From India to Africa by Kerry Landon runs at the Schreiner Gallery at the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg from April 6 to May 25, 2025.
This exhibition is based on the work made by Kerry Landon in the last three years that she lived in Pietermaritzburg before moving to Cape Town.
Born in India in the 1940 era, Kerry became immersed in Indian life, colour and culture. She then moved to England and schooled there. It was only at a later stage in her life when she met her husband and moved to Pietermaritzburg that we all came to know her. A truly colourful life she lived, that was immersed in colour in her painting, the way she dressed, her home and lastly in her embroideries.
These fibre art panels, in their vibrancy, have through her work, joined two continents. The people of India are as much immersed in colour as the people of KwaZulu-Natal. We are the colourful province of this beautiful country.
Kerry’s life was difficult towards the end of her time in Pietermaritzburg. The slow stitching by hand, the joy of creating with other fellow artists, and the sense of achievement, gave her life meaning. The colour of her favourite homes and the influences around her were poured into these embroideries. Colour made her feel a sense of joy and she became obsessed with doing more panels, which in turn became a healing and an obsession with what she was making.
Activity : Workshop
Join Sue Akerman for a workshop on exploration of stitches and beadwork
that can be used on both traditional and western clothes on Tuesday May 13, 2025,
from 08h30 to 12h00. Booking essential -
reena.bhoodram@msunduzi.gov.za or 033 392 2823
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