website movement birth_place training nationality field birth_date article_title name
-lsb- http://www.art.co.za/thelmavanrensburg official website -rsb- feminism pretoria , south africa post graduate south african photomanipulation , ink and pencil 1969/04/15 thelma van rensburg
 thelma van rensburg
thelma van rensburg

thelma van rensburg is a south african fine artist who was born in pretoria , south africa on the 15th of april 1969 .
she is based in pretoria and focuses her work on the manipulation of ink on paper , but she also draws with pencil and charcoal .
thelma explores female sexuality and how women are represented in the mass media concerning beauty or ugliness , issues of otherness and the gaze .
her art making process is adventurous - ranging from mixed media , painting and drawing to digital work .
she has been a participant in competitions such as sasol new signatures competition 2007 in pretoria , ekurhuleni competition in 2009 and vuleka competition in 2009 in cape town and art lovers competition in pretoria in 2014 and 2015 and was a finalist in all of these competitions .
