// About
Daniel Naudé
Naudé was born in 1984 in Cape Town, where he continues to live. He graduated with a BA Visual Arts Honours degree from the University of Stellenbosch in 2007. Since then his stellar career encompassed group and solo exhibitions on four continents. His work is in major museum, corporate and private collections, internationally including the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and the Paul Allen (Co-founder of Microsoft) collection. Some of his major commissions include the horses of the Oppenheimer family and the Ankole cattle of Cyril Ramaphosa.
Commissions
Oppenheimer Family
horses of the family collection
Cyril Ramaphosa
Ankole cattle collection
Stephan Welz
Thuli cattle collection
Collections
His work is held in permanent collections worldwide, including:
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Huis Marseille, Amsterdam
Paul Allen Collection
Biography
Naudé had a solo exhibition “The Bovine Prophecy” at The Photographers’ Gallery in London, UK (2020). A group exhibition “Unseen – 35 Years of Collecting Photographs” at The J Paul Getty museum, Los Angeles, USA together with Master photographers such as August Sander, Malick Sidibé, Walker Evans and William Wegman. (2020). His works has been feature in The HARPERS Magazine in New York, USA (2020).
He had a solo exhibition “A Decade of Seeing” at the Everard Read gallery Johannesburg, South Africa (2018). A group show include “Botanical Show” at Everard Read Johannesburg, South Africa (2018); “WINTER” at Everard Read Cape Town, South Africa (2018); BOTH, AND… A group exhibition reflecting on 15 years of the gallery’s existence, Stevenson gallery Cape Town, South Africa (2018). LA GACILLY PHOTO FESTIVAL BADEN, AUSTRIA (2018)
He has had solo exhibitions at Stevenson Cape Town and Johannesburg (2011, 2010 and 2014) and showed selected photographs from Animal Farm in the print room at The Photographers’ Gallery in London in 2013. Group shows include Chroma (Cape Town) and The Loom of the Land (Johannesburg), at Stevenson in 2014 and 2013; In Focus: Animalia at the J Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (2015); Lyon Biennale, La vie modern (2015); Joseph Walsh, Johannes Nagel and Daniel Naudé at Artists House, New Art Centre, Wiltshire (2014); Apartheid and After at Huis Marseille, Amsterdam (2014); The festival artist at the Aardklop National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom (2012); Neither Man Nor Stone at the Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town (2012); Lagos Photo Festival, Nigeria (2011); Bamako Encounters African Photography Biennial, Mali (2011); Greatest Hits of 2007 at the AVA Gallery, Cape Town (2011); Breaking News: Contemporary photography from the Middle East and Africa, works from the collection of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Modena, in Modena, Italy (2010); and PEEKABOO – Current South Africa at the Tennis Palace Art Museum, Helsinki (2010).
“This energy – the collaboration between instinct, environment and subject – feeds the creation of something powerful and spiritual.”
Naudé’s first book, Animal Farm, was published by Prestel in 2012, followed by Sightings of the Sacred: Cattle in India, Uganda and Madagascar in 2016, also by Prestel. His third book, Cattle of the Ages together with South African’s President Cyril Ramaphosa was published by Jacana media (2017). He self-published his forth book The Bovine Prophecy in 2020.
Naudé took part in the Fall 2011 residency programme at Anderson Ranch in Aspen, Colorado.
His work has been collected by the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and Huis Marseille in Amsterdam and by many others such as Paul Allen the Co-founder of Microsoft. Naudé has also done assigned commissions for the Oppenheimer’s horses, Stephan Welz’s Thuli cattle and South African’s President Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa’s Ankole cattle.
Publications
// 2012
Animal Farm Family
Prestel Publishing
// 2016
Sightings of the Sacred
Prestel Publishing
// 2017
Cattle of the Ages
Jacana media
// 2020
The Bovine Prophecy
Self-published
Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
// May 2025
Malagasy Cockerels
Everard Read Gallery Cape Town, South Africa
// 15 February 2022
The Bovine Prophecy – Xhosa Cattle on the Shore of the Wild Coas
Everard Read Gallery London, UK
// 8 April – 30 April 2021
The Bovine Prophecy – Xhosa Cattle on the Shore of the Wild Coas
Everard Read Gallery Johannesburg, South Africa
// 6 November – 23 November 2020
The Bovine Prophecy – Xhosa Cattle on the Shore of the Wild Coast
Everard Read Gallery Franschhoek, South Africa
// 13 August – 10 September 2020
The Bovine Prophecy – Xhosa Cattle on the Shore of the Wild Coast
The Photographers' Gallery, London, UK
// 13 February – 2 March 2019
A Decade of Seeing
Everard Read Gallery London, England
// 4 December 2018 – 4 January 2019
A Decade of Seeing
Everard Read Gallery Cape Town, South Africa
// 22 February – 31 March 2018
A Decade of Seeing. Selected Works (2007–2017)
Everard Read Gallery London, UK
// 3 June – 30 September 2017
Festival La Gacilly Photo
La Gacilly, France
// 23 – 25 September 2016
Unseen Photo Fair – The Photographers' Gallery
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
// 10 September 2015 – 3 January 2016
13th Biennale de Lyon – La Vie Moderne
Lyon, France
// 26 May – 18 October 2015
In Focus: Animalia
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA
// 9 July – 6 September 2015
Strange Worlds – works part of the collection of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Moden
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Modena, Italy
Group Exhibitions
// 16 October 2020 – 21 August 2021
Makay. Collecting of Naudé Madagascar Works from Sightings of the Sacred Project
Musée des Confluences, Lyon, France
// 25 June – 28 July 2020
Tiny
Everard Read Gallery Johannesburg, South Africa
// 19 June – 22 July 2020
Still Lives
Everard Read Gallery Johannesburg, South Africa
// 4 April – 3 May 2020
Solidarity Fund
Everard Read Gallery Cape Town, South Africa
// 17 December 2019 – 8 March 2020
Unseen. 35 Years of Collecting Photographs
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA
// 8 June – 30 September 2018
Festival La Gacilly-Baden Photo
La Gacilly Photo Festival Baden, Austria
// 5 July – 24 August 2018
BOTH, AND… A group exhibition reflecting on 15 years of the gallery’s existence.
Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
// 16 June – 11 July 2018
Winter Show
Everard Read Gallery Cape Town, South Africa
// 17 May – 9 June 2018
Botanical Show
Everard Read Gallery Johannesburg, South Africa