Born in 1984 in Vanderbilpark, Gauteng. South Africa.
BTech: Graphic Design (cum laude), Vaal University of Technology, 2006.
Currently based in Wilderness, Garden Route, Western Cape, South Africa.

Janet Botes has contributed to numerous art projects and residencies, including Thupelo, OPENLab, and the Global Nomadic Art Project. In August 2015, she participated in the project’s second leg in South Korea and its South African counterpart, Stories of Rain, in September 2016. Janet’s second solo exhibition, ORGANISM, was held at StateoftheART Gallery in Cape Town in 2016, and her 3rd solo exhibition The Stones Speak, the Moss Whispers formed part of the Wilderness Art Festival in 2023.

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MAKING A POSITIVE CHANGE BY USING ART TO INSPIRE, SUPPORT & HEAL. Previous projects include:

Tree-planting ceremony as part of The Stones Speak, The Moss Whispers.
VERGE endangered species art exhibition, environmental talks & workshops in Knysna, November 2018.
(eco)nversations art exhibition at the Green Expo, CTICC, Cape Town, 2012.
Land Art gatherings, workshops & talks in Cape Town and the Garden Route since 2011.
Beach Cleanups in collaboration with WESSA.

Potrait photograp by Ashleigh Herselman