Candice Kramer

Candice Michelle Kramer (b. 1974) is a Johannesburg-based artist holding a BA in Fine Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand. Currently a resident artist at The Bag Factory artist studios in Fordsburg, Johannesburg, Kramer has built a notable career marked by solo exhibitions at venues including Obert Contemporary, NIROX projects , and Kalashnikovv gallery (2020). She has participated in numerous group shows, notably exhibiting at the 1:54 London Artfair in 2924.

Kramer's work reside in significant private and corporate collections like Spier, Nandos, RMB, and the South African Worker Museum. Her accolades include winning the Multi & New Media Category of the Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Award in 2018 and receiving the Lizamore and Associates Mentorship award for 2019.

Kramer's artistic practice is deeply engaged in the Johannesburg inner city, drawing references from people, historic family photographs, and antiquated maps. Intrigued by the contrast between the transience of human existence and the enduring nature of buildings and cityscapes, she explores themes of time, nostalgia, belonging, and the rapid pace of contemporary life, often represented by figures like street walkers symbolizing progress. Kramer distinctively works on metal surfaces, interrogating industrial materials through alchemical processes to create textures like rust and corrosion, manipulating the material's form to question her place and connection within her hometown's fabric and history. Her resulting works are often described as bold and eye-catching.