Kerri: Fine Artist, Painter

Kerri Liebovitz, born in 2002, is an emerging contemporary South African fine artist whose work is marked by a deep exploration of themes surrounding the self, the representation of the nude in art, vulnerability, sexual violence, and having a room of one’s own. Drawing inspiration from her own experiences and trauma, Liebovitz utilises the image of her own body as her subject for her portrait paintings to explore these complex concepts. Based in Johannesburg, Liebovitz is currently studying at The University of the Witwatersrand, working towards a Bachelor's in Fine Arts. Her more recent works comprise of a series of nude, self-portrait, oil paintings, serving as a form of empowerment and reclamation of her body and the representation of the female form. In her artistic methodology, she references her exploration and research into the portrayal of women and the nude and challenges historical representations shaped by the male gaze.  This holds great personal importance for her as she advocates for women to assert their presence in the art world and to reclaim agency over their own bodies and narratives, transcending the constraints of patriarchal historical frameworks.