ABOUT THE ARTIST
Shanna Lindinger is a South African artist based in Yzerfontein, working in monochrome ink to explore the patient accumulation of marks that shift between abstraction and suggested landscape. Her drawings begin with single circles that multiply and transform — mapping both internal territories and remembered skies.
Currently exhibiting in Site:Brooklyn Gallery's In Black and White (New York, through January 2026) and selected for the Biafarin 5th Annual Awards international exhibition. Recent work includes Mapping Cloudy Terrain, which invites viewers to discover their own geographies within monochrome expanses.
Currently working from South Africa's West Coast, Shanna creates contemplative pieces through meditative mark-making — each work building slowly until finding its final form.
SELECTED WORKS
#1
The Beginning
Each art piece starts with a blank piece of paper and a thought that inevitably finds its own mind. Guided by intuition and curiosity, the lines unfold naturally—sometimes deliberate, sometimes spontaneous—shaping forms that gradually reveal themselves. This process is a quiet journey to presence and flow, culminating in a completed piece that holds the traces of its making.
#2
The commitment
Each piece comes to life with care and commitment, honoring the intuitive flow of its creation. The work remains alive through its connection with the viewer, inviting ongoing reflection and interaction. Every artwork becomes a living dialogue between maker, material, and space—one that deepens in meaning over time.
Thoughts on creating
The Journal
Entry 005: The Pull of Repetition
Repetition has become my quiet rebellion. Circle by circle, line by line, mark by mark, I’m discovering calm, clarity, and the unexpected freedom of creative ritual.
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Entry 004: Starting Over After 40
They don't tell you that redundancy can be a gift wrapped in fear." When a Friday afternoon Zoom call ended my corporate career, I thought I'd become a writer. Instead, I found myself returning to ...
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Entry 003: What Cloud Watching Taught Me About Art
Every weekend for years, we'd drive to the Cederberg. Two and a half hours of cloud watching from the back seat, finding dragons in the sky. Now I find them in ink. Circle by circle, my 'Mapping Cl...
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