Chrisél Attewell

Chrisél Attewell (b. 1994) is a multidisciplinary South African artist whose research-driven and experimental work explores socio-ecological concerns. Attewell’s work explores the nuances in people’s connection to the Earth and each other. She works with various mediums, including painting, installation, sculpture, and video, favouring natural materials such as hemp canvas, oil paint, glass, clay, and stone.

Attewell received her BFA from the University of Pretoria in 2016 and her MFA from the University of Johannesburg in 2023. She was a Sasol New Signatures finalist (2016, 2017) and an ABSA L’Atelier finalist (2018). In 2018, she also received the Young Female Residency Award, founded by Benon Lutaaya. Her work has been exhibited at Contemporary Istanbul (2019, 2022), Art Cologne (2023), and the Investec Cape Town Art Fair (2018, 2021-23), including a solo booth in 2024.

Attewell exhibited artwork in various group exhibitions with Berman Contemporary since 2019. Her solo exhibitions include Rain Shadows at UJ FADA Gallery (2023), and The Weather Report Promised Rain (2023) and Heat Waves (2024) at Berman Contemporary. In 2024 she was accepted to take part in the Kommagene Biennale in Turkey.

Chrisél Attewell is represented by Berman Contemporary.

Instagram: @chrisel_attewell
Website: chriselattewell.com

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