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ANJA MARAIS Sole Journey Series 1 Triptych 14.5 x 16 Sole Journey Series 2 Diptych 14.5 x 16 Unforeseen Snow/Onvoorsiene Sneeu Video installation and found objects 51 x 26 x 30 Miami-based, South African multi-disciplinary artist Anja Marais was born in Sabie, Mpumalanga. She is one of the post-apartheid generation artists whose work deals with the trek of the disenfranchised. Coping with history became one of her leitmotifs, along with exploring African and ancient mythology, and later, Shaman mysticism. After graduating with a BFA Honors from the University of South Africa, she emigrated to the United States. Marais has been selected for art residencies in Japan, the Mino Art Residency; the Kronstadt Art Residency in St. Petersburg, Russia; the Arteles Art Residency, Finland; Ucross Art Residency, the Vermont Studio Center and the Sedona Summer Colony in the States. www.anjamarais.com