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The AVA/Strauss & Co Portfolio 2016 features drypoint etchings by eight artists; including Bridget Baker (1971- ), Lien Botha (1961- ), Georgina Gratrix (1982- ), Randolph Hartzenberg (1948- ), Bonolo Kavula (1992- ), Vulindlela Nyoni (1976- ), Andrew Putter (1965- ), Mandla Vanyaza (1963- ), and a poem by Karin Schimke.

The curators were Eunice Geustyn and Melvyn Minnaar and the portfolio was produced by Alma Voster at the Ruth Prowse School of Art. A limited edition of ten portfolio boxes and three artist's proofs were produced, the current lot being the first of the edition.

About Burr Print & Purpose:
Printmaking has a unique presence and history in South Africa. For this first AVA portfolio, artists working in various media were invited to rekindle the tactile power of the hands-on creative craft of print in an era of media and communication overload.
The theme is print itself, for which 'burr' acts as metaphor. Artists were challenged to consider the power and effect of constructing a printed image on paper; to develop a visual signal of purpose and passion; create a portfolio of presence for our time. Strauss & Co has supported the Association for Visual Arts to promote the fine art of printmaking.