Penny Siopis – ‘Forgotten Family’
This large work in mixed media is a family portrait in shades of grey and pink. It shows a father and mother with their small daughter.
Penny Siopis was born in 1953 in Vryburg in the Northern Cape. Since 1975, she has exhibited extensively, both locally and internationally and has won several awards. These include the Volkskas Atelier Award and the Vita Art Now award. She is currently professor in Fine Art at the University of the Witwatersrand.