibition

Gallery at Avondale, Paarl, Group Exhibition

Lauren Ratcliffe

Country:

South Africa

Website:

www.laurenrart.com

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