Rina Stutzer is a full-time visual artist who explores the ephemeral nature of ecological systems through a range of fine art media. To deepen the connection between her artistic practice and humanity’s relationship with the natural world, she has completed formal training as a field guide through the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa. She applies these insights in her studio at Dionysus Sculpture Works in Pretoria, where she also serves as a creative advisor to the foundry. Expanding this creative collective, she established Curious Little Press in 2021, a fine art printmaking studio.
Born in 1976, Stutzer obtained both her BA and MA in Fine Arts from the University of Pretoria, graduating with distinction. While developing her career as a fine artist, she lectured part-time in Painting and Drawing for 11 years. Her first solo exhibition, Medium Re-pulse, was held during her MA graduating year, leading to numerous solo exhibitions both locally and internationally.
She remains an active participant in group exhibitions and public art commissions. Her permanent installation, Sway, at Everard Read Gallery in Johannesburg earned her the SASDA Artistic Design award. Another large-scale work, There Is No Time Like the Present, is permanently installed at the Mall of Africa in Midrand. Her work has been exhibited in Australia, France, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the UK. The work titled Pinned Transitory II/Pinned in Transition II was included in Reporting from the Front at the Venice Biennale’s South African Pavilion.
