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    Art History

    Pierneef – the iconic landscape artist

    Posted on July 18, 2018May 24, 2021 by Lillian Gray
    18
    Jul

    Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef (usually referred to as Pierneef) (13 August 1886 Pretoria – 4 October 1957 Pretoria), was a South African landscape artist, generally considered to be one of the best of the old South […]

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    Art History

    Meet the fascinating Andy Warhol

    Posted on July 18, 2018May 24, 2021 by Lillian Gray
    18
    Jul

    Andy Warhol was the most glamorous figure of 20th-century American art scene. He was the first Art Superstar! He wore a silver wig, loved the smell of washing powder and […]

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    Art History

    Esther Mahlangu’s patterns of success that never ends

    Posted on July 18, 2018February 1, 2024 by Lillian Gray
    18
    Jul

    A leading South African artist is on a mission to preserve her culture through her world-renowned creations. 81-year-old Esther Mahlangu has been painting since she was 10 years old. She […]

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    Creative Mindset

    Let them be bored!

    Posted on July 16, 2018May 23, 2021 by Lillian Gray
    16
    Jul

    “Mom, I’m bored!” Here’s why it is good for kids to be bored These dreaded words make us scramble to come up with ideas to keep our kids busy. The […]

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    Awards

    Young Artist Awards Competition 2018

    Posted on May 21, 2018May 24, 2021 by Lillian Gray
    21
    May

    Our student Clara Rabé came first in SA amongst all the Grade R’s. The Young Artist Awards competition is known as the most prestigious event of its kind in South […]

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    Our Exhibitions

    Student Art Exhibition – Inspired by the greats

    Posted on May 14, 2018May 24, 2021 by Lillian Gray
    14
    May

    Our students will be hosting an Art Exhibition “Inspired by the greats” 28 -September – 1 Oct 2018 This post is for the students of Lillian Gray Art School to brief them […]

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    Art History

    Cecil Skotnes – Cutting edge South African Artist

    Posted on April 19, 2018May 24, 2021 by Lillian Gray
    19
    Apr

    This blog post is apart of a series called Inspired by the Greats.  Our art school will be holding an annual exhibition end of August 2018 with the same title. Let’s not re-invent […]

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    Real Life

    01. Finding Inspiration

    Posted on April 12, 2018May 24, 2021 by Lillian Gray
    12
    Apr

    We are all extremely excited here in the studio today. We are kickstarting a new series on our YouTube Channel. It’s called… Get her to New York In this series, […]

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    Get her to New York (and back)

    Posted on March 14, 2018May 24, 2021 by Lillian Gray
    14
    Mar

    … for the sake of her family, her friends, and most of all her art learners. Our very own Lillian Gray, contemporary South African artist, has painted herself into an […]

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    Awards

    National Eisteddfod of SA – Western Gauteng Region

    Posted on October 21, 2017May 24, 2021 by Lillian Gray
    21
    Oct

    We are No.1 for Painting in the Gauteng West Region. WE WON GOLD! Well done to Gys Joubert for winning the Visual Arts Painting Gr 3 item. However, Gys didn’t walk away with […]

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    The Lillian Gray Art School teaches the fundamentals of art in an easy to understand way. We teach adults, teens and kids. We offer a broad range of other artistic events such as Paint Nights, Workshops, Art-Break-Away weekends to beautiful destinations as well as Corporate Team Building activities and year-end functions.

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