Having always been challenged by the complexity of relationships in life, Viviane Herzog (b. 1990) made this topic her artistic focus. Gaining a lot of insight into human nature in her earlier career as a writer and editor focusing on individuals and their life stories, Herzog turned that knowledge into making art on relational topics since 2021, starting during her studies of Art Conveyance (Kunstvermittlung) in Basel Switzerland. Her paintings and installations using both paper and textiles highlight the value and beauty that lie in the ambiguity of life and offer comfort and hope to the recipient. She took part in several Group Shows in different Galleries in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2023. Her upcoming first solo show in Basel in May 2025 will combine installation, participatory art, paintings and her fondness for printmaking.

UPCOMING 

RELATIONAL, Solo Show • 1110 Studio, Basel, Switzerland • April 30th – May 28th 2025 

Group Shows

THANDA 01 – 04, installative oil paintings • FABRICS OF SOCIETY at AVA Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa • 2025

LA SANTINA, Series of 24 Monoprints • Victoria 196 Gallery, Cape Town • 2023

SPACE, Installation • 6 Spin Street Gallery, Cape Town • 2023

UBUNTU, Oilpainting • Fame Week Africa, CTICC, Cape Town • 2023

UBUNTU, Oilpainting • Sendingesting Muesuem, Cape Town • 2023

Audio Track «Zufällig Zusammen» in collaboration with Ursula Sprecher • BelleVue, Basel • 2022

Curation

DIE TEXTILINSEL, participatory art project in collaboration with Ina Egger, for rent at DOCK Basel • 2024

NEVER FOREVER, temporary art intervention in collaboration with Ursula Sprecher at Rio Bar, Basel • 2024

WOVEN TOGETHER, collectively created installation at Waking Life Festival in Crato, Portugal • 2023

Education

Bachelor degree in Art and Design Conveyance (Kunstvermittlung), Institute for Art and Design, HGK Basel • 2024

Preparatory Course for Art and Design Studies, VorKurs at SfG Basel, Focus on Screen Print • 2021