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In essays, published work

Story as creative psychological quest (an alternative to conspiracy theory)

Written at the close of a year of pandemic, lockdowns, alcohol bans, Zoom parties, hand sanitizer, lounge yoga, a little too much Trevor Noah and John Oliver, and far too much isolation! In a time of the global decline of identity-forming structures – geographical boundaries, culture, tradition, religion

2 December 2020

In ANON., video

Activism & Social Change in the Creative Industry – 10and5 webinar

Speakers: Sarah Jayne Fell, Lerato Sengadi & Carin Bester, chaired by Carissa Cupido. ACTIVISM & SOCIAL CHANGE: HOW ARE INDIVIDUALS IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY FOSTERING CHANGE? Webinar panel discussion for 10and5.com, 10 August 2020 - Creative Women Month series, presented by Carissa Cupido featuring guest speakers, Sarah Jayne Fell,

10 August 2020

In ANON., essays, writing

Art Activism & the Gender-based Violence Protests in South Africa

“For most of history Anonymous was a woman.” – Virginia Woolf When I started ANON. as a pop-up gallery in January 2019, I was inspired by this Virginia Woolf quote. I’d never thought of myself as a feminist, and yet this powerful line had sat with me for almost

8 February 2020

In ANON., exhibition release, writing

RISE by ANON. Pop Up Art Show

(exhibition release) ANON.Pop Up Art Show presents RISE A curated exhibition of artists, photographers, activists & poets “Still, like air, I rise…” – Maya Angelou LAUNCHPop Up Exhibition24 – 28 October 2019Salt Circle Arcade NEW SHOW: EXHIBITION & SPECIAL EVENT16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence25 November to 10 December 201944 on Long “I raise

8 October 2019

In ANON., exhibition release, writing

ANON. Pop Up Art Show – debut exhibition

(exhibition release) 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town21 to 25 February 2019 “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman” – Virginia Woolf Introducing ANON. ANON. is a new contemporary gallery concept launching at this debut show in February 2019. Conceived, curated and produced by Sarah Jayne Fell, ANON. is a democratic space

8 February 2019

In artist profiles, exhibition release, published work, writing

Dana Louise Kirkpatrick: Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed

An artist profile written for the artist's debut exhibition in Los Angeles in 2013. This was published as a catalogue-style book in print. Memory is essential to art. Art curator Hans Ulrich Obrist refers to a continuously articulated struggle between the past, the present and the future. He

1 October 2013

In artist profiles, exhibition release, writing

Thanks for Nothing: Judith Supine and Alia Shawkat at Known Gallery, LA

Exhibition release for Artist Management Company SIMJEE Textor. KNOWN GALLERY: SEPTEMBER 14th – 28th, 2013 Known Gallery is proud to present Thanks for Nothing, an exhibition featuring new works by American artists Judith Supine and Alia Shawkat, and curated by Naheed Simjee (Simjee Textor). The exhibition will unveil more than

1 September 2013

In artist profiles, published work, writing

Faith47: Stories on the Cityscape

An artist profile written for the artist. Republished in Sawubona, South African Airways’ in-flight magazine, March 2013. Faith47 is a South African artist whose work has become part of the fabric of cities around the world. The beauty she finds in the brokenness of abandoned spaces resonates through

1 June 2012

In artist profiles, writing

Judith Supine: Ladyboy

An artist profile written for the artist commissioned by artist management and consulting company SIMJEE TEXTOR (USA). Judith Supine is a Brooklyn-based artist originally renowned for his street art, most notoriously a fifty-foot monstrosity hung off the Manhattan Bridge in 2007 – a distorted, twisted-looking luminescent green figure,

12 January 2012

In Design Indaba, interview, published work, writing

Why Designer John Bielenberg Thinks Wrong

John Bielenberg thinks wrong. And he's changing the world, one design project at a time. Sarah Jayne Fell chats to this mastermind about his creative progeny for Design Indaba, in anticipation for his presentation at Design Indaba Conference 2012. John Bielenberg believes that "thinking wrong" is a means

12 January 2012