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Contents:   Introduction | Inner City | North | West | East | South
  

North of the city

David Brown Fine Art
The premises of an old Rosebank house have now been transformed into a contemporary space with a large sculpture garden. The gallery exhibits contemporary paintings, sculptures, photography and ceramics in a variety of styles.

Address: 39 Keyes Avenue, off Jellicoe, Rosebank
Fax: 011 447 5522
Tel: 011 788 4435
Website: www.dbfineart.co.za
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Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays 9am-6pm Saturdays 9am-1pm

Artspace Gallery
Artspace Gallery's main objective is to cater to the growing market of buyers who wish to invest in South African art.

Address: Shop 1, 142 Chester Court, Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood
Tel: 011 880 8802.
Cell: 082 651 4702
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Website: www.artspace-jhb.co.za
Opening hours: Tuesdays to Fridays 10am-5.30pm; Saturdays 10am-3.30pm                  

Fine Art, Hyde Park Gallery
Located in the heart of the Hyde Park Shopping Centre, this gallery offers the art lover a select range of artworks from South Africa and abroad. The collection includes original South African paintings to hand-coloured international engravings, bronze sculptures to African antique artefacts.

Address: Shop No 2, Hyde Park Shopping Centre, Jan Smuts Ave
Tel: 011 325 5352
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Website: www.fineartportfolio.co.za
Opening hours: Mondays to Saturdays 9am-6pm Sundays and public holidays 10am-3pm

Graham's Fine Arts Gallery
Located in the tranquil setting of the Broadacres Lifestyle Centre in Fourways, Jhb. This South African Investment, fine art gallery is home to the finest collection of historical South African artwork.

Address: Unit 46, Broadacres Lifestyle Centre, cnr Cedar and Valley rds, Broadacres, Fourways.
Tel: 011465 9192
Fax: 011 465 7631
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Website: www.grahamsfineartgallery.co.za
Opening hours: Mondays to Sundays 9.00am-5pm

Henry Taylor Gallery
This gallery specialises in Old Masters and up and coming artists.

Address: Shop 8 Design Quarter, Cnr William Nicol Highway & Leslie Ave, Fourways
Tel:  011 705 3194 or 082 553 2208
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Website: www.henrytaylorgallery.co.za
Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays 9am to 6pm; Saturdays to Sundays 9am to 4pm

Seedpod Studio
The Seed Pod Studio has grown since 1999 from a small ceramics studio to a large arts and crafts studio, focusing particularly on mosaics.

Address: Broadacres, Garden Centre
Tel: 011 465 0375
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Website: www.seedpodstudio.com
Opening hours: Mondays to Saturday 8.30am to 5pm; Sundays 9am to 3.30pm 

Watercolour Society of South Africa Art and Gallery

The Watercolour Society of South Africa was founded in 1975 with the objective of promoting the art and practice of watercolour painting. The WSSA operates its own gallery, Manor Gallery, where exhibitions of members' works are held.

Address: Manor gallery, Norscot Manor Centre, Penguin Drive, Fourways
Address: Norscot Manor, Penguin Drive
Tel: 011 465 7934
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Website: www.wssa.org.za
Opening hours: Tuesdays to Fridays 10am-4pm; Saturdays 10am-2pm

Gallery Oriental
This gallery is unique in Johannesburg because it specialises in Islamic art from South Africa and other countries. Gallery Oriental also boasts a big selection of African art. There are two branches, one in Fordsburg, an area made popular by Asian traders, and another in Saxonwold.
 
Address: 131 Oxford Road Rosebank, cnr Northwold, SaxonWold
 Tel: 011 834 3541
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Website: www.galleryoriental.co.za
Opening Hours: Mondays to Fridays 8am to 5pm; Saturdays 9am to 3pm

Alliance Française
This language school has a small art gallery where it renews exhibits of South African artists several times a month as well as displays of French artworks.
Address: 17 Lower Park Drive, Parkview
Tel: 011 646 1169
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Website: www.alliance.org.za
Hours: Mondays to Thursdays 9am to 8pm; Fridays 9am to 6pm; Saturdays 9am to 1pm

Brodie/Stevenson Art Gallery
This gallery displays contemporary art pieces. Brodie/Stevenson changes its exhibition once a month, giving undiscovered artists a chance to show off their work through the gallery's initiative, Project Space.

Address: Ground floor 373 Jan Smuts Ave, Craighall
Tel: 011 326 0034
FAX: 011 326 0041
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Website: www.braodiestevenson.com
Opening hours: Tuesdays to Friday 10.30am–5.30pm; Saturdays 9.30am-3pm

The Everard Read Gallery
This gallery, South Africa's largest and most well-known commercial gallery, was established in 1913. It exhibits a range of national and international artists.

Address: 6 Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank
Tel: 011 788 4805
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Website: www.everard-read.co.za
Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays 9am to 6pm; Saturdays 9am to 1pm

Obert Contemporary
A contemporary gallery that regularly exhibits the sculptures and paintings of internationally recognised artists, and those from Africa.

Address: 14 The High Street, Melrose Arch, Melrose
Tel: 011 684 1214
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Website: www.obertcontemporary.com
Opening hours: Mondays to Sundays 11am to 7pm
 
David Krut Project
The workshop exhibits prints by established and emerging South African contemporary artists.

Address: 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood
Tel: 011 880 4242/ 880 5648
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Website: www.davidkrutpublishing.com
Opening hours: Tuesdays to Saturdays 9am to 5pm

Roselyn Gallery
The gallery exhibits works by established South African artists, up and coming artists, with works such as township pictures, African figures, beads, pottery and sculptures.

Address: 28 Sixth Street, Parkhurst
Tel: 011 880 0010
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Website: www.roselyngallery.co.za
Opening hours: Tuesdays to Fridays 10am to 4pm; Saturdays 10am to 1pm

Gallery Momo
The gallery exhibits local contemporary work that goes beyond modern art and sees itself as an "alternative venue" for artists. Originally a family house, the gallery opened its doors in mid-2003.

Address: 52, 7th Avenue, Parktown North
Tel: 011 327 3247
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Website: www.gallerymomo.com
Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays 9am to 6pm; Saturdays 9am to 5pm
 
Goodman Gallery
This gallery is the oldest contemporary art gallery in Johannesburg. Thirty-two years ago the gallery opened as a venue for all contemporary artists - despite the politics of the time - and it remains a leader in contemporary art and sculpture.

Address: 163 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood
Tel: 011 788 1113
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Website: www.goodman-gallery.com
Opening hours: Tuesdays to Fridays 9.30am to 5.30pm; Saturdays 9.30am to 4pm

Gallery on the Square
The Gallery on the Square exhibits eclectic works from 20th-century masters such as Miro and Chagall, to those of contemporary South African artists.

Address: Nelson Mandela Square, Shop 32 Sandton Square, cnr 5th and Maude Street, Sandton
Tel: 011 784 2847
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Website: www.galleryonthesquare.co.za
Opening hours: Mondays to Saturdays 9am to 6pm

Kim Sacks Gallery
Kim Sacks, a well-known South African ceramicist, exhibits ceramics and artefacts from all over Africa - as well as cutting-edge designer pieces from South Africa.

Address: 153 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood
Tel: 011 447 5804
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Website: www.kimsacksgallery.blogspot.com
Opening hours: Mondays to Saturdays, 9am to 5pm

Warren Siebrits Gallery
Independent and experienced art dealer Warren Siebrits's gallery showcases contemporary and modern art. Each exhibition comes with a limited edition catalogue.

Address: 140 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood
Tel: 011 327 0000
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Opening hours: Tuesdays to Fridays 10am to 6pm; Saturdays 10pm to 3pm

Totem Gallery
The gallery sells African art like masks, figures, jewellery as well as textiles from countries around the world and has been around since 1968.

Address: Shop U 17a, Sandton City, Maude Street, Sandton
Tel: 011 884 6300
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Website: www.totemgallery.co.za
Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays 9am to 6pm; Saturdays 9am to 5pm

Artists under the Sun
Over 100 artists exhibit paintings, sculptures, ceramics and pottery at Zoo Lake on the first weekend of every month.

Address: Zoo Lake, cnr Westwold Way and Jan Smuts Avenue, Parktown
Tel: 011 432 1482
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Hours: 9am to 4pm 1ST weekend of the month

Cherie de Villiers Fine Art Gallery
This gallery was established in 1993 and offers an extensive range of paintings and bronze sculptures by leading South African artists.

Address: 136 Rosebank Mall, Cradock Avenue, Rosebank
Tel: 011 788 9949
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Website: www.gallery.co.za
Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays 9am to 6pm; Saturdays 9am to 5pm; Sundays 10am to 2pm

Art Africa
The gallery exhibits art from southern Africa with a special focus on works on paper, including graphic and printmaking techniques as well as drawing.

Address: 62 Tyrone Avenue, Parkview
Tel: 011 486 2052/3193
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Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays 9am to 6pm; Saturdays 9am to 4pm

Gordart Gallery
The gallery exhibits contemporary work by young artists and a few developed artists.

Address: 1 Parkwood Mansions, Jan Smuts Ave, Rosebank
Tel: 084 423 8635
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Opening hours: Tuesdays to Fridays 10.30am-5pm; Saturdays 10.30am-4pm          

Gallery 181
This fine arts gallery has wooden and clay sculptures on display from around southern Africa, as well as beadwork, drums and other wooden artefacts. Some of the clay pots are more than two metres high.

Address: 36 Orleans Road, Kya Sands, Randburg
Tel: 011 708 2116
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Website: www.gallery181.com
Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays 9am to 5pm; on weekends only by appointment



 
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