Nico Ras, born in South Africa and based in Johannesburg, is a bookmaker and printmaker working in a wide range of printmaking techniques and exploring and experimenting with unconventional printing techniques such as dry medium printing. The artist mainly specializes in silkscreen printing and etching. Ras obtained his master’s degree with distinction in Fine Art (2022) at the University of Johannesburg, FADA. The artist explores themes of racial politics, heritage as a young white Afrikaner in South Africa, religious dogmatism, masculinity, and gender expression. Ras works at Artist Proof Studio as an educator and the second-year coordinator.
×Nico Ras, born in South Africa and based in Johannesburg, is a bookmaker and printmaker working in a wide range of printmaking techniques and exploring and experimenting with unconventional printing techniques such as dry medium printing. The artist mainly specializes in silkscreen printing and etching. Ras obtained his master’s degree with distinction in Fine Art (2022) at the University of Johannesburg, FADA. The artist explores themes of racial politics, heritage as a young white Afrikaner in South Africa, religious dogmatism, masculinity, and gender expression. Ras works at Artist Proof Studio as an educator and the second-year coordinator.
