Lowvelders at an exhibition. Two ardent collectors of South African art were Manny and Joan Shorman seen here in 1976 at the opening night of an exhibition of graphics by Johannesburg artist Dirk Meerkotter. This is at the Ingelsby Gallery which, for many years, was a place of regular gatherings for the Nelspruit art set.
MBOMBELA – For many years and until this day the Lowveld has always been a haven and a place to reside and work for many well-established South African artists.
When paging through old Lowvelder newspapers from the past, one often sees photographs taken at art exhibitions or artists and their work. It also seems as if this city boasts some proper art galleries and that the inhabitants of the past tended to collect good South African art.
Artists at home. The wildlife artists Zakkie Eloff with his wife the painter Rene Eloff and son Phillip in 1976 in his studio on the road to Plaston near White River. Between 1958 and 1962 Zakkie taught at Pretoria Techinical College and from 1961 until 1962 he taught at University of Pretoria. He has illustrated various books. From 1962 to 1968 Zakkie worked as a game ranger in the Etosha Game Reserve, Namibia. Since 1969 he has lived and worked in the Eastern Transvaal Lowveld.At an opening night in 1963 is the great South African ceramist, Essias Bosch with the artist Lesley Cope, originally from Cape Town where she was married to the South African writer Jack Cope. Both of these artists later lived, worked and died in the Lowveld.
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